Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, April 7, 2014
Strength is the source of happiness. We mustn't shy away from life's challenges. We mustn't be defeated. Refusing to be defeated equals victory. A person who perseveres to the end is a winner. In the course of promoting our movement, the Soka Gakkai has never pulled back in the face of any hindrance. We have kept moving forward. And that is the key to our success. Never to retreat a single step, no matter what - that is the Soka Gakkai spirit. Those who embrace this spirit can achieve unlimited victory.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, April 7, 2014
If you try to treat someone's illness without knowing its cause, you will only make the person sicker than before.
The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra
Written to the lay nun Konichi in 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Buddhist teaching of the inseparability of evil and good means that everything can be made one or the other in an instant, according to what we harbour in our hearts. Everything begins with the self. A change in one's outlook or intention triggers a change in the self and radiates outward to effect society-wide revolutions. This idea is what we in the SGI refer to as "human revolution."
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (05 April 1954) p.166
My physical condition is extremely poor. Went to the Namamugi area on business. Felt ill all day.
Must chant daimoku, first and foremost. There is no other way to challenge and overcome my destiny than to chant daimoku. Practice – concrete action with a bold, unyielding spirit. Not even partial reform can be accomplished through mere theory. To the headquarters in the evening for a Daibyakurenge editorial staff meeting
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