Thursday, August 9, 2012
The course of our lives is determined by how we react - what we decide and what we do - at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determines a person's true worth and greatness.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Buddha promised in the Lotus Sutra that, for women, the sutra will serve as a lantern in the darkness, as a ship when they cross the sea, and as a protector when they travel through dangerous places.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 614
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Faith and daily life, faith and work - these are not separate things. They are one and the same. To think of them as separate - that faith is faith, and work is work - is theoretical faith. Based on the recognition that work and faith are one and the same, we should put 100 percent of our energy into our jobs and 100 percent into our faith, too. When we resolve to do this, we enter the path of victory in life. Faith means to show irrefutable proof of victory amid the realities of society and in our own daily lives.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1957) p.337
The headquarters leaders meeting was held at 6:15 at Shinagawa Civic Hall. A remarkable display of progress. Afterward, T., the chief of Sakai Chapter, visited my home with his wife. Joyfully discussed the chapter's future development. Explained various aspects of the battle plan.
My wife will become the mother of three children. As she grows heavier, so does her responsibility: striving for social and religious revolution while raising her children to be excellent individuals.
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