Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598). Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
All these things I have done solely in order to repay the debt I owe to my parents, the debt I owe to my teacher, the debt I owe to the three treasures of Buddhism, and the debt I owe to my country. For their sake I have been willing to destroy my body and to give up my life, though as it turns out, I have not been put to death after all.
On Repaying Debts Of Gratitude
Written in 1276, Nichiren Daishonin wrote this treatise to express his gratitude to Dozen-bo and sent it to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo, senior priests at the time.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (26 December 1957) p.368
Took a taxi from home. Think of the cab fare as a medical expense for maintaining my health.
Sensei is profoundly ill. I, too, am ill. Regrettable.
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