Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
This lifetime will never come again; it is precious and irreplaceable. To live without regret, it is crucial for us to have a concrete purpose and continually set goals and challenges for ourselves. It is equally important that we keep moving toward specific targets steadily and tenaciously, one step at a time.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Be sure to strengthen your faith, and receive the protection of Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the Buddhas of the ten directions. Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 386
The True Aspect of All Phenomena
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo on May 17, 1273
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Chang-an writes, "If one befriends another person but lacks the mercy to correct him, one is in fact his enemy." The consequences of a grave offence are extremely difficult to erase. The most important thing is to continually strengthen our wish to benefit others - Nichiren
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1960) p.472
In the evening, attended a Kamata Chapter leaders meeting at the Ota Ward Civic Centre in Ikegami. At the end of the meeting, instead of giving guidance, offered a greeting. Saw many dear faces.
Very difficult physically. Must wage a battle to break through my karmic deadlock.
Must not lose no matter what.
Those aware of the nature of life do not resent the heavens.
Those who know themselves hold no grudges against others.
it is stated in An Account of My Hut: "The flow of a river is ceaseless, and its water never remains as before. The bubbles in a pool come and go, they never stay long. It is the same with people and their dwellings."
An important short work of the Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan by Kamo no Chōmei. Written in 1212.
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