Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
We must live with vibrant hope. Nothing is stronger than hope. The Mystic Law is itself eternal hope. Happiness belongs to those who never despair, no matter what happens.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
If the nation is destroyed and people's homes are wiped out, then where can one flee for safety? If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?"
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 24
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori on July 16, 1260
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The best way to attain Buddhahood is to encounter a good friend. How far can our own wisdom take us? If we have even enough wisdom to distinguish hot from cold, we should seek out a good friend. But encountering a good friend is the hardest possible thing to do. For this reason, the Buddha likened it to the rarity of a one-eyed turtle finding a floating log with a hollow in it the right size to hold him, or to the difficulty of trying to lower a thread from the Brahma heaven and pass it through the eye of a needle on the earth - Nichiren
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (02 September 1949) p.10
Forge on courageously and boldly, because you are young.
Always grow.
Never forget to go beyond the limits.
Must take a good look at myself again today.
Am I lying to myself? Am I committing some offence? Have I true compassion or not?
My life until now has been like a play, a dream, already a thing of the past. Now is what counts. From this moment on. The future is my arena, a training ground where I can make up for my shortcomings.
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