Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Joy is not simply your personal, egoistic happiness. Nor is it making others happy at the expense of your own happiness. You and others delighting together, you and others becoming happy together -- this is the Mystic Law and the wondrous thing about our realm of kosen-rufu. The Daishonin states, "Joy means that both oneself and others have wisdom and compassion" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 761).
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Gold can neither be burned by fire nor corroded or swept away by water, but iron is vulnerable to both. A wise person is like gold and a fool like iron. You are like pure gold because you embrace the "gold" of the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra reads in part, "Sumeru is the loftiest of all mountains. The Lotus Sutra is likewise the loftiest of all the sutras." It also states, "The good fortune of the believer cannot be burned by fire or washed away by water."
Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
Written in 1272 this gosho was addressed to a question posed by Sairen-bo.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Education allows us to be truly human. It deepens us and enables us to build a better society and a brighter future. The profundity of education determines the profundity of culture, the nature of society and the firmness of peace. Education plays a major role in creating deep solidarity, mutual understanding and trust.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1958) p.424
Each day is precious. Every day is a decisive battle.
My present mission is to protect the headquarters.
Must resolutely protect and support the Gakkai members. This is my calling.
Let persecutions assail me. I will neither fear nor hesitate.
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Read a book by a famous old author. His style is interesting. But he is antiquated – a person of the past. Thought about growing old myself.
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