Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, November 6, 2015
To establish meaningful lives, I hope that during your youth you will work hard to polish your intellect. Life, in a sense, is a battle of wisdom. It is the power of Buddhism that enables one to win this battle. True faith is characterized by a brilliance of intellect and depth of wisdom that result from devotion to practice.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, November 6, 2015
In the end, no one can escape death. The sufferings at that time will be exactly like what we are experiencing now. Since death is the same in either case, you should be willing to offer your life for the Lotus Sutra. Think of this offering as a drop of dew rejoining the ocean, or a speck of dust returning to the earth.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1003
The Dragon Gate
Written to Nanjo Tokimitsu on November 6, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, November 6, 2015
Society is where we put the teachings of Buddhism into practice. The essence of Buddhism shines in our actions in society.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (28 September 1950) p.51
It has become rather cool. I am a young man with a single white shirt. I wish I had an overcoat. All the people on the train were wearing overcoats.
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Labor with a purpose is worthwhile. Those who toil and die to no purpose are like slaves.
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