From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Rice is what sustains life. It is like the oil that sustains the life of the lamp. The Lotus Sutra is a lamp, and its votary is the oil that sustains it. Or again, the lay supporters are the oil that sustains the lamp of the votary.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 983
King Rinda
Written to Soya Doso on August 17, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Buddhist teaching of the oneness of life and its environment tells us that humanity and the natural world are one. That is why if we wish to protect the environment, we must transform and purify the three poisons - greed, anger and foolishness - that exist in people's lives. The principle of human revolution focuses on precisely that: inner transformation at the most fundamental level.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (18 September 1954) p.200/201
There are times I think about death and times I am filled with the joy of living. At times I give guidance, overflowing with profound gratitude and appreciation for the Mystic Law; at other times I only go through the motions, giving guidance and carrying out propagation out of obligation. At times I want to run to Sensei's side, while at others, I feel in the depths of my heart like avoiding him.
A lonesome youth. A young man gripped by a myriad emotions. Fateful days of youth. I can only advance with all my might. In any event, whether joyful of suffering, I must advance, as a child of the Gakkai.
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