Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Those who wake up each morning with work to accomplish and a mission to fulfill are the happiest people of all. SGI members are like this. For us each day is one of supreme purpose and satisfaction. For us each day is New Year's Day. Please exert yourselves vigorously with the determination to live each day to the fullest, so that you may compose a golden diary of life.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
I have received a hundred slabs of steamed rice cake and a basket of fruit. New Year's Day marks the first day, the first month, the beginning of the year, and the start of spring. A person who celebrates this day will accumulate virtue and be loved by all, just as the moon becomes full gradually, moving from west to east, and as the sun shines more brightly, traveling from east to west.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1137
New Year's Gosho
Written to wife of Omosu on January 5, year unknown
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
If the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds. It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. While deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha. This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a jewel when polished – Nichiren.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (10 June 1951) p. 116
Before the Gohonzon, I must make a vow and deeply apologize. Also I must reflect on the following points:
1. Take action for propagation and practice for others.
2. Awaken to a sense of responsibility for the sake of my district.
3. Be careful about my speech.
4. Deeply reflect on my tendency to insist on my own viewpoint.
5. Be careful to show proper courtesy to senior members.
My language and actions with regard to Y. were clearly wrong. Must reflect. There is truly no end to my problems.
When we reflect, we can advance. Resolutely, determinedly. Nothing else suits my nature.
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