Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, April 15, 2016
Material possessions cannot be enjoyed after death. But millionaires rich in life force are able to freely make use of the treasures of the universe in lifetime after lifetime and enjoy a journey of eternal happiness. That is what constitutes proof of true victory in life.
From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Lotus Sutra offers a secret means for leading all living beings to Buddhahood. It leads one person in the realm of hell, one person in the realm of hungry spirits, and thus one person in each of the nine realms of existence to Buddhahood, and thereby the way is opened for all living beings to attain Buddhahood.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 512
Letter to Horen
Written to Soya Kyoshin in April 1275
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, April 15, 2016
Life and death are one, and the entity of our existence is eternal, persisting throughout past, present and future. The setting sun, radiant with joy, gives proof of its undiminished power and at the same time offers a promise of a bright tomorrow. Bringing our lives to a wonderful, satisfying close guarantees us the path to happiness throughout eternity.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (03 February 1953) p.136
A district lecture on the Gosho "On Establishing the Four Bodhisattvas as the Object of Devotion."…
Feel sorry for those sincere members, since I lack capability as a lecturer. After the lecture, I gave personal guidance. To grasp people's true suffering, to hear their true voices and guide them, enabling them to find the solution, is the noblest work we can undertake in life. I only worry that I lack the power to do so.
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