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Chanting Growers Group (2013-∞)
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Sorry everyone. Too many benefits. Serious jet lag lasted more than a week. No excuses.
Back on track…..
Back on track…..
“Even if you think you’re hopeless and incapable, I know you’re not. I have not the slightest doubt that each of you has a mission. No matter what others may say, I will always respect you and believe in you. No matter what your present situation is, I am absolutely certain that a wonderful future awaits you.
"If you should fall, just get right back up. If you can pick yourself up, you can move forwards…. Now is the time for challenge and construction. Start from the present moment. Begin something, here and now.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.6 Keep Moving Forwards, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
"If you should fall, just get right back up. If you can pick yourself up, you can move forwards…. Now is the time for challenge and construction. Start from the present moment. Begin something, here and now.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.6 Keep Moving Forwards, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
Hey Bud, is your mom better? Prayers to all!
Those who live their lives by
constantly striving to realise their ideals
always stay youthful.
With faith like a clear-flowing stream,
let’s challenge ourselves, today, too
to achieve something new!
Let’s write another glorious page
in our personal history!
Daisaku Ikeda
constantly striving to realise their ideals
always stay youthful.
With faith like a clear-flowing stream,
let’s challenge ourselves, today, too
to achieve something new!
Let’s write another glorious page
in our personal history!
Daisaku Ikeda
"Of course, you will have problems, make mistakes, and have regrets. But what matters is not allowing them to defeat you. Just keep pressing forwards, ever forwards, pushing through all problems and suffering.
"Suppose you are lost in the jungle. You want to find your way out and reach the ocean but don’t know which way to go. What will you do? The answer is, keep moving ahead along any course until you come to a river. Then, if you follow the river downstream, you will eventually reach the ocean.
"Move forwards. As you struggle, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and keep pressing ahead, even if only a millimetre, two millimetres. If you keep that up all your life, when you finally look back, you’ll see you’ve made your way out of the jungle.
"The more you suffer, the more sadness you experience, and the more daimoku you chant, the more profound a life you will lead. All will serve to nourish your growth into leaders of the 21st century.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.6 Keep Moving Forwards, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
"Suppose you are lost in the jungle. You want to find your way out and reach the ocean but don’t know which way to go. What will you do? The answer is, keep moving ahead along any course until you come to a river. Then, if you follow the river downstream, you will eventually reach the ocean.
"Move forwards. As you struggle, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and keep pressing ahead, even if only a millimetre, two millimetres. If you keep that up all your life, when you finally look back, you’ll see you’ve made your way out of the jungle.
"The more you suffer, the more sadness you experience, and the more daimoku you chant, the more profound a life you will lead. All will serve to nourish your growth into leaders of the 21st century.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.6 Keep Moving Forwards, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain—as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - WND, Vol. I, page 851)
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - WND, Vol. I, page 851)
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Chanting for Babba's Mom today
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Chanting for continued happiness and success for Gypsy
Chanting for peace and harmony on this planet... we have become divided and argumentative...
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
"A hundred years of practice in the Land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day’s practice in the impure world."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - WND, Vol. I, page 736)
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - WND, Vol. I, page 736)
"Fortunate circumstances don’t guarantee happiness, and, conversely, hard circumstances don’t guarantee that one will be unhappy.
"Our environment doesn’t decide our happiness; we do. We are either defeated by our environment or we triumph over it. That’s what determines our happiness.
“.… There are many troubling, painful, unpleasant, and worrisome things in life.
"When you face such things, you have two options. You can complain, blame the environment, and be defeated. Some may express sympathy for you, but, ultimately, you’re the one to lose out, and anything you say will really be just an excuse. The second option is to live with an invincible spirit, blazing your own way regardless of your environment. The choice is up to you.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
"Our environment doesn’t decide our happiness; we do. We are either defeated by our environment or we triumph over it. That’s what determines our happiness.
“.… There are many troubling, painful, unpleasant, and worrisome things in life.
"When you face such things, you have two options. You can complain, blame the environment, and be defeated. Some may express sympathy for you, but, ultimately, you’re the one to lose out, and anything you say will really be just an excuse. The second option is to live with an invincible spirit, blazing your own way regardless of your environment. The choice is up to you.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
Let’s do all we can to help people
from within our local community,
to become capable and talented!
It’s by making efforts to care for and develop our youth,
that the future of kosen-rufu and world peace
shines with hope!
Let’s open up a route to such activities
by chanting and being united!
Daisaku Ikeda
from within our local community,
to become capable and talented!
It’s by making efforts to care for and develop our youth,
that the future of kosen-rufu and world peace
shines with hope!
Let’s open up a route to such activities
by chanting and being united!
Daisaku Ikeda
“Where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward.”
(Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward - WND, Vol.I, page 907)
(Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward - WND, Vol.I, page 907)
“It’s possible for us to open a great path of hope so long as we don’t succumb to the weakness of blaming others for everything that happens to us. We have to decide, 'It’s all up to me! I have to be strong.’ Complaining and making excuses is very unattractive.
“…Napoleon Bonaparte declared that the environment was his to make. Decide never to blame your environment, but instead to create the environment you desire.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
“…Napoleon Bonaparte declared that the environment was his to make. Decide never to blame your environment, but instead to create the environment you desire.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
The Daishonin says:
"If teacher and disciple are of different minds,
they will never accomplish anything."*
The spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple
has been, is and will be
the driving force and wellspring
of every single one of our victories.
Let’s be united in spirit and heart
and advance!
Daisaku Ikeda
Gosho: Flowering and Bearing Grain - WND, Vol. I, page 909. “It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything.”
"If teacher and disciple are of different minds,
they will never accomplish anything."*
The spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple
has been, is and will be
the driving force and wellspring
of every single one of our victories.
Let’s be united in spirit and heart
and advance!
Daisaku Ikeda
Gosho: Flowering and Bearing Grain - WND, Vol. I, page 909. “It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything.”
“…you were born to win! Therefore, take aim at your dreams and strive your hardest to make them come true.
"Even if you take a long, roundabout way to get there, what matters is that you succeed in crossing the finish line in the end. Become strong. Strong people are happy people.
"Those who respond to painful circumstances by gritting their teeth and trying their hardest can obtain a rare and elusive treasure. In contrast, weak people, no matter how favourable their circumstances, will somehow turn those circumstances into a negative influence in their lives.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
"Even if you take a long, roundabout way to get there, what matters is that you succeed in crossing the finish line in the end. Become strong. Strong people are happy people.
"Those who respond to painful circumstances by gritting their teeth and trying their hardest can obtain a rare and elusive treasure. In contrast, weak people, no matter how favourable their circumstances, will somehow turn those circumstances into a negative influence in their lives.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9388, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chap. 17: Message for Youth [Part 2 of 4], 17.7 Live with an Invincible Spirit, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 22nd April, 2016
