“Misfortune comes from one’s mouth and ruins him, but fortune comes from one’s mind and makes him worthy of respect.”
“Misfortune comes from one’s mouth,” represents a slanderous or belittling attitude towards the Law or towards the innate dignity of life.
“Fortune comes from one’s mind” refers to the mind of faith that believes in the Mystic law. Positive mental inclinations, such as joy, appreciation, forbearance, compassion and the like, are all sources of merit and good karma. At every moment, we are creating our destiny through our intentions, words and actions. These are the “three categories of action” that are opened to the human being to create karma, whether good or bad. By basing all these three on the mind of faith, we can create the best karma of all.
One’s attitude towards faith can be reflected in our daily life. Happiness or unhappiness can be determined by the reality of our life condition. In this sense, we should have the spirit of ‘starting afresh’ and that everyday is New Year’s Day and, every moment is the first step towards our human revolution.
Thus, maintaining sincere faith with courage, hope and confidence should be our eternal guideline. Strong confidence in the Gohonzon is the treasure of our life and the source of our great fortune. Moreover, confidence un faith is crucial to fully manifesting the power of the Gohonzon n one’s daily life.
When we believe in the Gohonzon from the depth of our life, and live with a deep sense of mission, we can change our entire destiny in the course of our practice and eventually be victorious in life. We may have many problems at present, but we can say that there are small compared to the good fortune we have already gained from practicing true Buddhism. Faith is more powerful than our problems.
In this connection, it is ideal if our New Year’s resolutions are also based on the ‘mind of faith’ in the Gohonzon. All our personal determinations will take on new significance and scope when framed as resolutions to show proof of the power of faith, thus advancing the spread of Nichiren Daishonin’s true Buddhism.
“Misfortune comes from one’s mouth,” represents a slanderous or belittling attitude towards the Law or towards the innate dignity of life.
“Fortune comes from one’s mind” refers to the mind of faith that believes in the Mystic law. Positive mental inclinations, such as joy, appreciation, forbearance, compassion and the like, are all sources of merit and good karma. At every moment, we are creating our destiny through our intentions, words and actions. These are the “three categories of action” that are opened to the human being to create karma, whether good or bad. By basing all these three on the mind of faith, we can create the best karma of all.
One’s attitude towards faith can be reflected in our daily life. Happiness or unhappiness can be determined by the reality of our life condition. In this sense, we should have the spirit of ‘starting afresh’ and that everyday is New Year’s Day and, every moment is the first step towards our human revolution.
Thus, maintaining sincere faith with courage, hope and confidence should be our eternal guideline. Strong confidence in the Gohonzon is the treasure of our life and the source of our great fortune. Moreover, confidence un faith is crucial to fully manifesting the power of the Gohonzon n one’s daily life.
When we believe in the Gohonzon from the depth of our life, and live with a deep sense of mission, we can change our entire destiny in the course of our practice and eventually be victorious in life. We may have many problems at present, but we can say that there are small compared to the good fortune we have already gained from practicing true Buddhism. Faith is more powerful than our problems.
In this connection, it is ideal if our New Year’s resolutions are also based on the ‘mind of faith’ in the Gohonzon. All our personal determinations will take on new significance and scope when framed as resolutions to show proof of the power of faith, thus advancing the spread of Nichiren Daishonin’s true Buddhism.
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