Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Youth means to cherish hope, it is a time of development. Youth means to challenge oneself; it is a time of construction. Youth means to fight for justice, it is a time of action.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, September 10, 2015
More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!"
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 851
The three Kinds of Treasure
Written to Shijo Kingo on September 11, 1277
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Neither the pure land nor hell exists outside oneself; both lie only within one's own heart. Awakened to this, one is called a Buddha; deluded about it, one is called an ordinary person. The Lotus Sutra reveals this truth, and one who embraces the Lotus Sutra will realize that hell is itself the Land of Tranquil Light - Nichiren
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (06 June 1950) p.31
Somebody once said that people's minds are smaller than beans, and only a hero knows a hero's heart. Someone else said: "Let those who laugh, laugh. Let those who slander you say what they will."
Fools cannot possibly grasp the great principles of the Daishonin's Buddhism. You who criticize, go ahead and criticize if you wish. Because of you, I can attain my enlightenment.
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