Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Nichiren Daishonin writes, "If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 1598). Please be confident that the higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness. Those who possess an altruistic spirit are the happiest people of all.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
All these things I have done solely in order to repay the debt I owe to my parents, the debt I owe to my teacher, the debt I owe to the three treasures of Buddhism, and the debt I owe to my country. For their sake I have been willing to destroy my body and to give up my life, though as it turns out, I have not been put to death after all.
On Repaying Debts Of Gratitude
Written in 1276, Nichiren Daishonin wrote this treatise to express his gratitude to Dozen-bo and sent it to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo, senior priests at the time.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 November 1950) p.59
Financially, I am in serious straits. Mr. Toda's family also seems to suffer privations. I hope life will be tranquil for them as soon as possible. All I desire is that Mr. Toda can take the lead in the vanguard of kosen-rufu.
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