IFU DODO NOUTA

Hello NPSDIAN, how are all of you all coping with your struggles ?? Me too is facing lots of "stress" as this period, just for your info, i am in-charge of over-seeing the SD nationwide meeting. Please give the other iics your fullest support and as i had been informed, i believed this 2 weeks is also in conjunction with your common-test week.

Buddhism teaches us that life is itself a struggle. A struggle to the very end where none can escape and none can avoid. However, with ND buddhism, we can actually use the power of faith to transform everything into our own unquie mission and happiness. By putting in double, triple effort in whatever we are doing, coupled with strong determined daimoku, we can bring about wonders

Learning from your iic, jefferson, i recently just found out that he actually repeatly do 3times, over and over again, for a pass-year paper. This is the dedication we should put in when we want to achieve what we want at the bottom of our heart. Buddhism is reason, buddhism is logic.

The ichinen of not leaving any chances out, not leaving any "stones" un-turned, is the key to making things successful. My seniors used to tell me to struggle so hard till the sweat drop from th eye brown, that is only then, can it be considered an all out effort.

We need to spare no effort to understand our subjects. If we don't understand it the first time, its ok, try again.Try till you get it.

Time management is also one of the important factor. Always remind yourselves how early you want to start revising your tutorial and throw in your life while doing it. That is the kind of ferocity my seniors pass it to me!

Have found this video featuring sensei dancing to the song of indomitable champion. Like to share it with you all as in this video, sensei , who is currently 80 yrs old, is dancing with all his might each time on stage,to really wanting to encourage all the members, so that they can achieve break throughs in their fierce, life and death struggles.

As sensei says in one of his poem:

"Whether i'm forced to eat dirt
Or hang by my nails at the
edge of a cliff,
I will move forward,
Even if just an inch or two,
Determined to break through
adversity."
(Ikeda sensei)

NPSD, come what may be our struggles, or persecutions, let's face it like a lion king, like sensei, determined to move forward, even if just an inch or two.



wL
2gether we win!!