Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Freedom doesn't mean an absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. This is true freedom.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, September 7, 2013
The blessings from making offerings to a votary of the Lotus Sutra in the latter age exceed even those from making offerings to a Thus Come One endowed with the ten honorable titles, while those who persecute a votary of the Lotus Sutra in the defiled age will have their heads split into seven pieces.
Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko
Written to the lay nun of Ko on June 16, 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, September 7, 2013
How painful and frightening is the prospect of death for human beings! No matter how wealthy or powerful we may be, all is vanity before death. Everything is empty, like a dream or an illusion. But people do not face this fact. Nichiren Buddhism teaches us that we can transform our karma and attain a supremely peaceful death that is the start of a journey to our next lives.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (11 October 1950) p.54
1. Will
2. Courage
3. Sincerity
These three are vital.
I don't even have one sock left without a hole in it. I'll have to darn a pair for tomorrow.
Believe in yourself, in your conviction and responsibility.
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