Soka Gakkai

Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism.

Currently taking quotes from Guidance Daily by Daisaku Ikeda.

Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo!

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Gold is gold, no matter how muddied it becomes. The truth always wins out in the end.

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..practicing self-reflection and self-control under any circumstances.

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Strength of character lies in performing the drama of life with courage and confidence, ..

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One cannot become a starring player in life if one is easily swayed by one’s emotions over every little thing.

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Happy 18th November! #nmrk #sgi #sgiuk

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..contributes to “founding” an ever-victorious SGI that will solidly endure the next 50, next 100 years.

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Our founding month lives on forever in the present because our victory at each moment, right now, ..

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Kosen-rufu is a process of endless creativity and forward movement that does not permit even a moment’s cessation or stagnation.

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It is also a month in which courageous, self-reliant champions of justice rise purposefully into action.

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NOVEMBER – our founding month is a month of creating new history.

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The path of mentor and disciple is strict. The lives of those who wage an unremitting struggle in faith are most sublime.

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Our faith should not be affected by our having reached retirement age or having grown advanced in years. Buddhism is strict.

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Those who continue struggling are great. There is no such thing as "retiring" in life. This is all the more true in the world of faith.

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It is something that we ourselves must gain, with our own hearts. As Nichiren Daishonin said, "It is the heart that is important."

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Happiness is not something bestowed on us by others or that it comes from somewhere outside us.

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..without this struggle, no matter how famous or celebrated one may be, any claim to greatness is merely an empty facade.

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Only those who have faced and triumphed over adversity possess genuine greatness;

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No one becomes great without a struggle. All of life is a struggle.

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..and be wise in our choice of expressions is also an important part of our Buddhist practice.

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Polishing ourselves so that we may speak in a way that is pleasant and refreshing ...