Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, December 19, 2014
Encouragement - offering encouraging words -is important. Nichiren Daishonin states, "The voice does the Buddha's work" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 708). Sincere words of encouragement have the power to give people hope and courage to go on living.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, December 19, 2014
Great evil portends the arrival of great good. If all of Jambudvipa were to be thrown into chaos, there could be no doubt that [this sutra would] "be widely propagated throughout Jambudvipa."
The Kalpa of Decrease
Neither the date nor addressee of this letter is known.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, December 19, 2014
Relationship problems are opportunities to grow and mature. Such problems can be character building if you don't let them defeat you. That's why it's important not to isolate yourself. No one can exist apart from others. Remaining aloof from others cultivates selfishness, which accomplishes nothing.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 February 1958) p.383
A fever in the morning. Could not get out of bed. Rested quietly all day. My cold seems to be getting worse. A doctor who lives in the neighborhood came over….
My wife's father, T. and Z. came over to see me. Talked with them while resting. Enjoyed sweet bean soup with rice cake.
Reflected on the following:
1. The outcome of the Osaka trial
2. The third and fourth presidents of the Soka Gakkai.
3. Compiling a sequel to (Toda's) The Human Revolution.
4. Construction of the Gakkai headquarters building.
5. Financial planning for my family
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