Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 10 March 2017 - ‘Developing Youth in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen Rufu’

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda

March 10, 2017

 

 Where is happiness to be found? The famous Roman philosopher - emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 ce) said, "A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for." Human happiness, he maintains, lies in doing those things only humans can: seeking the truth and acting to help those who are suffering. Goethe also asserted that those who work cheerfully and take joy in the fruits of their labour are truly happy. These are the words of great thinkers and as you can see they are in complete accord with the teachings of Buddhism.

 

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 From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

March 10, 2017

 

 A sutra says: "Rely on the Law and not upon persons. Rely on the meaning of the teaching and not upon the words. Rely on wisdom and not upon discriminative thinking. Rely on sutras that are complete and final and not on those that are not complete and final." The meaning of this passage is that one should rely not upon the words of the bodhisattvas and teachers but should heed what was established by the Buddha.

 

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 872

How Those Initially aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra

Written to the lay nun Myoho in 1277

 

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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda

March 10, 2017

 

 There is a great difference between simply living a long life and living a full and rewarding life. What's really important is how much rich texture and colour we can add to our lives during our stay here on Earth - however long that stay may be. Quality is the true value, not quantity.

 

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Daisaku Ikeda – A Youthful Diary (31 May 1951) p.114

 

Awoke at 6:50. Did gongyo, feeling refreshed both in body and spirit.

Not to be filled with vitality and burning with passion during the precious years of youth would be a waste. Advancement – what a youthful word, filled with possibilities for the future. I will, throughout my life, use and practice this word both in name and in reality. Advancement – this word implies growth, hope, courage, youth and justice.