Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 23, 2013
Shijo Kingo, a person of strong faith, was at one point envied and slandered by others, earning the disfavour of his lord. But later he received a new estate from him. In modern terms, we might say that Shijo Kingo scored this victory by showing wonderful actual proof of faith at his place of work. The test of faith is winning in daily life and society, since that is where Buddhism finds expression.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, August 23, 2013
How wondrous it is that, around two hundred years and more into the Latter Day of the Law, I was the first to reveal as the banner of propagation of the Lotus Sutra this great mandala that even those such as Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu, T'ien-t'ai and Miao-lo were unable to express! This mandala is in no way my invention. It is the object of devotion that depicts Shakyamuni Buddha, the World-Honored One, seated in the treasure tower of Many Treasures Buddha, and the Buddhas who were Shakyamuni's emanations as perfectly as a print matches its woodblock.
The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
Written to Nichinyo on August 23, 1277
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 23, 2013
Ralph Waldo Emerson says, "Good-nature is plentiful, but we want justice with a heart of steel, to fight down the proud." If people are merely good-natured, then those who are arrogant and highhanded will have free rein to carry on as they please. Only those who fight with hearts of steel are people of justice.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (17 September 1950) p.48
Stayed in my room all day. Today was the first day I've ever done that. No one came.
Mapped out tomorrow's plans.
Washed my laundry. The lady who lives next door on the right upbraided me for doing gongyo late at night and disturbing others' sleep.
The man who lives next to her told me I should come home earlier and took me to task for "hanging out" until late every night.
The young building manager also admonished me about something or other, on account of my having the Gohonzon...
Cleaned my room for the first time in quite a while.
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