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Is the president of (SGI), a lay Buddhist organization based on the teaching of Nichiren Buddhism.Mr. Ikeda realizes the vision of his mentor, to propagate Nichiren Buddhism throughout the globe for the happiness of humanity. Thus, in the context of SGI, the spirit of Mentor and Disciple becomes instrumental in the worldwide peace movement.Here are 10 inspirational quotes extracted from Daisaku Ikeda’s book “” to guide your life toward the sun of happiness:Quote #1 – Faith“What is the purpose of faith? It is so that each of us can become truly happy and enable others to become happy. Faith is the driving force that lets us apply what we gain from our studies to truly serving people.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #2 – Goals“When you devote your life to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. In fact, nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking.
Daisaku Ikeda The important thing is to have the stand-alone spirit, the determination to overcome all difficulties within one’s current circumstances. When one regards something as impossible the wall of difficulty appears higher and stronger and one loses the courage to observe reality as it is, eventually losing the ability to summon forth the power needed to confront it.
The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with deep determination.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #3 – Broad-mindedness“It’s much more valuable to look for the strengths in others. You gain nothing by criticizing people’s imperfection. To develop a bigger heart, please try chanting, even a little at a time, for the of your friends. Gradually, you will cultivate tolerance and broad-mindedness.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #4 – Prayer“Prayer is the sun of hope. To chant daimoku each time we face a problem, overcoming it and elevating our life-condition as a result – this is the path of ‘changing earthly desires into enlightenment’ taught in Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #5 – Diversity“In the multitude of human personalities, we see the Buddhist principle of cherry, plum, peach, and damson blossom at work. Just as each blossom is beautiful in its own way, each person is endowed with special qualities.
Being introverted doesn’t make someone incapable, just as being quick-tempered doesn’t make a person useless. The fundamental aim of Buddhism is to live in a way that is.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #6 – Effort“I call to each of you: Strive for prosperity! Strive for development! Strive for victory! Life is about striving all out to achieve our aims. It is about hard work and effort.
Regardless of how smart you may be, intelligence alone cannot guarantee your future.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #7 – Happiness“ is not something that someone else, like a lover, can give to us. We have to achieve it for ourselves. And the only way to do so is by developing our character and capacity as human beings by fully maximizing our potential. If we sacrifice our growth and talent for love, we absolutely will not find happiness. True happiness is obtained through fully realizing our potential.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #8 – Wisdom“Faith manifests itself as wisdom.
The purpose of our faith is to become wise, so that we can live wisely.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #9 – Conviction“To lead a life in which we are inspired and can inspire others, our hearts have to be alive; they have to be filled with passion and enthusiasm. To achieve that, as President Toda said, we need the courage to “.” And to live true to ourselves, we need the strength of mind not to be swayed by our environment or be obsessed with superficial appearances. Rather than borrowing from or imitating others, we need the conviction to be able to think for ourselves and to take action out of our sense of responsibility.” – Daisaku IkedaQuote #10 – Compassion“Compassion is the very soul of Buddhism. To pray for others, making their problems and anguish our own; to embrace those who are suffering, becoming their greatest ally; to continue giving them our support and encouragement until they become truly happy – it is in such humanistic actions that the Daishonin’s Buddhism lives and breathes.” – Daisaku Ikeda.
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Buddhism is an earnest struggle to win. This is what the Daishonin teaches. A Buddhist must not be defeated. I hope you will maintain an alert and winning spirit in your work and daily life, taking courageous action and showing triumphant actual proof time and time again. Ikeda (Faith Into Action, page 3.)Winning gives birth to hostility. Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing aside.
The Buddha, Dhammapada 15.201Which sounds more Buddhist?. Constant struggle:'Life is a struggle.
Those who challenge themselves and achieve victory are happy.' -But REAL Buddhism teaches us that 'victory' and 'defeat' are simply misunderstandings of reality based on the delusion that such things exist:)To explain: Think about whatever it is you're considering 'victory'. In 100 years, who's going to care? Who's going to even know about it? What about in 1,000 years? Impermanence, baby. Nothing lasts.If it takes 'victory' to be 'happy', then we should expect constant struggle:'Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat,' Mr.
Ikeda said, quoting the words of Nichiren (1222-1282), the founder of the school of Buddhism practiced by the SGI. The spirit to take on challenges and win is the starting point and final goal of Buddhism, he affirmed, expressing his hope that each member of the SGI would be firmly resolved to surmount and win over every struggle in the year ahead.Expect a never-ending stream of struggles, in other words. A constant fight against life. Go looking for some if you don't have any!
You can never rest. Sound Buddhist to you?'
This unceasing struggle is the driving force for realizing monumental achievements. What we do now, from this moment on, decides everything.'
-Faith is a struggle between the Buddha and devilish functions, between good and evil. Consequently, if we relax our guard even a little, devilish functions will quickly enter our lives. It is devilish functions that poison us with negative thoughts. That is why President Toda was always telling the leaders: “Keep out devilish functions!
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Dispatch them with the sharp sword of faith!” In the same writing, Nichiren warned, “If you do not know your enemies, you will be deceived by them” (WND-1, 664).Once again, review the Buddhist concepts of emptiness, dependent origination, impermanence, delusion, and attachment! If good = good and evil = evil, how can the concept of 'changing poison into medicine' be anything but gibberish? (That's a rhetorical question, of course.)Buddhism is an earnest struggle to win. This is what the Daishonin teaches. A Buddhist must not be defeated. Ikeda (Faith Into Action, page 3.)Life is a struggle with ourselves.
It is a tug-of-war between progress and regression, between happiness and unhappiness. Those short on willpower or self-motivation should chant Daimoku with conviction to become people of strong will who can tackle any problems with seriousness and determination. Ikeda (Faith Into Action, page 109.)Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is not happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose.
But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being. A strong spirit, strong faith and strong prayer - developing these is victory and the world of Buddhahood.
(For Today and Tomorrow, Daily Encouragement, page 50.)No, no, and no! The SGI acknowledges the cognitive dissonance involved and tries to excuse it:The phrase 'Buddhism is win or lose' may not sit easily with popular images of a 'peaceful' Buddhist approach to life. It may even sound like an invitation to stir up conflict.Indeed. REAL Buddhism is all about recognizing that 'struggle' in itself is the product of delusion and attachment, arising from a misunderstanding of reality and deciding that one must conquer reality and bend it to one's will. REAL Buddhism teaches people to recognize this wrong-headed thinking and transcend it.However, what this phrase describes is not confrontation between antagonistic individuals, but rather the internal spiritual struggle which is the reality of our lives. As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda says: 'The universe, this world and our own lives are the stage for a ceaseless struggle between hatred and compassion, the destructive and constructive aspects of life.' Our challenge, moment by moment, is to continue striving to create maximum value and to never be defeated or give up, regardless of the obstacles we may encounter.BUDDHISM is primarily concerned with victory or defeat.
Faith Into Action Daisaku Ikeda Pdf Printers
Life is a contest. In a contest you can only win or lose; it must be one or the other. If you lose, no manner of excuses will make up for it.
Complaining will only make you unhappier.A 'contest', eh? So Buddhism is an endless amount of work, according to Ikeda and the SGI. It should be exhausting, because you'll never be doin it rite. And that's why you'll always need Ikeda and the SGI - because you can't do it on your own.THERE is no way of life as noble, happy, or supremely joyous as this, and it exists nowhere else but in the world of the SGI, an organisation dedicated to teaching others about the Mystic Law.The bottom line, essentially, is never to detach yourself from the SGI organization. No matter what kind of leaders or members you may encounter there, it is important that you do activities in the organization throughout your life.
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You can chant for anything you like. If you like, you can chant to be wealthy, or you can even chant to be president of your country. All of your prayers will be answered.heh heh Sort of reminds me of Pedro's campaign speech in 'Napoleon Dynamite': 'If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true.'
Hey - if it's good enough for PEDRO OOMR TODA asserted, ' If you base yourself on faith, you can come to terms with things that you can't come to terms with intellectually.' -THERE it is!! And here's what it produces:Over and over I ponder the question many of you ask of me, why do I stay in SGI.
It has gotten worse as we get more Ikeda-centric. Members will quote Nichiren or the Lotus Sutra and preface it with “Pres. Ikeda said” But where do I go? I am not forever self sufficient. We all need help some times and no one in my circle of SGI seems to have any idea that I am adrift.
It is so strange to say this to the world, but not to anyone personally. I can never say to anyone in SGI that I’m struggling. I’ll get quotes from Pres. Ikeda which will push me father away. SGI has gotten so far away from Buddhism while preaching that we are the only ones following Nichren – we are the correct ones. What a load of -From that same source:Being in SGI is like the frog that sits in the pot and slowly boils without realizing it.
But, if he jumps out, he realizes, “Omigosh! This feels so much better! There is life outside the pot!”. It's the 'Japanese' part that attracts Westerners - from 'Stuff White People Like':Though there is full white consensus on a number of white things, there is perhaps nothing that draws more universal white acclaim than the island nation of Japan. It should be noted, that some white people harbor SOME ill will toward Japan because of whaling, killing dolphins or Nanking. But those are generally considered isolated incidents that do not indict the entire nation.White people love Japan for a number of reasons.
Sushi is pretty much the biggest one, since white people have spent so much time Sushi restaurants, enjoying the food, learning about how to eat it, and how to be snobby about it. This natural curiousity fills them with a need to pay a visit to Tsukiji and taste the freshest Sushi possible.But it goes beyond just food, all white people either have/will/or wished they had taught English in Japan.
It is a dream for them to go over seas and actually live in Japan. This helps them not only because it fills their need to travel, it will enable them to gain important leverage over other white people at Sushi restaurants where they can say “this place is pretty good, but living in Japan really spoiled me. I’ve had such a hard time finding a really authentic place.”White people also love Japan because of it’s tradition, futuristic cities, films, kawaii stuff, music, and writers. Many white nerds are into anime, so being too into this can be seen as a negative by white people. It’s best to have a passing familiarity for things like Hayao Miyazaki who is universally accepted by white people, or if they don’t know who is he, they will look him up and they won’t find weird violent or sexual cartoons.If you find yourself in an awkward silence with white people, just mention how you want to go to Japan.
They will immediately begin talking about how their trip to Japan, or their favorite stuff from Japan, but it will be entirely about them. This is useful as you no longer have to talk, and they will like you for letting them talk about themselves.But like with anime, you have to be careful about how much you like Japan. If you know how to speak Japanese, you kind of ruin it for everyone else.As you can see, there's this huge element of one-upmanship involved, and that's a HUGELY American phenomenon.
Given that Buddhism has 'Tibetan chic' and most Americans don't know diddly about Buddhism, combining Buddhism (which is cool) with Japan (which is cool) gives you instant win (at least initially), especially when it's frosted with 'You can chant for whatever you want' (the most popular sales pitch). Add in the hypercompetitiveness ('Buddhism is win or lose - and you have to WIN!!' ), the proselytizing of Evangelical Christianity, the 'name it and claim it' of the Pentecostal 'Prosperity Gospel', and what could be more appealing to the American psyche?? It's the ultimate chimera. Tina Turner has described herself as a 'Buddhist Baptist' sorry, I'm repeating myself and, for all her chanting, her support lies with the practice itself - in her book, she acknowledged special appreciation to 'The Liturgy of Nichiren Shoshu', which was the name of the gongyo book back before SGI was excommunicated.
Turner has never once attended an all-important discussion meeting; she has never stood on stage at any SGI event. And when she went to Japan, she didn't bother to meet Ikeda. I think we can acknowledge that the SGI needs Ms. Turner WAY more than Ms. Turner needs the SGI. It's like she's completely unaware of it and how it's trying to use her!. And it's not even taylored to effectively attract Westerners.
Everything is done Japanese style, and the Japanese are totally in charge.I don't even consider SGI to be Buddhist at all. The Buddha is barely mentioned. No 'Eight-Fold Path,' no 'Four Noble Truths,' no meditation practice. And all Buddhist holidays are replaced by SGI anniversaries of something Ikeda did.The whole organization is designed (IMO) just to glorify Ikeda. Just read their own publications, and it becomes painfully obvious (except to the current members). And all Buddhist holidays are replaced by SGI anniversaries of something Ikeda did.In 1990, Ikeda proclaimed some day in late February as 'Women's Day' - in honor of his own wife's birthday OOThe SGI has condemned its former bestie and parent religion Nichiren Shoshu as 'funeral Buddhism', but the SGI itself is nothing more than 'commemorative Buddhism'. As you said, its holidays are all based on something Ikeda did (typically in Japan and according to the glorified hagiography that has replaced Ikeda's actual track record) and we hear endlessly about 'ever-victorious Kansai'.Well, guess what?
I found a source who went over to Japan to study the Soka Gakkai, and even FEWER members routinely attend discussion meetings in 'Ever-Victorious' Kansai than at a random discussion meeting in El Paso, TX!So, yeah. Complete hooey from beginning to end.