Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
I can declare with confidence that each of you who bravely exerts yourself in doing Gakkai activities and taking leadership for kosen-rufu, calmly overcoming every obstacle along the way, will enjoy immeasurable benefit. I can state with certitude too that each of you is in perfect accord with the Daishonin's spirit. Your efforts win his unrestrained applause and approval.
Events: 1987 Calabasas, California, campus of Soka University of America, founded by SGI President Ikeda, opens.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Great events never have minor omens. When great evil occurs, great good follows. Since great slander already exists in our land, the great correct Law will spread without fail. What could any of you have to lament? Even if you are not the Venerable Mahakashyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shariputra, you should leap up and dance. When Bodhisattva Superior Practices emerged from the earth, did he not emerge dancing?"
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1119
Great Evil and Great Good
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Because we live in the human realm, we of course experience problems and suffering. Life is filled with contradictions. But if we refuse to be defeated by them and persist in our faith, we are certain to advance along the path towards happiness and victory. This is the essential power of Buddhism.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (29 August 1958) p.416
Attended the August headquarters leaders meeting at the Toshima Civic Auditorium.
Some leaders are serious; others move merely by force of habit.
Some interpret things shallowly, for their own convenience; others live with perseverance. Due to the law of cause and effect, clear proof will reveal itself one day.
A top leaders meeting at Jozai-ji. The existence of one arrogant leader hampers the growth of many other people. They become as miserable as children without parents.
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