Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
All right, let's get to work again!" This is the spirit of people of genuine substance. Those who avoid hard work or neglect the things they have to do, who just while away their time, eating, sleeping, playing, watching television -- such individuals will never experience true happiness, satisfaction or joy.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
You, yourself, are a Thus Come One who is originally enlightened and endowed with the three bodies. You should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with this conviction. Then the place where you chant daimoku will become the dwelling place of the treasure tower.
On the Treasure Tower
Written to Abutsu-bo Nittoku on March 13, 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Indian philosopher Swami Vivekananda declared: "It is religion, maker of men, that we need. It is education, maker of men that we need." Fostering people, building character - this is absolutely fundamental for creating a bright future. Toward this end, both the profound spirituality of religion and the intellectual illumination of education are essential.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (9 January 1954) p.153
Worked on the second Gosho proofreading in Hatake, under the direction of Nichijun*, the retired high priest. A noble task. A sublime and important undertaking.
Must deepen my study of Buddhism. Must likewise strengthen my understanding of philosophy.
(*ref: p136-138 The Untold History of the Fuji School)
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