Recent guidance

I recently got guidance from a very senior WD leader and somethings she said, well, I've known but was not really following. She said I needed to remove all negativity from my mind. Whatever has happened so far has happened, one needs to look beyond it all and move forward.

So, pray to remove negativities from within and apologize to Gohonzon for attracting all the negativity in our lives to begin with. Praying for protection is very important so that shoten zenjin continue to safeguard us and we dont wander on a path which brings us harm either now or in the future. This obviously means to pray to hone our wisdom and common sense.

Buddhism is reason, it is logical. What we dont understand, we call mystic but there really is nothing mystic in the science of Buddhism. We have to chant to bring out our higher worlds so we live in our positive, happy, learning, seeking and compassionate frames.

Arrogance always brings downfall and we must be very careful in our good times to not become arrogant. We need to always be grateful for everything good in our lives and even for the bad stuff, so long as we keep learning.

We have to become a pillar for Gakkai and for our own families and society. Remember always to be the one people lean on. We, through our faith are not only examples of Buddhism but are also representatives & workers of Sensei.

We must always conduct ourselves in our thoughts, words and actions as representatives of Ikeda Sensei.
When the situation is not in our hands and we cannot directly resolve it, we have to believe in the potential of our friends/family dealing with that situation and we must continue to pray for their protection & wisdom and for them to come closer to Gohonzon.