Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, March 31, 2014
Position and appearances are irrelevant. The important thing is to carry out our personal duty, our commitment, no matter what anyone else may say. This is a life of true victory, a life of unsurpassed nobility and fulfillment.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, March 31, 2014
I have written out the prose section of the "Expedient Means" chapter for you. You should recite it together with the verse portion of the "Life Span" chapter, which I sent you earlier. The characters of this sutra are all without exception living Buddhas of perfect enlightenment. But because we have the eyes of ordinary people, we see them as characters.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 486
Reply to the Lay Priest Soya
Written to the lay priest Soya in March 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, March 31, 2014
Reading is dialogue with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book "this changed my life" truly understand the meaning of happiness. Reading that sparks inner revolution is desperately needed to escape drowning in the rapidly advancing information society. Reading is more than intellectual ornamentation, it is a battle for the establishment of the self, a ceaseless challenge that keeps us young and vigorous.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (10 March 1954) p161/162
Mr. Toda seems to have regained his health somewhat. This makes me truly happy...
Spoke with Sensei for about an hour: Received guidance on the following points:
1. Discussion on life – Sickness and death are not the same thing.
2. The third president and general director.
3. Direction for the Gakkai and for myself for the next three years.
4. Important points to ensure the Gakkai's eternal flow.
My mentor's deep love and consideration for this incapable disciple makes me weep heartfelt tears of appreciation.
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