Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, September 21, 2015
In the twinkling of an eye we grow old. Our physical strength wanes and we begin to suffer various aches and pains. We practice Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism so that instead of sinking into feelings of sadness, loneliness and regret, we can greet old age with an inner richness and maturity as round and complete as a ripe, golden fruit of autumn. Faith exists so that we can welcome smiling and without regrets an old age that is like a breathtaking sunset whose dazzling rays colour heaven and earth in majestic hues.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, September 21, 2015
I cannot adequately express my gratitude for your frequent letters. At the time of my persecution on the twelfth, not only did you accompany me to Tatsunokuchi, but also you declared that you would die by my side. This can only be called wondrous.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 196
The Persecution at Tatsunokuchi
Written to Shijo Kingo on September 21, 1271
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, September 21, 2015
Efforts to reach out and engage others in dialogue with the aim of fostering mutual understanding and bringing people closer together may seem ordinary and unexciting, but they in fact constitute a bold and daring challenge to create a new era of human civilization.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (22 June 1950) p.35
The times, society, the world and ideas - along with human history, all have entered an era of unparalleled complexity.
How will Japan and the world develop in the future? Can anyone tell? Does anyone know?
Worldwide tension mounts daily. Am I the only one so anxious about it?
Overslept this morning. Was warned by my department chief.
Tonight I'm going to bed early, by 11:30
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