Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, February 7, 2014
Your environment does not matter. Everything starts with you. You must forge yourself through your own efforts. I urge each of you to create something, start something and make a success of something. That is the essence of human existence, the challenge of youth. Herein lies a wonderful way of life always aiming for the future.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, February 7, 2014
I am much distressed to hear that your illness has become so serious. Swords exist to cut down enemies and medicine exists to cure sickness. King Ajatashatru murdered his father and made himself an enemy of the Buddha. But after foul sores broke out on his body, he converted to the Buddha's teachings and embraced the Lotus Sutra, whereupon his sores healed and he prolonged his life by forty years.
Reply to the Lay Priest Takahashi
Written to the lay priest Takashashi
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, February 7, 2014
In his writings, regarding Buddhist practice, Nichiren repeatedly emphasized the importance of the heart. While teaching that faith and courage are the powers and functions of the heart that enable us to open the world of Buddhahood in our lives, he also cautioned against the heart's negative functions, such as disbelief and cowardice, which close us off to our potential for Buddhahood.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (09 March 1953) p.139
Gakkai leaders must protect and encourage from the bottom of their hearts those who show promise for the future as well as those who are alone and those who are sincere.
Will deeply self-reflect. Must never be conceited. Must never lose the spirit of construction, training, effort and study throughout my life.
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