Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Faith is perseverance. The key to victory in any struggle in life is persistence. That is why Nichiren Daishonin stresses the importance of having faith that flows ceaselessly like water rather than faith that flames up briefly like fire. To advance continuously, it is important never to become exhausted. Carrying out activities until late at night does not equate with strong faith.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Faith in this sutra means that you will surely attain Buddhahood if you are true to the entirety of the Lotus Sutra, adhering exactly to its teachings without adding any of your own ideas or following the arbitrary interpretations of others.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1030
Letter to Niike
Written to Niike Saemon-no-jo in February 1280
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 26, 2015
What does attaining Buddhahood mean for us? It does not mean that one day we suddenly turn into a Buddha or become magically enlightened. In a sense, attaining Buddhahood means that we have securely entered the path or orbit of Buddhahood inherent in the cosmos. Rather than a final static destination at which we arrive and remain, achieving enlightenment means firmly establishing the faith needed to keep advancing along the path of absolute happiness limitlessly, without end.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (09 June 1949) p.8
Got home in the rain about 10:50. Soaking wet all the way. Thoroughly miserable. I feel lonely but can still weep tears of joy in hopes of a future dawn.
Supper tonight - a hunk of bread.
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