Friday, November 27, 2015
Faith is the ultimate essence of intellect. Through the practice of correct faith, the intellect comes to shine. Intellect without correct faith lacks a firm anchor in the soil of life and eventually becomes disordered. This prompted the first Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, to remark that many modern thinkers were suffering from what he termed "higher psychosis. " Faith without intellect, meanwhile, leads to blind faith and fanaticism. Faith or intellect alone - one without the other - is unhealthy.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, November 27, 2015
Only in the Lotus Sutra do we read that a woman who embraces this sutra not only excels all other women, but also surpasses all men.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 462
The Unity of Husband and Wife
Written to Nichigen-nyo on January 27, 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, November 27, 2015
The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (27 October 1950) p.56/57
Personal and family troubles cause people to suffer. These are the most immediate and the most important of problems. Politics, science, institutions, education and so forth all represent attempts to solve certain issues, but for the personal and family problems closest at hand they offer no actual solution. The only fundamental answer lies in a correct faith.
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