Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
President Toda often said: "Those of you who have problems or sufferings, pray earnestly! Buddhism is a deadly serious win-or-lose struggle. If you should [pray with such an earnest attitude] and still have no solution forthcoming, then I will give you my life!" This invincible conviction on which Mr. Toda was willing to stake his life inspired the members.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Though water may be muddied, it will again become clear. Though the moon may hide behind the clouds, it will surely reappear. Similarly, in time my innocence became apparent, and my predictions proved not to have been in vain.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1007
Letter to the Lay Priest Nakaoki
Written to the lay priest Nakaoki and his wife on November 30, 1279
Letter to the Lay Priest Nakaoki
Written to the lay priest Nakaoki and his wife on November 30, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
That we take pains to protect weapons while we expose children - the future of the race - to peril is impermissible. To ignore this absurdity will spell defeat for humanity. We must not live to destroy. We have the spiritual power to create peace and happiness.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (1951) p. 120
Having my own family has changed my life in many ways from the days when I was single. There are good sides and troublesome sides to married life. On one hand it has been a real help to me, while on the other, I sometimes feel as if my freedom has been curtailed.
Convinced that the direct path, the shortest route to a happy life for oneself and one's family, in a spiritual, physical and material sense, is absolutely nothing other than faith.
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