March insitutional meeting

Hi npsdians, finally, its the holiday period.*yeah!!!*Hope that all of you have exerted your best in your examinations and congratualtions as all of you will move on to your next acadmic year in the poly.

Till the release of your results, the only thing that you can do now is to chant for what you desired. As the exam u take will only be check by the staff and lecturers, let's really pray that there will be no marking error and if really there is one, the error actually gives u addiontional marks. Details in this sense is very important and if we want to achieve something, we should not leave anything to fate but try to challenge fate with daimoku.

Another thing i like to highlight is the upcoming March insitutional meeting. This will be the first insitutional meeting/gathering for npsd so let's make a determination to be there. Your attendance will surely be an encouragement to another person as Ikeda sensei says this of the soka gakkai,

"It is one of the sad ways of the world that when things are going well, people gather around you, but as soon as you find yourself in difficulty, they abandon you. They will even slander and criticise you, making a bad situtaion worse.
But the way of life of those of us who practise the Daishonin's Buddhism is the exact opposite. We are committed to warmly supporting and protecting those who are suffering, those who are earnstly, struggling to overcome hardship and adversity. We encourage them so they can feel hope for the future and triumph over their present situation. We advance together in a spirit of unity."

With that in mind, every apperance in the meeting is of paramount importance. Some attend a meeting like a meeting whereas some attend a meeting , treating it a turning point in their lives. Our attitude towards attending a meeting is therefore, crucial. Attitude begins and change only from one's determination. It is a battle with ourselves alone.

In conclusion , i like to end off with this poem, once again from our mentor who is 80th this year.

"People cannot escape themselves.
Attempting to change
the enviroment,
without changing oneself,
changes nothing.
To win happiness and accumlate
good fortune and virtue,
we must choose the way of
human revolution."
Daisaku Ikeda

2gether we win!!