Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, January 5, 2015
Faith is light. The hearts of those with strong faith are filled with light. A radiance envelops their lives. People with unshakable conviction in faith enjoy a happiness that is as luminous as the full moon on a dark night, as dazzling as the sun on a clear day.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, January 5, 2015
First of all, as to the question of where exactly hell and the Buddha exist, one sutra states that hell exists underground, and another sutra says that the Buddha is in the west. Closer examination, however, reveals that both exist in our five-foot body. This must be true because hell is in the heart of a person who inwardly despises his father and disregards his mother. It is like the lotus seed, which contains both blossom and fruit. In the same way, the Buddha dwells within our hearts.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1137
New Year's Gosho
Written to the wife of Omosu on January 5, year unknown
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, January 5, 2015
One of the epithets of a Buddha is, "Hero of the World." A Buddha is a valiant and noble champion who has conquered the sufferings of life in the real world. Nichiren writes: "Buddhism is like the body, and society like the shadow when the body bends, so does the shadow." People can not live apart from society. But to be constantly at the mercy of society's ups and downs is a miserable existence. It is crucial for us to be strong and wise. The "body" Nichiren refers to is, on the personal level, our faith.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1958) p.393
May 3, a day of profound significance, is just round the corner. This will be the day I take the Gakkai leadership in reality, will it not?
My heart is troubled. A heavy load to carry.
Will fight to prove my mentor's greatness to the world. Will advance, straight ahead. Will fight resolutely, riding over the violent waves of obstacles and devils. Have entered the essential part of my youth.
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