Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Why are human beings born? This question has posed a great challenge. President Toda lucidly set forward his conclusion. Namely, that this world is a place for people to, as the Lotus Sutra states, "enjoy themselves at ease." We were born here in order to thoroughly savour the joys of life. Faith in the Daishonin's Buddhism is what enables us to bring forth the great life force we need to lead such an existence.
Events
1958 Josei Toda, the Soka Gakkai's second President, dies.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Though I may be a person of little ability, I have reverently given myself to the study of the Mahayana. A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet.
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori on July 16, 1260
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Promptness is crucial in leading a victorious life. How we start each morning determines that day's victory or defeat. It's important that we resolve to win in the morning and begin our work with an energetic, refreshed spirit. We mustn't forget that this is the secret to continual success. We live in a tumultuous age, and in such times, swift action is the key to success.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (27 December 1959) p.452
In the morning, cleaned the yard for the first time in a long while. Few flowers in the garden, but my home is like a flower garden of happiness.
Of late, I can deeply sense the benefit of the Gohonzon.
The Gosho states: "the words of the Dharma King contain no falsehoods" (DND, 654). I have a palace in my heart, and it permeates my small home.
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