Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 17 September 2011

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Saturday, September 17, 2011    Buddhism teaches, through the example of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, to never look down on anyone. This is the essence of Buddhism. Nichiren Daishonin states that the "ultimate transmission" of Buddhism is to accord friends and fellow believers who are striving for kosen-rufu the same respect and reverence one would a Buddha.     From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Saturday, September 17, 2011   Even a word or a phrase of the correct teaching will enable one to gain the way, if it suits the time and the capacity of the people. But though one studies a thousand sutras and ten thousand treatises, one will not attain Buddhahood if these teachings are unsuitable for the time and the people's capacity.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 302 Letter to Sado Written to Toki Jonin on March 20, 1272     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Saturday, September 17, 2011   Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind. Based on the Buddhist perspective of the eternity of life, we volunteered to be born in our current life-condition and chose to encounter the problems we have. If you can take this perspective, you should be able to overcome any difficulty with joy.      Sensei on Enlightenment - Words of Wisdom    Wisdom is invisible. It can only be gauged by a person's actual conduct and behaviour.