Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Great individuals fight abuses of authority. The truly strong do not lord it over the weak. People of genuine strength and courage battle against the powerful, the arrogant, the authoritarian, the evil and corrupt - all who look down on the people with contempt.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Above all, both you and your husband are upholders of the Lotus Sutra. You will surely bear a jewel of a child who is going to inherit the seed for the propagation of the Lotus Sutra. I wholeheartedly congratulate you. The child is one who will inherit both your physical and spiritual aspects.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 186
Easy Delivery of a Fortune Child
Written to Nichigen-nyo on May 7, 1271
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Nichiren writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way." Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 January 1960) p.460
Left home at 8:00 a.m. Annoyed by the crowded train. Spent all my pocket money during New Year's vacation. No money left for a cab. From today on, cannot waste money any more.
Must exert myself at work more earnestly from today on.
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In the evening, top youth division leaders came by my home. We dined together. Talked about my vision seven years and fourteen years from now. Did they understand or not? Did they believe or not?
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