Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The stronger the oppression from without, the stronger one's determination to summon forth one's inner resources to fight against it -- this is the spirit of youth.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
I hear that these priests have been slandering me for some years now. These mosquitos and gadflies, as it were, are such fools that they groundlessly revile Nichiren, who is like the lion king, when they have neither listened to nor seen him.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 856
The Third Doctrine
Written to Toki Jonin on October 1, 1277
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Ultimately, happiness rests on how you establish a solid sense of self or being. Happiness does not lie in outward appearances nor in vanity. It is a matter of what you feel inside; it is a deep resonance in your life. To be filled each day with a rewarding sense of exhilaration and purpose, a sense of tasks accomplished and deep fulfillment -- people who feel this way are happy. Those who have this sense of satisfaction even if they are extremely busy are much happier than those who have time on their hands but feel empty inside.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (29 May 1950) p.27/28
Twenty years since my life began. Now this year is already halfway over. This year is proving to be enjoyable.
Youth - what a promising word! I'll live up to its promise and spend my own youth in a worthwhile and memorable way.
What is my mission? To strive to my utmost in becoming capable for kosen-rufu.
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What counts is to be active and to meet today's challenges and advance to the limits of my youthful energy.
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