Saturday, June 2, 2012
No matter where we go, we cannot escape from the sufferings that are part and parcel of life. If we cannot avoid these sufferings, then our only choice is to overcome them. And since we have no choice but to overcome them, then we might as well live joyfully and vigorously while doing so. Let's continue to strive and chant daimoku to the end.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Rather than offering up ten thousand prayers for remedy, it would be better simply to outlaw this one evil.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 15
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori on July 16, 1260
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Unless we can perceive our fellow human beings and feel their sufferings as our own, we will never be free of conflict and war. In other words, a transformation within our own lives is important.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1955) p.262/263
Thought about the following points:
1. Don't be a person who makes excuses.
2. Feel joy at others' prosperity and happiness.
3. Don't meddle in others' affairs.
Visited S.'s home in Yaguchi after the lecture. Was joyfully welcomed by all present. Home a little after 10:00. My two children are sleeping quietly. They are so cute. Want them to become excellent, capable people for kosen-rufu.
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How trivial are worldly conflicts. How empty, the glories and pleasure of this world, vanishing before a single breeze. Fame and riches, too, vanish like a solitary bubble on a mighty river's surface.
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