Daily Gongyo

It's a ritual and somedays it's difficult to do. I don't have a problem with morning Gongyo but often I have to squeeze in evening Gongyo. I try to do it around 6pm as I usually go to bed around 8 or 8.30 because I have to get up at 4 am.Often things get in the way of evening Gongyo but it feels odd if I don't do it.

Words of Wisdom

It is important to keep the promises made to friends. This is the true meaning of friendship.

To become people who can do so, however, we must first learn to keep the promises we have made to ourselves.

The SGI organisation

Most of my life I have shunned organized religion , in fact I stayed away from organizations of any kind.On joining the SGI my idea was to simply chant and go to some meetings . I got hooked by the meetings and the energy when there are is roomfull of people all chanting NAM MYO HO RENGE KYO. Slowly I started participating in more activities and was finally asked to become an assistant district leader . I did so hesitantly and am still very leery of the organization but I do see the need for one .

La foi est la clé

Shuddhipanthaka ne parvenait toujours pas, au bout de trois ans, à mémoriser un enseignement de [seulement] quatorze caractères, et il atteignit quand même l’Éveil. Alors que Devadatta, qui connaissait par coeur soixante mille enseignements sacrés, tomba dans l’enfer des souffrances incessantes. Ces exemples illustrent parfaitement la situation du monde en cette époque des Derniers Jours de la Loi. N’imaginez en aucun cas qu’ils ne concernent que les autres et non vous-même.
« La prière pour la pluie des trois maîtres du Tripitaka », LTND-6, 133

Faith is the ultimate essence of intellect. Through the practice of correct faith, the intellect comes to shine. Intellect without correct faith lacks a firm anchor in the soil of life and eventually becomes disordered. This prompted the first Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, to remark that many modern thinkers were suffering from what he termed "higher psychosis." Faith without intellect, meanwhile, leads to blind faith and fanaticism. Faith or intellect alone - one without the other - is unhealthy.

Words of Wisdom

It is not about how others are or how society is. The most important thing is to ask yourself, “What should I do?” and “What can I do?” One who stands up with moral courage and conviction can change society and create waves of transformation around the world.

L’endroit où nous résidons et pratiquons l’enseignement du Véhicule unique,
quel qu’il soit, devient la cité de la lumière éternellement paisible.
« Réponse à Sairenbo » (LTND-7, 34)
Nichiren Daishonin a écrit ces mots alors qu’il endurait les pires épreuves, en exil [sur l’île de Sado]. La Terre de la lumière éternellement paisible n’est pas une utopie lointaine. Elle existe ici et maintenant, là où nous agissons pour kosen-rufu avec le même esprit que notre maître bouddhique.
Aussi éprouvants que puissent être nos combats, si notre détermination dans la foi demeure inébranlable au plus profond de notre vie, nous sommes certains de triompher de tout. N’oubliez jamais que la Terre de la lumière éternellement paisible se trouve dans cette détermination.