Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, November 2, 2013
There are cases when we wonder why merit doesn't reveal itself in spite of our earnest and high degree of faith. At such times, rather than suspecting that you may entertain doubt about the Gohonzon, it is better to ask yourself whether you are guilty of a type of slander. Because a person who is contemptuous, hating, jealous or holds grudges will realize no benefits.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, November 2, 2013
You should realize that it is because of a profound karmic relationship from the past that you can teach others even a sentence or phrase of the Lotus Sutra.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 33
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
Written to Shiji Shiro on April 28, 1261
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, November 2, 2013
The Lotus Sutra explains that the self is one with the universe. The practice of the Lotus Sutra is the practice of compassion to respect and revere everyone as a treasure tower, and to become happy conjointly with others in accord with the principle of the oneness of self and others, while overcoming the various difficulties we face.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (05 February 1951) p.86
Ate two portions of breakfast this morning at a restaurant that honours food coupons. Continuing to live immoderately. It seems I'm always doing something to make my health worse.
Bad causes bring bad effects, while good causes bring good effects. No one knows the reasons for my situation better than I do. In the end on one else is to blame. It is no one's responsibility but my own.
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