Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 31, 2015
What is the secret to victory? Mr. Toda once described that in a certain sense life is a gamble. "If you are lucky, you will win," he said. "But if you are unlucky, then sometimes no matter how hard you try you lose. This is a hard fact." That is why, in addition to ability, good fortune is essential. The key to creating good fortune is found in faith and daimoku. I hope that you will all act in accord with the fundamental Law of Buddhism and lead victorious lives filled with unsurpassed good fortune.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, July 31, 2015
Even a wise man cannot become a Buddha through the other sutras, but with the Lotus Sutra, even fools can plant the seeds that lead to Buddhahood. As the sutra passage I have quoted earlier puts it, "Although they do not seek emancipation, emancipation will come of itself."
The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, July 31, 2015
What is the purpose of life? It is happiness. But there are two kinds of happiness: relative and absolute. Relative happiness comes in a wide variety of forms. The purpose of Buddhism is to attain Buddhahood. In modern terms, this could be explained as realizing absolute happiness - a state of happiness that can never be destroyed or defeated.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 September 1949) p.10
"What is today's task? To fulfill my mission for today. What is my mission for today? To struggle in my own circumstances. What is that struggle? To advance, to the limits of my strength.
...When we do our best today, the future sparkles, and flames of joy leap high."
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