Daily Encouraragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 2, 2013
Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598). Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, December 2, 2013
All these things I have done solely in order to repay the debt I owe to my parents, the debt I owe to my teacher, the debt I owe to the three treasures of Buddhism, and the debt I owe to my country. For their sake I have been willing to destroy my body and to give up my life, though as it turns out, I have not been put to death after all.
On Repaying Debts Of Gratitude
Written in 1276, Nichiren Daishonin wrote this treatise to express his gratitude to Dozen-bo and sent it to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo, senior priests at the time.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 2, 2013
What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (08 March 1951) p. 97
1. Never neglect daily self-reflection. Must understand that the basis for such reflection is nothing other than faith.
2. If our life forces are strong, then we can be happy under any circumstance. Must realize that the only basis for this is faith
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