Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, February 13, 2015
Remembering things about a person is an expression of compassion and concern. Forgetfulness shows a lack of compassion, a lack of responsibility.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, February 13, 2015
Because I chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with my own mouth, I have been reviled, struck, exiled, and had my life threatened. However, in spite of all this, I have continued to exhort others to do likewise. Am I not then a votary of the Lotus Sutra?"
No Safety in the Threefold World
Written to Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on February 13, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, February 13, 2015
Henry David Thoreau, a renowned American Renaissance thinker, wrote in his journal: "Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment." We shouldn't put anything off but seize the moment, living with all our being in the present. If we do that, he says, each moment will become eternity.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (25 September 1958) p.420
Arrived at Osaka Station at 7:27 a.m. Greeted by the familiar faces of the leaders on our arrival. It's wonderful to have such comrades. Immediately headed for the Kansai headquarters.
Attended the public trial from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Osaka District Court. The session ended without me saying a word. Felt the proceeding went very unfavorably.
On the way back, went to Seikyo-ji to pay my respects. Also stopped by the home of Chapter Chief T.
In the evening, attended an enshrinement ceremony for A. Chanted for his development.
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