Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
This spirit of engaging others in dialogue on equal terms is the essence of Buddhism. Ordering people about in a high-handed, arrogant manner, shouting at them to do one's bidding is truly deplorable behaviour. Such a world has no relation to Buddhism. Through dialogue Shakyamuni opened hearts that were closed, softened hearts that had grown hard and melted hearts that were frozen.
From the Writing of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
This is the first time that the fundamental darkness has erupted in the lives of ordinary people caught in the illusions of thought and desire. Even if they pray to the gods, the Buddha, or the Lotus Sutra, these calamities will only be aggravated. But it is different when the votary of the Lotus Sutra offers prayers to the essential teaching of the Lotus Sutra. In the final analysis, unless we succeed in demonstrating that this teaching is supreme, these disasters will continue unabated.
The Treatment of Illness
Written to Toki Jonin on June 26, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
This lifetime will never come again, it is precious and irreplaceable. To live without regret, we must have a concrete purpose, continually setting goals and challenges for ourselves. And we need to keep moving toward those specific targets steadily and tenaciously, one step at a time.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1956) p.298
Today I thought I would like to spend my entire life as a youth in my twenties. Reflected on the principle that 'Buddhahood is inherent in the nine worlds.'
Many obstacles and fierce storms lie ahead. But the genuine glory is the glory we gain in winning over these, is it not?
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