Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Remembering things about a person is an expression of compassion and concern. Forgetfulness shows a lack of compassion, a lack of responsibility.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Because I chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with my own mouth, I have been reviled, struck, exiled, and had my life threatened. However, in spite of all this, I have continued to exhort others to do likewise. Am I not then a votary of the Lotus Sutra?"
No Safety in the Threefold World
Written to Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on February 13, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Henry David Thoreau, a renowned American Renaissance thinker, wrote in his journal: "Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment." We shouldn't put anything off but seize the moment, living with all our being in the present. If we do that, he says, each moment will become eternity.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (16 June 1953) p.141
The Suiko Group met in the evening. Sensei was furious. We were at fault. Reflected on our complete lack of spirit and fortitude. Sensei left the meeting after only an hour or so. We stayed and went over our attitude and behavior until 10:00. My heart is like a dark cloud.
1. Take care to be on time.
2. Unity among the corps chiefs.
3. The Suiko Group's purpose, determination and passion.
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