Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, January 4, 2016
Life is a series of changes, a succession of ups and downs. But those who possess a prime point, a home to which they can return no matter what happens, are strong. To come home to the world of friendship in the SGI, to talk things over and prepare for a fresh departure - this is the way I hope all of you will live. When you do, you will advance upon a fundamentally unerring path to happiness.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, January 4, 2016
You are already a lay practitioner and therefore one of the "good men" described in the sutra. One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one's heart may be likened to a ship that crosses the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. The Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, "Even a single phrase cherished deep in one's heart will without fail help one reach the opposite shore. To ponder one phrase and practice it is to exercise navigation."
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 33
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
Written to Shiji Shiro on April 28, 1961
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, January 4, 2016
The essential teaching of Buddhism is that the life of the Buddha resides in every plant and tree, even in the smallest dust mote. It's a philosophy founded on a profound reverence for life.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (28 January 1951) p.83
Up at 9:30a.m. A warm Sunday. B., his wife and S. came to see me. It's troublesome to have visitors first thing in the morning. Ate a meal at noon - breakfast and lunch combined...
At 7:20 I arrived at Mr. Toda's for a lecture and was scolded for being late. It was totally my fault... I must devote myself completely to this great teaching.
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