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The Winning Life
An Introduction to Buddhist Practice
The Basics
Within us is the ability
to live with courage, to
have fulfilling
relationships, to enjoy
Each
of us possesses
good health
and
the
potential
prosperity,
tofor
feela and
winning
life.
show true
compassion
for others, and the
power to face and
surmount our deepest
problems.
A Human Revolution
Crucial to living a
winning life is to
undergo
an inner
This process
is a
transformation
that will
revolution of our
enable
us to bring
own character,
an out
our
highesthuman
human
individual
qualities
and change
revolution.
our circumstances.
A Human Revolution
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The
the
practice
promise
ofwith
of
us
Buddhism
Nichiren
Daishonin's
as
immediate
access
taught
Buddhism
Nichiren
that we can
to the by
unlimited
Daishonin
attain
a state
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potential
inherent
catalyst
freedom
and
our livesfor
by which
experiencing
unshakable
we can live happiness
athis
inner
for
ourselves
revolution.
winning
life. while
creating harmony with
others.
A Way of Life
Buddhism is a way of
life that—on the most
Like
a fish
water,
fundamental
level—
Thus,
to a in
Buddhist,
the
two are
not only
makes
no distinction
self-improvement
and
inseparable,
between thebut
enhancement
of each
our
serves
as ahuman
catalyst
individual
circumstances
go
for
theinand
other.
being
the
hand
hand.
environment in which
that person lives.
Buddha
Buddha
actually
means
While the
word Buddha
‘awakened
one,’
and the
may conjure
up images
historical
Buddha
(known
of a specific
person
as
Shakyamuni
or we
from
history courses
Siddhartha
have taken,Guatama)
it is also a
discovered
all
description that
of the
humans
have of
a potential
highest state
life
for
enlightenment-or
each
of us can achieve.
Buddhahood-in the
depths of their lives.
Infinite Potential
By
tapping
into this
Instead
of avoiding
infinite
reservoir
or fearing
our of
potential,
problems,we
wecan
learn
find
unlimited
to confront
them
wisdom,
with
joyfulcourage,
vigor,
hope,
confidence,
confident
in our
compassion,
vitality
ability to surmount
and
endurance.
whatever
life
throws in our path.
Myself and Others
Because
Buddhism
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explains
ourwe
capacity
also
that
make
when
shows
an
increases
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internal
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the most
others
our
change,
character
overcome
our
satisfying
relationship
is strengthened,
their
wayproblems,
towith our
the
live own
our
source
problems
among
oflives
our
changes
others.
problems
are expanded.
as well.
comes
under our control.
Having Desires
Through this process of
inner reformation—both
improving
Rather than calling
for the ourselves and
making efforts to help
eradication
of
desires,
Not only do we
fulfill our desires
asfulfill
we
others—we
can
also
Nichiren
Daishonin’s
As we through
proceedBuddhist
in our
change ourselves
our dreams
and desires.
Buddhism
recognizes
that
human
revolution
practice, but the very pursuit ofwe
those
to be
human
means
to
elevate
our state
of life,us
desires through our practice
propels
have desires.
our lives to
toward magnetizing
our enlightenment.
attract that which will
further our happiness.
Key to Winning
Buddhism is the
Winning in life,
practice that allows Inside each human
however, is not the
us access to this
being is aorstorehouse
absence
avoidance
storehouse and
of problems.
all the necessary
of
Being
unleashes our
traits to almost
tackle every
human,
by
inherent power to problem that
definition, means we
take on all of life’s confronts us.
will constantly meet
challenges and win.
up with challenges.
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