Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, May 1, 2015
As you make your way home tonight, may you pause for a moment to gaze up at the night sky and let your heart communicate with the moon in wordless dialogue. Perhaps you might compose a poem and set it down in your journal entry for today. I would like you to possess such a poetic spirit.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, May 1, 2015
Though the teaching that I am now propagating seems limited, it is extremely profound. That is because it goes deeper than the teaching expounded by Tien-tai, Dengyo, and others. It is the three important matters in the "Life Span" chapter of the essential teaching. Practicing only the seven characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo seems limited, but since they are the master of all the Buddhas of the three existences, the teacher of all the bodhisattvas in the ten directions, and the guide that enables all living beings to attain the Buddha way, it is profound.
Earthly Desires are Enlightenment
Written to Shijo Kingo on May 2, 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, May 1, 2015
Nichiren states, "Mugwort that grows in the midst of hemp, or a snake inside a tube [will as a matter of course become straight], and those who associate with people of good character will consequently become upright in heart, deed, and word." If we apply this passage to various influences upon children, we may say that the environment surrounding children, particularly the behaviours of adults, has a great impact on children. Parents must set good examples before nagging them to do this or that. Parents must strive to become a good, upright influence for children like hemp for mugwort. It is also important for parents to bring their children closer to "people of good character" outside their own families so that children may advance in a more positive direction
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1960) p.471
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Since I was feeling ill, we took a taxi home. On the way home, felt like vomiting. My child did, too.
Got home a little before 6:00. Rested immediately.
Must exercise. Read a little of The Tale of the Taira Clan.
The fall of the Taira clan was tragic. Where does its fundamental cause lie? Need to analyze it deeply. Some people, despite hardship, retain their grace and composure. Tadanori, the Lord of Satsuma province, was such a person. Of the Taira clan he was an outstanding, youthful general and also a poet. Want to become such a man in the midst of turmoil and raging waves.
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