Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, August 17, 2014
There is nothing more noble than inviting our friends to discussion meetings, gathering together to enable them to establish a connection with Buddhism, to talk about Buddhist teachings, and to deepen our faith. As the Lotus Sutra clearly indicates, through such steady, dedicated efforts to teach others about Buddhism, you are accumulating the good fortune and benefit to be reborn as great leaders and savour a state of unsurpassed freedom in lifetime after lifetime.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Rice is what sustains life. It is like the oil that sustains the life of the lamp. The Lotus Sutra is a lamp, and its votary is the oil that sustains it. Or again, the lay supporters are the oil that sustains the lamp of the votary.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 983
King Rinda
Written to Soya Doso on August 17, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, August 17, 2014
The Buddhist teaching of the oneness of life and its environment tells us that humanity and the natural world are one. That is why if we wish to protect the environment, we must transform and purify the three poisons - greed, anger and foolishness - that exist in people's lives. The principle of human revolution focuses on precisely that: inner transformation at the most fundamental level.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 January 1956) p.283
Pondered the concept of 'eternally endowed' on the train home. Lament my lack of intelligence. Deeply aware that when all is said and done, there is no other way for me than to hurl myself into practice that will enable me to 'transform faith into wisdom.' Ah, such is the plight of a common mortal.
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