3 MORE DAYS! ARE YOU READY??
Polish our life day by day! 

Seafair Byakuren In charge, Nayab (font) , Yumiko (left) and Yukari (right)

(from NHR vol. 24 "Vigilant Safeguading") 
Many think that happiness is taking it easy, never working hard, and enjoying wealth and social status, recognition and success without any special effort. Some flatter and cozy up to the rich and powerful in hopes of achieving these things. Others adapt a policy of expedience and will do anything to get ahead. Still others envy and resent those who have established themselves in the world and scheme to bring about the downfall of those whom they perceive to be more successful than they are. All of these patterns of behavior are based on the delusion that happiness resides in the external world, outside of us. 

Nichiren Daishonin states: "If you seek enlightenment outside yourself, then your performing even then thousand practices and ten thousand good deeds will be in vain. it is like the case of a poor man who spends night and day counting his neighbor's wealth but gains not even half a coin." (WND) 
The path to happiness and attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime lies, fundamentally, in polishing one's character and manifesting the life-condition of the Buddha and bodhisattva from within. It's vital to build a strong, stalwart, unshakable self, like a towering mountain. 

Marching Simulation at Foster High School, Yukari (Oregon Region)

The Daishonin also writes: " Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" (WND) Chanting daimoku is the path to attaining Buddhahood in this life time. it is attained by practicing for oneself and others based on daimoku. This means not only chanting for ourselves, but also dedicating ourselves to Kosen-rufu. Whether we can establish a truly indestructible life-state of happiness depends upon how earnestly we chant daimoku and exert ourselves for the sake of Kosen-rufu.