Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, December 27, 2008
No matter what the circumstances, you should never concede defeat. Never conclude that you've reached a dead end, that everything is finished. You possess a glorious future. And precisely because of that, you must persevere and study. Life is eternal. We need to focus on the two existences of the present and the future and not get caught up in the past. We must always have the spirit to begin anew "from this moment," to initiate a new struggle each day.
I'm loss of words. Everything is against me. There's nothing i can change. Gone.
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Leo Tolstoy concluded that the only way to bring about a fundamental change in society is to realize a change in public opinion, a change in people's minds. Then how can we change public opinion? Tolstoy asserted: "It is only necessary for people to say what they really think or at least to refrain from saying what they do not think." It is vital, in other words, not to be swayed by others' opinions or past ways of thinking or doing. Instead each of us must become wise, possessing our own firm convictions.
Thoughts after having study meeting with my iics...
I have realized that I'm not as good as what you peeps think...
Thoughts have been running through my mind at that point of time.
For some reasons, things that happened this year was flashing in my mind...
Going to burn soon.
For once i was really thinking alot of stuffs.
Don't know how to explain. Abit sensitive to put here...
Conclusion:
I'm not as great as what you think.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Buddhism holds that everything is in a constant state of flux. Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and be swept away by it or whether we are to take the lead and create positive changes on our own initiative. While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning and birth.
Just when i thought things has ended for time being...
My body gave up on me...
Damn, now i got caught by flu bug .
And i realized that I'm not a pro in soccer. AND tpsd guys are pro.
Always zham the ball just to score the goal. SCARY~~
Conclusion...
I'm good in sea sports, not land sports...
It's better to use swimming and surfing to win them. HAHA. CRAP...
And i gonna psycho myself to do more chin ups to keep myself fit ! =X
Went to makan with my iics while the tpsd continue to play soccer.
Walked to ica and slacked before changing my uniform.
Managed to see vanessa and chuzen performing with soka junior choir and wd choir respectively.
Joke of the day : Bing han thought chuzen is my mother from the way how she dress? HAHA!
Home sweet home after that. Forgotten to do zhaimu.
Watched KR kiva ep 45. Looks like the story is getting interesting but sadly it gonna end!
Fast forward........
Tmr gonna be a LONG day at SYC. I must be devil this time while the rest be angels.
I must firm on my stand.
Dont know what to write about.
Gonna sleep early for once.
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Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, December 20, 2008
President Toda used to say: "Don't be impatient. Since you have embraced the Gohonzon, your situation will definitely improve. There's no need to worry. Sure there will be hard times, times when you feel like crying. But as long as you have the Gohonzon, your life will become bright and joyful." As long as we persevere in faith, we will become happy. We must never doubt this no matter what happens but always advance resolutely, staunchly enduring all hardships and obstacles along the way. This is what true faith is.
WELL Well well...
Young lion GM was a success. Nevertheless, that's when the real battle begins.
Shall not talk much today. Not in a good mood today due to unforeseen circumstances. I need to chant lots of diamoku to have a lot of wisdom to tackle this.
Gonna play soccer with tpsd ymds. I gonna go easy tmr as i got duty to do in the afternoon at HQ.
Off i go...
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Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Outward appearance is not important-what counts is what is inside our hearts. Are there heart-to-heart bonds? Some families may always be together physically but are estranged at heart. Some families can only get together for brief periods but manage to enjoy concentrated and lively heart-to-heart communication when they do meet. Families that share bonds of closeness based on day-to-day efforts are ones in which the members feel comfortable and at ease with each other, no matter where they are or what they're doing.
Just make a quick before i knocked out...
Just came back from training. Today is hell but I like it, mental endurance. Did a few sets of free style and life saving backstroke for time trial.
Here's my best timings for both items if i can still remember...
Free style 100m : 1 min 39 secs
Life saving backstroke 100m : 2 min 33 secs
Gonna keep pushing myself to the limit to unleash my full potential.
Did around 30 laps of swimming, resulting in flabby body. Haha.Went for makan with seniors. swallowed down two bowls of rice. Too hungry due to the fact i didn't have my lunch and dinner. Went home with qing wei and the seniors.
Well there's something has to be done to the flint gathering. Group ICs are not doing their jobs. Well i gonna pump in more diamoku for this great success for this big gathering!
Visiting my friend at changi hospital tmr. Sensei Video tmr.
Not going for training on thurs, got 4 div planning meeting.
Hmm, that should be about it.
3 more days to Young lion GM...
Off i go..
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why am I thinking again?
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 15, 2008
The good fortune that accrues to parents who apply themselves diligently to SGI activities will protect their children without fail. Based on this conviction, you must still make positive efforts to open and sustain dialogue with your children, not allowing yourselves to neglect them, claiming that you're too busy or it can't be helped, or telling yourselves that somehow things will be taken care of. Unless you exert yourselves in this way, you are irresponsible parents who lack compassion.
2nd week of hols...
Just finished entrance exams. Kinda screwed up for the essay questions. Hopefully i can score from the front section. Went off to east coast for BBQ. It seem that there's no atmosphere for this BBQ. Not alot of the students turned up. Walked to whampoa zone BBQ. Played games with them. Looks like ymds must know more difficult songs so that the ywds will not get to win and eat the food. Haha.
Went home around 10plus with the group. Took 31 back.
Well round 2 BBQ today. Gonna stay overnight at east coast today. Night cycling today. Gonna make it a fun one.
Apparently , i twisted my left ankle due to using flippers to swim on thurs. Guess i have exerted too much strength on my ankle. Damn. Nevertheless, the passion for swimming will never stop over this minor injury.
Thoughts about my career, well some of my friends were commissioned as officers on last sat. While looking at their pics, this question was pop out to me; Will i be able to be as good as them? Excel at all aspects? Will i be able to influence and inspire people to become capable people in society? Well before i continue to think, I must polish myself first. That's one of the important factor.
Before i go off, just wanna share a phase from WND ( writings of nichiren daishonin).
It says;" Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting nam-myoho- renge-kyo. (WND I, pg 4)
Last but not least presenting to you corrinne may's two live performance...
Beautiful seed by corrinne may
Journey by corrinne may
PS: SPSD will be playing soccer with TPSD on this coming sun at TP. I gonna play man!
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, December 11, 2008
President Toda used to say, "Become individuals who are strong physically, intellectually and spiritually." To be strong in all three areas is the ideal. Many people may be strong in one or two of these areas, but only when all three are combined can we enjoy a well-balanced life, a life of resounding victory. Those who cultivate such all-around strength are never defeated.
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 8, 2008
Joy is not simply your personal, egoistic happiness. Nor is it making others happy at the expense of your own happiness. You and others delighting together, you and others becoming happy together-this is the Mystic Law and the wondrous thing about our realm of kosen-rufu. The Daishonin states, "Joy means that both oneself and others have wisdom and compassion" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 761).
First day of holiday and it was raining cats and dogs. Went to help my father to carry some stuffs to my grandmother's house. It was bit trouble some to carry the stuffs as it was raining. Nevertheless, we managed to moved the stuffs smoothly to my grandmother's place. Rot for an hour before heading back home.
Finally managed to do my favorite hobby , model kit assembling and painting. =)
Bought this gundam for about half a year ago and put in my cup board until today.
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, December 4, 2008
In any earnest struggle, there come crucial challenges-mountains that must be scaled and conquered if we are to win. In Buddhist practice, too, we face such crucial challenges. If we hope to advance kosen-rufu and attain Buddha hood, then we must prevail over these mountains.
Simply not in the mood to do anything. I have no idea what on earth am i doing for the past few weeks. Guess I'm on the verge of getting sick soon. Well sometime I really wish that i can throw everything aside and just stone. I'm really stuck at a junction, not sure of which step to take.
I don't do anything half -hearted and what's the point of doing things that you don't like to do?
Guess , I will disappear for a while after kenshu to take a short break. So people don't bother come and look for me. I will not bother to look for all of you also.
Now I really hope i can fall back and go back to my deep sleep.
Maybe I'm just too tired to think of anything.
Now still thinking should i register for the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009. Super tempting sia!
40km cycle from floating platform to east area by major roads and back to floating platform.
ARGH! I need to work! Any lobang??
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Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598). Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.
Just wanna share a poem by Ikeda sensei;
"Those who keep
Challenging themselves
Without cease,
Triumph in the end
And are eternal victors"
Tmr is my first paper, I must persevere till the end.
Never Giving Up Spirit!
It will end in just a blink of an eye!
Chiong ar!
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