Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 15 November 2011

 

 

 

 

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

 

Please steadily advance along the fundamental path of "faith manifests itself in daily life," living in the way that best suits you. Just as the sun rises every day, if you persistently advance based on the Mystic Law, the absolute Law of the universe, you will definitely be able to lead a life in which all desires are fulfilled, a life that you cannot now even conceive of. Please be convinced that you are now leading the most certain and valuable life.

 

 

  

 

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

 

The benefit of all the other sutras is uncertain, because they teach that one must first make good causes and only then can one become a Buddha at some later time. With regard to the Lotus Sutra, when one's hand takes it up, that hand immediately attains Buddhahood, and when one's mouth chants it, that mouth is itself a Buddha, as, for example, the moon is reflected in the water the moment it appears from behind the eastern mountains, or as a sound and its echo arise simultaneously.

 

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1099
Wu-lung and I-lung 
Written to the lay nun Ueno on November 15, 1281

 

 

 

 

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

 

We are always changing. If you decide passively, "I'm a quiet type now, so I'll just go through life being quiet," then you won't fully realize your unique potential. On the other hand, you can challenge yourself to become someone, who, though quiet and reserved by nature, will nevertheless say what needs to be said at the right moment, clearly and completely, someone who has the courage to speak out and stand up for the truth.

 

 

 

 

Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (1951) p. 101

 

My physical condition is poor.  This vicious cycle of disharmony in my life, a miniature universe, must definitely be due to some deficiency in my faith.  Must perform morning and evening gongyo completely and correctly.  Herein lies the basis for a clear understanding of the cause of my problem.  To dedicate this ordinary, five-foot body to serving the Mystic Law, a fundamental spirit of appreciation is most essential.

 

 

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