Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Nothing can equal the splendour of youth. To be young is to possess a treasure of infinite worth, far greater than any person of power. This is all the more true of you who possess the eternal treasure of the Mystic Law. Those who live based on this supreme Law are bodhisattvas and Buddhas.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Even if the sun and moon should never again emerge from the east, even if the great earth itself should turn over, even if the tides of the great ocean should cease to ebb and flow, even if broken stones are made whole, and even if the waters of the streams and rivers cease to flow into the ocean, no woman who believes in the Lotus Sutra could ever be dragged down by worldly faults and fall into the evil paths.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 70
The Recitation of the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" Chapters
Written to the wife of Hiki Daigaku Saburo Yoshimoto on April 17, 1264
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The goal is not to eliminate desires, it is what one desires that is important. Earthly desires are enlightenment. The desire for supreme enlightenment, the search for enlightenment, is enlightenment. Satisfaction with one's accomplishments might seem like humility, but to underestimate life 's potential is actually great arrogance.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1954) p.206
Sensei scolded me severely. Like the strict anger of a father, the intensity of his voice made me want to cringe.
Ah, I was at fault. It is exactly as Sensei said. His strict love aims to prevent me from becoming a failure in life. He admonishes me so I will not become a general defeated in battle. Over the past several days, I have looked hard at my negative karma – my destiny. I have shed tears, felt frustration and pondered deeply. Determined to reply to Sensei's expectations.
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