Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The role of leaders is important. Everything is determined by the leaders behavior. There is a passage in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms that says only those who possess genuine wisdom and virtue win the highest regard from people. It all comes down to you. You have to polish and develop yourselves. Should there be a leader or leaders in faith whom you do not like, all you have to do is determine not to become like them. All you have to do is decide that you will become leaders who will make everyone feel comfortable and at ease.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal. In inscribing this Gohonzon for [your daughter's] protection, Nichiren was like the lion king. This is what the sutra means by "the power [of the Buddhas] that has the lion's ferocity." Believe in this mandala with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin , page 412
Reply to Kyo'o
Written Kyo'o and her parents, Nichiogen-nyo and Shijo Kingo, on August 15, 1273
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, January 11, 2015
One tragedy of our times is the willingness of realists, in spite of impending crises, to criticize and obstruct people who expend their energy toward finding solutions. Their judgments, however, are superficial and conventional, and their attitude distances them from the essential quality of reality-change. Often the wisest realists cannot escape this trap. The challenge, then, is to create a new kind of reality that offers hope for changing the world.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (22 May 1958) p.397
My health has returned, somewhat.
Visited K.'s home to pray for the repose of A. Talked about my childhood memories of her with her mournful-looking parents, who are Christians. They looked extremely pleased afterward. The sudden death of their young daughter was devastating to them, as it would be to any parents.
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