Saturday, December 10, 2016
We must put down firm roots, we must be strong. Inner strength is a prerequisite for happiness, a prerequisite for upholding justice and one's beliefs. One of the Buddha's titles is "He Who Can Forbear." To courageously endure, persevere and overcome all difficulties - the Buddha is the ultimate embodiment of the virtue of forbearance. The power of faith gives us the strength to weather and survive any storm. Perseverance is the essence of a Buddha.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, December 10, 2016
The wonderful means of truly putting an end to the physical and spiritual obstacles of all living beings is none other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
The Wonderful Means of Surmounting Obstacles
While the year that this letter was written is not known with certainty, it is thought to date around 1277. It was addressed to Shijo Kingo.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote: "Women are, by their power of conversation and their social influence, the civilizers of mankind. What is civilization? I answer, the power of good women." The solidarity of wise, good women will be the great power to guide the world toward peace and happiness.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (27 March 1957) p.329
Stomach cramps kept me in bed in the morning. My wife was extremely worried; she said I should see the doctor. Went to work in the afternoon. The devil of illness… Sorry to worry Sensei.
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Home just after 8:00. While lying down, carefully polished the Osaka House of Councillors election campaign strategy. Statistically speaking, we cannot win. Our only choice is to fight with the spirit to "lodge an arrow deep into a rock."* Pray, fight, open the way; forge a path.
* "Lodge an arrow…": A reference to the story of General Stone Tiger, whose simple arrow penetrated a boulder he had mistaken for the tiger that had mauled his mother to death.
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