Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We who embrace the Mystic Law will not suffer on account of old age or death. As long as we keep the flame of faith alive, the fire of life force will forever burn brightly within us; we can live with great confidence transcending birth and death. Faith is the engine that enables us to live with hope throughout our lives.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
When one carries out the single practice of exercising faith in Myoho-renge-kyo, there are no blessings that fail to come to one, and no good karma that does not begin to work on one's behalf. It is like the case of a fishing net: though the net is composed of innumerable small meshes, when one pulls on the main cord of the net, there are no meshes that do not move. Or it is like a garment: though the garment is composed of countless tiny threads, when one pulls on a corner of the garment, there are no threads that are not drawn along.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 133
Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man
Recipient unknown; written in 1265
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Shakyamuni proclaims, "People who are vigilant do not die; people who are negligent are as if dead." This is definitely true. Unremitting diligence in our Buddhist practice - brave and vigorous exertion - infuses our lives with the great life force of the eternal Buddha. In contrast, people who try to get by in life through cunning and deception enact a living death.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1955) p. 259
A seeker of the Way must always be youthful and brave. People who become wrapped up in intellectual pursuits alone, impressed with their own achievements, soon end up living in the past. Wisdom based on the Mystic Law, intellect for the purpose of creating value, is this not the perfect model for youth for the future?
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