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Jan 10
People of genuine strength and ability are people who are capable of overcoming their own weaknesses. They are people who unremittingly pursue the paths they have chosen in life, without giving up. -- Daisaku Ikeda http://www.ikedaquotes.org/self-mastery/self-mastery341.html?quotes_start=14
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Jan 9
I'm not sure if I posted this quote yet, but if so, it bears repeating! :happy: "People shouldn’t hesitate to exert their all, in a way true to themselves. How can you possibly ever know how far or fast you can go if you’ve never run all-out? To give up even before you’ve tried is actually arrogance—an affront to the…
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Jan 8
Ever onward, starting fresh from this moment! Nam myoho renge kyo! "People of genuine strength and ability are people who are capable of overcoming their own weaknesses. They are people who unremittingly pursue the paths they have chosen in life, without giving up." -- Daisaku Ikeda…
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Jan 8
"People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others, who confidently advance along their chosen path—such people are happy, such people are truly great." -- Daisaku Ikeda (http://www.ikedaquotes.org/self-mastery/self-mastery743.html)
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Jan 7
How are you doing? I'm enjoying my hour of daimoku a day. Even if my other goals aren't yet where I want them, I know I'm on the right path. Here's a quote for today: "The important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them head-on and establish a solid self that…
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Jan 6
* Chant nam-myoho-renge-kyo for one hour (yes/no) * Do morning and evening gongyo (yes/no) * Truthfully log all our food and drink (yes/no) * Log at least twenty minutes of exercise (yes/no) Here's an inspirational quote for today: "It may seem perfectly natural to simply follow the dictates of our emotions and desires but…
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Jan 5
Today's inspirational quote is by Linda Segall Anable, in her Horizon Newsletter (not an official SGI publication) at: http://lindasegallanable.com/horizon/current.pdf "The work you do on your life is the foundation for peace on earth; enlightenment is the awareness of our universal connectedness. We are all One; we are…
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Jan 3 & 4
Inspiration for today: The Eight Winds : “ Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure. They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who…
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Happy New Year!
Here is some guidance from Sensei to start us off on our January challenge. It is translated daily from the Seikyo Shimbun. (If you'd like to receive it by email, just contact SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk) Friday, Dec 27th, 2013 — TO MY FRIENDS -- Let's pass the conviction of our faith on to our…
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Jan 2
Here's some guidance from Sensei that mentions eating: Wednesday, Dec. 25th, 2013 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Good health is the foundation for leading a happy life. Let’s always try to maintain the very best of good health which includes doing a powerful Gongyo and sonorous Daimoku each day, maintaining well regulated eating…
