Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, April 6, 2014
There is no retirement age in faith. Sincere faith never ages. Those who exert themselves for the sake of the Law are ever young. Our heart is what matters most. Let us strive to the end of our days for kosen-rufu.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, April 6, 2014
So if a woman makes offerings to the Lotus Sutra now in the last five hundred year period, [Bodhisattva Gladly Seen's] benefits will all be bequeathed to her without exception, just as a wealthy man transfers his entire fortune to his only son.
An Outline of the "Entrustment" and Other Chapters
Written to Nichinyo on June 25, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Pure and committed practice of Nichiren Buddhism entirely changes the meaning of hardships in our lives. We no longer view challenges and trials as negatives to be avoided but as things which, when overcome, bring us closer to our attainment of Buddhahood.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (03 April 1954) p165
Visited President Toda at home to apologize for the other evening. Arrived at 5:45. He was still in an unpleasant mood. Escorted him to Tokyo Station where he took the 7:27 to Kansai. My heart is clouded as he did not forgive me.
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