Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, September 20, 2012
When your determination changes, everything else will begin to move in the direction you desire. The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success. On the other hand, if you think "This is never going to work out," then at that instant every cell in your being will be deflated and give up the fight, and then everything really will move in the direction of failure.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, September 20, 2012
All those who keep faith in the Lotus Sutra are most certainly Buddhas, and one who slanders a Buddha commits a grave offense. When one chants the daimoku bearing in mind that there are no distinctions among those who embrace the Lotus Sutra, then the blessings one gains will be equal to those of Shakyamuni Buddha.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 756
The Fourteen Slanders
Written to the lay priest Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on December 9, 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, September 20, 2012
There has never been, nor will there ever be, a Buddha who does not encounter hardships. Only by struggling against difficulties can we attain the life-state of Buddhahood. Herein lies the essence of Buddhism.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1957) p.365
An early evening chapter administrators meeting at my house. A serious conference attended by the chapter chief.
Tired. Truly exhausted.
1. Discussed the basic direction for the coming year.
2. To be a leader means to have confidence.
3. The mysterious nature of life, which is in a constant state of flux.
4. The necessity of the Gakkai accomplishing great change in this seventh year since Sensei assumed the presidency.
Discussed the above topics openly and frankly. All are good and precious members.
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