Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 26, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Good health equals Buddhism. Daily life equals faith. Taking care to avoid traffic accidents and making efforts to stay in good health, therefore, are all part of our Buddhist practice. It is important that we live wisely, striving with the awareness each day that all the actions and activities we undertake for the sake of faith contribute to our good health and well-being.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, December 26, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
In addition, we live today in a time of trouble, when there is little that ordinary people can do. And yet, busy as you are, in your sincerity of heart you have sent me thick-stemmed bamboo shoots of the moso variety as offerings to the Lotus Sutra here in the mountains. Surely you are sowing good seeds in a field of fortune. My tears flow when I think of it.
The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings
The opening and concluding portions of this letter have been lost, so its date and recipient are both unknown
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 26, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
It is foolish to ignore or deny the contribution of medicine. Otherwise, faith descends into fanaticism. We must use medical resources wisely in fighting illness. Buddhism gives us the wisdom to use medicine properly. Wisdom is the basic ingredient to health, to long life, and to happiness. The new century of health, then, must be a new century of wisdom.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1953) p.139
A lecture for Study Department seniors at the headquarters. Mr. Toda's strictness and the earnestness of those attending remind me of the severe training of master swordsmen. Whenever I participate in a study meeting, I feel I have not studied enough. Profoundly aware of the importance of study.
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