Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Youth should not seek an easy comfortable path. No one develops in a pampered environment. Youth should instead actively seek out challenges and hardships, transforming them all into valuable assets as they strive to become individuals of outstanding character and ability.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from flint if you stop halfway. Bring forth the great power of faith, and be spoken of by all the people of Kamakura, both high and low, or by all the people of Japan as "Shijo Kingo, Shijo Kingo of the Lotus school!" Even a bad reputation will spread far and wide. A good reputation will spread even farther, particularly if it is a reputation for devotion to the Lotus Sutra.
Earthly Desires are Enlightenment
Written to Shijo Kingo on May 2, 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, January 31, 2015
A higher religion does not negate rationality. No religion that suppresses human reason can earn the trust of humankind. Buddhism, the "religion of wisdom," is an extremely rational religion. In fact, it is so rational that many Westerners even question whether it can be classified as a religion, since it does not teach the existence of a supreme being in the image of humankind.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (28 July 1958) p.414
Attended a youth division meeting and a district chiefs meeting. They have a greater seeking spirit than I do. Respect them.
Resolved to further deepen my Buddhist study beginning in August. Those who seriously exert themselves in study during this age of stagnation will show, after a few years, a remarkable difference from those who do not. Must be careful.
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