Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, September 21, 2012
In the twinkling of an eye we grow old. Our physical strength wanes and we begin to suffer various aches and pains. We practice Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism so that instead of sinking into feelings of sadness, loneliness and regret, we can greet old age with an inner richness and maturity as round and complete as a ripe, golden fruit of autumn. Faith exists so that we can welcome smiling and without regrets an old age that is like a breathtaking sunset whose dazzling rays colour heaven and earth in majestic hues.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, September 21, 2012
I cannot adequately express my gratitude for your frequent letters. At the time of my persecution on the twelfth, not only did you accompany me to Tatsunokuchi, but also you declared that you would die by my side. This can only be called wondrous.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 196
The Persecution at Tatsunokuchi
Written to Shijo Kingo on September 21, 1271
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, September 21, 2012
Efforts to reach out and engage others in dialogue with the aim of fostering mutual understanding and bringing people closer together may seem ordinary and unexciting, but they in fact constitute a bold and daring challenge to create a new era of human civilization.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1957) p. 365
A fever again today. Physically and mentally weary. Coughing. Must take care.
Read the Gosho:
Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword. Worthies and sages are tested by abuse. "Letter from Sado"
Read the following in a book. "A person who lives to seventy has spent nineteen years working, twenty-three years sleeping, four years sick, nine years enjoying some form of amusement, two years getting dressed or changing clothes and three years eating."
Think of it! How many years of our lives are spent in a valuable way?
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