Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, October 26, 2013
I hope that, basing yourself on faith, you will become wealthy people of virtue and influence who are widely respected. I would like to add, however, that worldly success is not equivalent to true happiness. Achieving this requires that we have a profound understanding of the nature of life. A person of success in the true sense is one who can enjoy a free and unrestrained state of life.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Life is the foremost of all treasures. It is expounded that even the treasures of the entire major world system cannot equal the value of one's body and life.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1125
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Buddhism is a movement emphasizing self-education with the aim of unlocking and developing our inherent Buddha nature while at the same time bringing forth diverse wisdom and using various expedient means to help others tap their Buddhahood. This development of potential, this education of oneself and others, is the noblest path a human being can ever pursue.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (29 January 1951) p.84
Faith is the foundation of my life.
Pure faith, the root of my existence.
My weak self - low-spirited and agonized by troubles. Ultimately the only way to solve these problems is to chant daimoku. Is faith's ultimate purpose to prove myself to myself?
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