Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, May 26, 2012
In Buddhism, we either win or lose - there is no middle ground. Now and in the future, let us advance, determined to win in every sphere of our lives. By winning in our lives, we are advancing kosen-rufu; and by advancing kosen-rufu, we win in our lives.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Because Buddhism has gradually been turned upside down, the secular world also has been plunged into corruption and chaos. Buddhism is like the body, and society like the shadow. When the body bends, so does the shadow. How fortunate that all of my disciples who follow the Buddha's true intention will naturally flow into the ocean of comprehensive wisdom!
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1039
A Comparison of the Lotus and Other Sutras
Written to Toki Jonin on May 26, 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, May 26, 2012
There is a saying that "Speech is silver, silence is golden." But when you are engaged in a struggle, the opposite is true. Then, speaking out is golden and silence is defeat.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1955) p. 257
Talked with G. at my house. Very low spirits. For both G. and myself, next spring's House of Councillors election will be a decisive first battle. If we fail, the pace of kosen-rufu will be impaired.
Want to score a solid victory in my maiden battle, not for myself, not for honor, but to realize the principles of Buddhism within society. My own mission has become all the more important. When viewed from the standpoint of 'consistency from beginning to end,' this battle will be the beginning, and all future elections, the end. If beginning and end are consistent, then this is the key battle, the one we must win.
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