Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, December 26, 2014
Good health equals Buddhism. Daily life equals faith. Taking care to avoid traffic accidents and making efforts to stay in good health, therefore, are all part of our Buddhist practice. It is important that we live wisely, striving with the awareness each day that all the actions and activities we undertake for the sake of faith contribute to our good health and well-being.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, December 26, 2014
In addition, we live today in a time of trouble, when there is little that ordinary people can do. And yet, busy as you are, in your sincerity of heart you have sent me thick-stemmed bamboo shoots of the moso variety as offerings to the Lotus Sutra here in the mountains. Surely you are sowing good seeds in a field of fortune. My tears flow when I think of it.
The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings
The opening and concluding portions of this letter have been lost, so its date and recipient are both unknown
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, December 26, 2014
It is foolish to ignore or deny the contribution of medicine. Otherwise, faith descends into fanaticism. We must use medical resources wisely in fighting illness. Buddhism gives us the wisdom to use medicine properly. Wisdom is the basic ingredient to health, to long life, and to happiness. The new century of health, then, must be a new century of wisdom.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (30 March 1958) p.389
Stayed at Sensei's home until after 7:00 taking pains to prepare for his hospitalization. Tired. Exhausted, spiritually and physically.
Home after a long absence.
Pondered my destiny to live on the battlefield and struggle for the Law.
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