Daily Encouragement (& Wisdom for Modern Life)
Monday, February 29, 2016
When parents exert themselves in the way of faith, they can lead their children to happiness without fail. Likewise, the attainment of Buddhahood of the child guarantees the attainment of Buddhahood of the parents. One lighthouse illuminates the way for many ships to steer a course safely through uncertain waters. In the same way, people with strong and committed faith shine as beacons of hope for their family and relatives.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, February 29, 2016
In the end it is nothing other than the loving kindness with which the woman cares for her child that makes the difference. Her concern concentrates on one thing just like the Buddhist practice of concentration. She thinks of nothing but her child, which is similar to Buddhist compassion. That must be why, although she created no other causes to bring it about, she was reborn in the Brahma heaven.
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 283
The Opening of the Eyes
The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272
Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (03 May 1951) p. 110
Advance! Holding high the banner of the Mystic Law, toward attaining kosen-rufu. Two billion people await us, await the Soka Gakkai's bold advance.
The leaders' faces were clear and bright as the new organization implementation was announced. Everyone in high spirits, each determination, lecture and resolution statement filled with dynamic vigor. I sat by myself in the centre of the meeting, quietly listening to my mentor and the other senior leaders, thinking that no one but Mr. Toda is aware that a lone youth's sights are firmly set on the Soka Gakkai's path ten years into the future.
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