Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I hope that, basing yourself on faith, you will become wealthy people of virtue and influence who are widely respected. I would like to add, however, that worldly success is not equivalent to true happiness. Achieving this requires that we have a profound understanding of the nature of life. A person of success in the true sense is one who can enjoy a free and unrestrained state of life.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011Life is the foremost of all treasures. It is expounded that even the treasures of the entire major world system cannot equal the value of one's body and life.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, October 26, 2011Buddhism is a movement emphasizing self-education with the aim of unlocking and developing our inherent Buddha nature while at the same time bringing forth diverse wisdom and using various expedient means to help others tap their Buddhahood. This development of potential, this education of oneself and others, is the noblest path a human being can ever pursue.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1950) p.23
"Appreciation for one's parents is so fundamental that one scarcely need speak of it, but I particularly respect the kindness of my mother which is indelibly etched upon my heart." - (GZ, 398)
Courage is a special talent of youth. To make my mother and father happy, rebuild our business, establish my own foundation and save the nation - courage is the root of it all.
Moved to tears by the Daishonin's concern for his mother.
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