Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Strength is the source of happiness. We mustn't shy away from life's challenges. We mustn't be defeated. Refusing to be defeated equals victory. A person who perseveres to the end is a winner. In the course of promoting our movement, the Soka Gakkai has never pulled back in the face of any hindrance. We have kept moving forward. And that is the key to our success. Never to retreat a single step, no matter what - that is the Soka Gakkai spirit. Those who embrace this spirit can achieve unlimited victory.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, April 7, 2012
If you try to treat someone's illness without knowing its cause, you will only make the person sicker than before.
The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra
Written to the lay nun Konichi in 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Buddhist teaching of the inseparability of evil and good means that everything can be made one or the other in an instant, according to what we harbour in our hearts. Everything begins with the self. A change in one's outlook or intention triggers a change in the self and radiates outward to effect society-wide revolutions. This idea is what we in the SGI refer to as "human revolution."
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1954) p.200
Had dinner with Sensei and his wife at the N. Chinese restaurant. Sensei's physical condition is extremely poor. Was scolded severely. Certainly, what I said was wrong. Can only reflect seriously.
Received guidance about the future responsibilities of the president and general director. Very strict. Sensei is truly a fearsome teacher. Must study! Must remind myself again and again to study!
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