Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
It is our hearts that change others' hearts. Friendship changes people. Travellers who pull their capes over their shoulders and brace themselves determinedly against the cold wind naturally relax and change their outlook and actions when warmed by the sun.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A single life is worth more than the major world system. You still have many years ahead of you, and moreover you have encountered the Lotus Sutra. If you live even one day longer, you can accumulate that much more benefit. How precious your life is!"
On Prolonging One's Life Span
Nichiren Daishonin sent this letter in 1279 to the lay nun Toki, the wife of Toki Jonin.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Peace can never be attained by passively waiting for it. It is necessary for each of us, no matter how weak we may feel we are, to build deep within our hearts a stronghold for peace that can withstand, and in the end silence, the incessant calls for war.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (1952) p. 120
A little over twenty days left to the year. To bring in a splendid year I wish to spend the remaining days of this year meaningfully. Next year, my twenty-fifth, ought to be a most brilliant and dynamic year. This year has been a succession of battles with obstacles and devils. But it was also a year of splendid victories. I want next year to be the same.
Read some Chinese poetry before going to bed.
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