Tuesday, March 28, 2006

 

Full Throttle

My life is in full throttle again after a short break at the school camp. I hurt my neck unknowingly. By which, I meant that I hurt it without knowing why nor when. But I believe it was a blessing in disguise. I had rested and am ready for another campaign for Peace, Education and Culture!

Friday: Attended the Sixth Daisaku Ikeda Annual Lecture. The guest speaker was Dr Alatas who was a leading Muslim sociologist. His insights on the topic “Peace and Cruelty” are truly inspiring. My heart ached for our generations who are deluded to the fact that war is barbarous and deterrence is a poor excuse for the participation in the arms race.

I vowed to speak out even more for justice and peace.

Saturday: Transmission Committee meeting. Keenly felt my mission once again. The year 2006 MUST end in victory!

Defeat is not an option!

Sunday: Discussion meeting. An oasis of dialogue! Relived the eternal 3.16 and fired the spirit of Mentor and Disciple within me.

Sensei! I will definitely work hard and become a capable youth you can be proud of!

Monday: Received news that a NYPSD ywd is hospitalized with some kidney trouble. Prayed deeply for her.

Flag-bearers of NYPSD! Now is the time to be united, to grow, to develop, to win! And be ever stronger!

Tuesday: Kick-off meeting for NDP 2006! Culture is the true expression of humanity. It will be a tough journey. It will be a struggle. But without a life-and-death challenge, we cannot savor joy from our existence in this planet Earth.

I wait in anticipation.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

 

...

I learnt that it truly matters.

Need to work on my Shoho Jisso.

Monday, March 06, 2006

 

Money

"So, you want a lot of money, then?"

"Yes"

"And if you get it, what will you do with all this money?"

[silence]

"You may ask me for a knife, and I might give it to you. But what will you do with it? Will you use it to hurt someone... to hurt yourself? Or will you use it to carve an ordinary piece of wood into the image of the Buddha?

"From a Buddhist perspective, everything in life has two purposes: its basic purpose and its true purpose.

"The basic purpose of this building we are sitting in now, for instance, is to protect me from the sun and the rain while I sit here. But the true purpose of the building is to protect me from the sun and the rain while I sit here... and encourage one person.

"The basic purpose of a car is to enable you to travel a long distance. But the true purpose of a car is to enable you to travel a long distance... and encourage one person.

"The purpose of having money is to buy gasoline to put in the car, so that you can travel a long distance. But the true purpose of having money is to buy gasoline to put in the car, so that you can travel a long distance... and encourage one person.

"Why do we pray each morning, during gongyo, for the protection of the Buddhist gods? We pray for the protection of the Buddhist gods so that we will be safe as we drive in our car, and travel a long distance... and encourage one person.

"If you possess a thing, like a car, but do not realize its true purpose, then you may as well throw it away. But if you pray for your desires with a sincere determination to realize its true purpose, then you will always have what you need."

Whoa.