Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
In this lifetime, to demonstrate the power of faith in the Mystic Law to others some of you may have been born into poverty so that you could show actual proof by gaining secure and comfortable lives. Some of you may have been born with ill health so that you could show proof by growing strong and healthy. Irrespective of your situations, however, the light of faith in the depths of your beings will continue to shine on eternally with diamond-like brilliance.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the color is better than that of the indigo plant. The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve, your color will be better than that of others, and you will receive more blessings than they do.
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
A complete lack of exertion or stress may seem desirable, but in fact it results in boredom and stagnation. It is essential that we keep making continuous efforts amid challenging circumstances, pushing forward with dynamic creativity and breaking through all obstacles. That is the way to develop new strength and achieve fresh growth, whether it be in the case of an individual or an organization.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (12 February 1951) p.88
I lied to Mr. Toda. Felt terrible all day long. I apologize from the depths of my heart. My physical condition is not at all good. Could my lie have been the agonized cry of a person suffering from illness?
Suffered miserably because of my weakness and lack of fortitude.
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Concluded that my only course is to perfect myself. Then, illuminated by the Mystic Law, I will have no cause to be ashamed; I will be swayed by nothing.
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