Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
There are cases when we wonder why merit doesn't reveal itself in spite of our earnest and high degree of faith. At such times, rather than suspecting that you may entertain doubt about the Gohonzon, it is better to ask yourself whether you are guilty of a type of slander. Because a person who is contemptuous, hating, jealous or holds grudges will realize no benefits.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
You should realize that it is because of a profound karmic relationship from the past that you can teach others even a sentence or phrase of the Lotus Sutra.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 33
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
Written to Shiji Shiro on April 28, 1261
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
Written to Shiji Shiro on April 28, 1261
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Lotus Sutra explains that the self is one with the universe. The practice of the Lotus Sutra is the practice of compassion to respect and revere everyone as a treasure tower, and to become happy conjointly with others in accord with the principle of the oneness of self and others, while overcoming the various difficulties we face.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1950) p.68
Nothing is more changeable than the human mind. Friends who were as close as fish and water until yesterday may become enemies brandishing arms at one another today. A person deeply in love in the morning my change his or her mind by evening, as easily as water flows. A visitor with whom one conversed intimately a few days ago may flare up in anger in response to a moment's shift of mind.
My heart does not change, but my circumstances are intimidating.
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