The future is in your hearts (Wow!) DAISAKU IKEDA (NHR 18).

"You all know about the heavenly messengers spoken of in the Buddhist scriptures right? The heavenly messengers are the gods Same Birth and Same Name who are always watching our actions and reporting them to Yama, the king of hell (who is said to judge the dead on the basis of their deeds while alive). When one of these messengers are off reporting to King Yama, the other stays behind to keep an eye on us. 

They report everything fully and accurately - for example, "Now she's helping preparing for a meeting" or "Now he is chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" or "He's skipped both the meeting and evening prayers". There is no fooling them!😃😃.

What this means is all our thoughts and actions are "engraved in our lives" and form our karma. In other words, the "heavenly messengers are symbolic" of the Buddhist principle of cause and effect. If we work diligently for kosen rufu, all our efforts will turn into benefit and good fortune, whether or not they are recognized and praised by others. On the other hand, if we are dishonest, slacking in our efforts, or bear ill feelings towards fellow members, we are "certain to suffer the effects of those causes" at some point.

I hope that, with firm conviction in the law of cause and effect, you will maintain faith as pure as clear water or fresh snow throughout your lives and become champions of genuine happiness. "The future is in your hearts" (Wow!)". DAISAKU IKEDA (NHR 18). Happy Sunday!