Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Buddhism teaches, through the example of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, to never look down on anyone. This is the essence of Buddhism. Nichiren Daishonin states that the "ultimate transmission" of Buddhism is to accord friends and fellow believers who are striving for kosen-rufu the same respect and reverence one would a Buddha.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Even a word or a phrase of the correct teaching will enable one to gain the way, if it suits the time and the capacity of the people. But though one studies a thousand sutras and ten thousand treatises, one will not attain Buddhahood if these teachings are unsuitable for the time and the people's capacity.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 302
Letter to Sado
Written to Toki Jonin on March 20, 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind. Based on the Buddhist perspective of the eternity of life, we volunteered to be born in our current life-condition and chose to encounter the problems we have. If you can take this perspective, you should be able to overcome any difficulty with joy.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (16 December 1956) p.312
Slept well – very well. Completely relieved the anxiety built up over the past week. My wife really has been taking care of things. Sincerely thank her. Now I must face the tempestuous battlefield ahead. My wife lives for the Mystic Law and exerts herself beside this young revolutionary. Believe the Gohonzon warmly watches over her.
What is the meaning of status? What is a position? Honor? Popularity?
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