Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, May 26, 2014
In Buddhism, we either win or lose - there is no middle ground. Now and in the future, let us advance, determined to win in every sphere of our lives. By winning in our lives, we are advancing kosen-rufu; and by advancing kosen-rufu, we win in our lives.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, May 26, 2014
Because Buddhism has gradually been turned upside down, the secular world also has been plunged into corruption and chaos. Buddhism is like the body, and society like the shadow. When the body bends, so does the shadow. How fortunate that all of my disciples who follow the Buddha's true intention will naturally flow into the ocean of comprehensive wisdom!
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1039
A Comparison of the Lotus and Other Sutras
Written to Toki Jonin on May 26, 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, May 26, 2014
There is a saying that "Speech is silver, silence is golden." But when you are engaged in a struggle, the opposite is true. Then, speaking out is golden and silence is defeat.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (28 July 1954) p.195
A hot day. Bought two Japan Airlines tickets, one for Sensei and one for myself. Feel a childlike excitement at flying for the first time. Went to the headquarters at 6:30 to discuss problems and lay plans for a Study Department general meeting. Late in the evening, received a phone call from Sensei. Was scolded severely. This has deep meaning. Had no time to offer an explanation.
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