I am determined to be the best nurse. I will not for one moment doubt my ability or the gohonzon. I will be an inspiration for others, of the never give up spirit and the power of faith. I will break through my obstacles and win!
I wrote this determination on 12/13/2006 after three years of applying to nursing school. I knew this is what I wanted to do.
Many, many passeges of Nichiren's writing kept me encouraged and lots of Sensei's guidance, every week in the World Tribune directed my approch to this seemingly endless Human Revolution.
I started reciting outload everyday the passage from, "On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime:"
"If you wish to free yourself from the suffings of birth and death you have endured since time without beginning and to attain without fail unsurpassed enlightenment in this life time, you must perceive the mystic truth that is originally inherent in all living beings. This truth is Myoho-renge-kyo. Chanting Myoho-renge-kyo will therefore enable you to grasp the mystic truth innate in all life." (WND, 3)
Everyday this passage kept me going and seemed to be more and more part of life everytime I sat down to read it. I totally started to believe in the gohonzon's power and I felt myself start to losening the grip of my controlling nature and leave it up to the power of faith, that I am myoho-renge-kyo.
I was accepted into nursing school this spring!
Marian Goodenough, Columbia River Area Young Women's Leader
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