Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 17, 2015
Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow and develop as human beings. If we succeed, we are envied if we fail, we are ridiculed and attacked. Sadly, this is how people are. Unexpected grief and suffering may lie ahead of you. But it is precisely when you encounter such trying times that you must not be defeated. Never give up. Never retreat.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, July 17, 2015
Those who chant Myoho-renge-kyo [the title of the Lotus Sutra] even without understanding its meaning realize not only the heart of the Lotus Sutra, but also the "main cord," or essential principle of the Buddha's lifetime teachings.
"This is What I Heard"
Written to the lay priest Soya Jiro on November 28, 1277
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 17, 2015
Human beings inherently possess the strength to overcome any hardship. Religions have traditionally taught the importance of such spiritual strength. This is Buddhism's point of origin. Shakyamuni Buddha taught us to strive to win happiness and peace, not outside but within ourselves.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (01 June 1949) p.3
What a magnificent moon tonight! Without the moon and the stars twinkling above us, how empty and desolate the world would be!
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