Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 07 September 2011

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, September 7, 2011   Freedom doesn't mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. This is true freedom.      From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Wednesday, September 7, 2011   The blessings from making offerings to a votary of the Lotus Sutra in the latter age exceed even those from making offerings to a Thus Come One endowed with the ten honorable titles, while those who persecute a votary of the Lotus Sutra in the defiled age will have their heads split into seven pieces.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 595 Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko Written to the lay nun of Ko on June 16, 1275     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, September 7, 2011    How painful and frightening is the prospect of death for human beings! No matter how wealthy or powerful we may be, all is vanity before death. Everything is empty, like a dream or an illusion. But people do not face this fact. Nichiren Buddhism teaches us that we can transform our karma and attain a supremely peaceful death that is the start of a journey to our next lives.     Sensei on Peace and Disarmament - Words of Wisdom   Just as fire is extinguished by water, hatred can only be defeated by love and compassion.