{"id":4335,"date":"2023-11-27T22:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2023-11-23T12:43:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:43:07","slug":"article-the-days-where-ikeda-sensei-trained-and-studied-directly-under-toda-sensei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/article-the-days-where-ikeda-sensei-trained-and-studied-directly-under-toda-sensei\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] The Days Where Ikeda Sensei Trained and Studied Directly Under Toda Sensei\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can still hear\u00a0<\/span>Mr<\/span>\u00a0Toda\u2019s stern voice reverberating in my ears: \u201cWhen you\u2019re tired, that\u2019s the very time to read the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0writings! Even just a line or two is fine. Read the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0writings and expand your life state further.\u201d<\/span>\u200b<\/h4>\n

In my diary at the time, I wrote: \u201cThis evening read \u2018The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind\u2019 with others. Must not forget faith and study, no matter how badly the business goes.\u201d<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

After working hard each day, I dragged myself home late at night to study the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0writings. I would read them aloud, copying into my diary passages that particularly resonated with me. This filled me with conviction and strengthened my prayers. My life brimmed with an indomitable fighting spirit.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

I can still hear\u00a0<\/span>Mr<\/span>\u00a0Toda\u2019s stern voice reverberating in my ears: \u201cWhen you\u2019re tired, that\u2019s the very time to read the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0writings! Even just a line or two is fine. Read the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0writings and expand your life state further.\u201d<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

By connecting with the\u00a0<\/span>Daishonin\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0life state as we exert ourselves for\u00a0<\/span>kosen-rufu<\/span>, we develop and expand our own life state. We can summon forth the heart of a lion king \u2014 a spirit as vast as the sky and as deep as the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I can still hear\u00a0Mr\u00a0Toda\u2019s stern voice reverberating in my ears: \u201cWhen you\u2019re tired, that\u2019s the very time to read the\u00a0Daishonin\u2019s\u00a0writings! Even just a line or two is fine. Read the\u00a0Daishonin\u2019s\u00a0writings and expand your life state further.\u201d\u200b
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