Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, December 15, 2013
The good fortune that accrues to parents who apply themselves diligently to SGI activities will protect their children without fail. Based on this conviction, you must still make positive efforts to open and sustain dialogue with your children, not allowing yourselves to neglect them, claiming that you're too busy or it can't be helped, or telling yourselves that somehow things will be taken care of. Unless you exert yourselves in this way, you are irresponsible parents who lack compassion.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, December 15, 2013
"This person as he advances through this world" means that the first five hundred years of the Latter Day of the Law will witness the advent of Bodhisattva Superior Practices, who will illuminate the darkness of ignorance and earthly desires with the light of the five characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. In accordance with this passage, Nichiren, as this bodhisattva's envoy, has urged the people of Japan to accept and uphold the Lotus Sutra. His unremitting efforts never slacken, even here on this mountain.
Letter to Jakunichi-bo
This letter was written to a young disciple named Jakunichi-bo Nikke, the son of the lord of Okitsu, Kazusa Province . It is dated the sixteenth day of the ninth month, with no year indicated, though it is believed to be 1279.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, December 15, 2013
To challenge yourselves to your heart's content in your youth so that you are left with no regrets later, to grow, to make dynamic strides forward - this is the noblest way to live. Victory in youth leads to victory in life.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (26 April 1951) p. 108
An evening youth division meeting. Discussed "On the Four Stages of Faith and Five Stages of Practice". Given an assignment on the 'three assemblies in two places' by Mr. Toda.
Must deeply ponder the Daishonin's teachings and study them systematically. Must undertake my study based upon faith.
Ashamed of my shallow Buddhist study. I can only forge ahead.
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