Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Advancement - Nichiren Daishonin teaches the spirit that "not to advance is to retreat." The point is to continue forging ahead despite any storms or hardships that may arise, to be fearless and advance like a lion.
Events
SGI-USA Men's Division Day
1947 Daisaku Ikeda joins the Soka Gakkai at age 19
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, August 24, 2013
People have varied tastes. Some prefer good and some prefer evil. There are many kinds of people. But though they differ from one another in such ways, once they enter into the Lotus Sutra, they all become like a single person in body and a single person in mind. This is just like the myriad different rivers that, when they flow into the ocean, all take on a uniformly salty flavour, or like the many kinds of birds that, when they approach Mount Sumeru, all assume the same [golden] hue.
The Treasure of a Filial Child
Written to the lay nun Sennichi on July 2, 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, August 24, 2013
It has been said that aging gracefully is more difficult than dying, but as long as we have a forward-looking, positive attitude, a spirit to take on challenges, we will gain depth in our lives.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (18 September 1950) p.48
Read Tolstoy's Diaries.
Though Tolstoy was a great literary master, his life was a succession of troubles. This caused me to think deeply.
In any event, those who pursue the highest path in life must exert boundless effort. We have, however, already come to know the absolute and ultimate principle, the Mystic Law. This is a fortunate and wonderful thing.
The sooner we know the Mystic Law, the sooner we can attain happiness and peace. Even a day's hesitation will cause a day's delay of happiness and peace.
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