Guidance - President Ikeda

Guidance - President Ikeda

  

"There may be times when things don’t turn out as you had hoped, or you can’t gather enough courage, or feel as if your problems will get the better of you. In Buddhism, we compare a mind filled with such thoughts to a tarnished mirror. No matter how beautiful a mirror may be, if it remains tarnished, it won’t reflect anything. However, if you polish the mirror, it will begin to shine brilliantly like a jewel.

  

The same thing is true of your mind and spirit. Chanting daimoku is the best way to polish your mind and spirit, making everything clear. If you chant daimoku, your life will begin to shine. You will become more motivated and energized, and you’ll become more bright and alert.

  

Even though we may speak different languages—such as Japanese, English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Korean, and so on—we all chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Daimoku is the common language that we all share. Even at this very moment, someone is chanting daimoku somewhere on this earth.

  

In the same way that airwaves are invisible but allow us to connect with what’s on television, when we chant daimoku, we are able to connect with each other heart-to-heart anytime, anywhere.

  

I am chanting daimoku with all my heart for the development and happiness of each one of you. Our lives, therefore, are connected by daimoku. My heart is always together with you.

  

Today again, please chant daimoku in high spirits and advance proudly toward your dreams as genuine lion cubs."

  

Source: SGI Newsletter 8833