Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 30, 2013
The Daishonin states, "The voice does the Buddha's work" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 708). To chant the Mystic Law is to praise the Gohonzon. Hearing the sound of our daimoku, the heavenly deities will be set into motion and work to protect us. A weak and unclear voice will not move the heavenly deities. That is why it is important for us to chant daimoku with voices that are clear, strong and brimming with joy.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, August 30, 2013
Misfortune comes from one's mouth and ruins one, but fortune comes from one's heart and makes one worthy of respect.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1137
New Year's Gosho
Written to the wife of Omosu on January 5, year unknown
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 30, 2013
Buddhism stresses the interconnectedness of all life. It is only the limited capacity of our senses that causes us to place so much stock in the separation between "them" and "us." Because of this interconnectedness, by using violence, you not only injure or destroy the other person but also yourself. Those who use violence and devalue others' lives actually devalue and ruin their own lives.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (28 September 1950) p.50
It has become rather cool. I am a young man with a single white shirt. I wish I had an overcoat. All the people on the train were wearing overcoats.
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Labor with a purpose is worthwhile. Those who toil and die to no purpose are like slaves.
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