Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 21, 2015
Those who say "I'll do it," who are willing to take on a challenge even if they are alone, are true winners. The determination, the commitment to take action yourself, is the force that leads to victory. As Buddhism teaches in the principle of a life - moment possesses 3,000 realms, our mind or attitude can change everything.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, August 21, 2015
T'ien-tai states, "By observing the fury of the rain, we can tell the greatness of the dragon that caused it, and by observing the flourishing of the lotus flowers, we can tell the depth of the pond they grow in." Miao-lo says, "Wise men can perceive the cause of things, as snakes know the way of snakes." When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.
The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period after the Thus Come One's Passing
Written to Toki Jonin on April 25, 1273
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, August 21, 2015
It is important to remember that your worth as a person is not based on your profession. It is not based on wealth, fame or academic credentials. What counts is how hard you have striven in your chosen path, how much good you have accomplished, how earnestly you have devoted your energies to it. It is your spirit of devotion, your sincerity, that determines your true worth.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (16 May 1950) p.21/22
Mr. Toda is facing terrible battles. He is called upon both to attack and defend... I must resolve to stand up soon.
The time has come when a son of the revolution must arise!
Some day this shabby six-tatami-mat room will be a precious memory. Youth must fear nothing.
No flaw is worse than cowardice in a young man.
Youth! In whatever drama life may cast you, play your part well.
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