December 2nd

Let us not postpone what we can do today to some later date. We would not have really "lived life" unless we consume each and every moment of our day, utilizing all of our faculties to their full capacity.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
「いつか」ではない。「今」である。この時を完全燃焼せずして、真の人生はあり得ない。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba pag 361)

October 26

At the point when we make the decision to dedicate our entire being for the sake of people, and take courageous action in that direction, there begins to emerge from within, a self stronger than ever before. Our capacity as human beings expands.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
"人に尽くそうと決め、勇気を出して行動を開始した時、最も強い自分になれる。人間としての器が、もっと大きくなる。"
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 321)

August 26th

Human beings have a tendency to lose steam as they advance in age. A subtle difference in our inner resolve, in terms of taking a small step forward or a small step backward, can make a world of difference in way things shape up. Let's have the courage to take that small step forward! Because this is the way to open up the path to victory as we prepare to put the final touches to our lives.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
ともすれば、人間は年をとると前進の気概を失ってしまうことが多い。そこで一歩退くか、一歩踏み出すかは微妙な一念の差である。そこに一歩踏み出す勇気をもて! 人生の総仕上げの決定的な勝利の道が開かれるからだ。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 257)

August 9th

In all fields of endeavor there is a shallow and a deep, a superficial and a profound. It's the same in our lives as well. Do we live for our own sake alone or do we spend our life in the pursuit of a grand, value-creating goal?

In order for someone to live for a great ideal, one needs a tenacity of spirit as well as courage. It all hinges on whether we can really push ourselves to stand up for the sake of our resolve or not. Herein lies one's true worth as a human being.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
いかなる分野にも、”浅深”がある。人生にあっても同じである。自分一人のために生きるのか、より大きな価値のために生きるのか。大いなる理想のために生きるには、強靭なる決意と勇気が必要である。その決意と勇気に立てるか否か。
そこに人間としての真価が問われるのである。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 240)

June 16th

Based on the kind of determination we make deep inside our hearts, we can strive through even the most impossible of situations, we can still go ahead and win in life. We can still be happy. History is witness to this principle.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Text:
自分自身の心の決意の仕方で、いかようにも、人生は勝利できる。幸福になれる。それは、歴史が証明している。

JIBUN JISHIN NO KOKORO NO KETSUI NO SHIKATA DE, IKA YO NI MO, JINSEI WA SHORI DEKIRU. KOFUKU NI NARERU. SORE WA, REKISHI GA SHOMEI SHITE IRU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 183)