Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Suffering and undergoing hardships for the sake of friends and for spreading the Law shows the sense of responsibility of a genuine leader and is the behaviour of a bodhisattva. There is no suffering or hardship that a Bodhisattva of the Earth cannot surmount. So no matter what happens, I would like you to steadily advance one step at a time, always chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a vibrant voice.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, January 19, 2014
It is certain that, even if there were an age when the sun rises in the west, or a time were to come when the moon emerges from the ground, the Buddha's words would never prove false. Judging from this, there cannot be the least doubt that your late father is now in the presence of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, and that you will receive great blessings in your present existence. How wonderful, how splendid!"
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 655
Good Fortune in This Life
Written to Nanjo Tokimitsu on January 19, 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, January 19, 2014
The years pass. The times change. All that survives and transcends this inevitable process, that shines brighter with each new era, is the record of a great human spirit that has endured the unendurable and remained true to the very end to its deepest convictions.
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (26 December 1952) p.125
A cold morning. I consider enduring the cold wind as training for both my body and mind. Must grow strong, to become someone on whom others can rely. I am now embraced by my mentor and protected by my parents. I have excellent comrades in faith. Society, too, enjoys better times.
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