Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Humanity today lacks hope and vision for the future. It is for precisely this reason that the Bodhisattvas of the Earth have appeared. Without your presence, the future of humanity would be bleak and spiritual decline its destination. That is why you have been born in this age and are now playing an active role in society. This is the meaning of jiyu, or "emerging from the earth." Consequently, each of you will definitely become happy. Please be confident that you will lead lives overflowing with good fortune throughout the three existences of past, present and future.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, January 21, 2016
I hope all those who are serious in their resolve will gather in one place and listen to this letter.
The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day
Written to Toki Jonin on August 12, 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, January 21, 2016
We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts - Nichiren
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (12 February 1951) p.88
Always carry out propagation,
For faith is for oneself and for others.
Never neglect the practice of gongyo
For it is the motivating force for all of life's activities.
Never forget construction and growth.
For they are youth's most valuable asset.
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