Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, May 13, 2012
During our dialogue, Dr. Arnold Toynbee at one point told me that his motto was Laboremus, Latin for, "Let's get to work!" Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism focuses on the present and future; it is infused with the spirit, "Let's get started!" We practice for the sake of the present and future. It is important not to become trapped in the past; we have to put it behind us. The Buddhism of true cause is always based on the present moment; it is always "from this moment on.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Therefore, we know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered just as an echo answers a sound, as a shadow follows a form, as the reflection of the moon appears in clear water, as a mirror collects dewdrops, as a magnet attracts iron, as amber attracts particles of dust, or as a clear mirror reflects the color of an object.
On Prayer
Written to Sairen-bo in 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, May 13, 2012
We should give first priority to the development of an independent spirit as a human being before considering one's role as a man, woman, child or parent. In other words, for a person to become a man, woman, child or parent in the true sense of the word, one has to first of all develop his or her autonomous identity as a human being. On the Treasure Tower
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1955) p.238
The first page of my new diary notebook.
While life itself is eternal, everlasting, this life is like a dream; like the morning dew or winter frost that vanish instantly before the warmth of the rising sun. The record of this period of my life, my activities, and my future are, for better or for worse, less significant than a microbe. And yet, I will leave a mark on this earth and in the universe, a mark that likely will be seen and pondered by someone in the future. Human affairs are so small, so miniscule when viewed from the standpoint of limitless space and beginningless time.
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