Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Eiji Yoshikawa (1892-1962), the renowned Japanese author of many epic historic novels, asserted, "Great character is forged through hardships." Surviving a life of hardships and difficulties, of stormy ups and downs, is what produces a person of great depth and character. True happiness is also found in such an unshakable state of life.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1013
The Third Day of the New Year
Written to Nanjo Tokibitsu on January 11, 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, January 3, 2013
There simply are no Buddhas who spend all their time sitting in meditation. Buddhas are Buddhas precisely because they continually ponder and take action to help others resolve their worries.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1959) p.443
What fundamentally moves people's hearts is nothing other than faith; it is neither eloquence, nor schemes, nor money. Here, faith has limitless meaning, including strength as a human being and influence in society. Faith means to become a "supreme hero of the world," another name for a Buddha. Since faith is reflected in all phenomena, victory or defeat in everything rests upon faith.
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