Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
September 16, 2020
A nurse who cared for many terminal patients has observed, "Ultimately, people only die as they have lived." To die happily is therefore extremely difficult. And since death is the final settlement of accounts for one's life, it is when our true self comes to the fore. We practice faith to live happily and also to die happily. One who has faith in the Mystic Law will not die an unhappy death.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
September 16, 2020
Therefore, those who become Nichiren's disciples and lay believers should realize the profound karmic relationship they share with him and spread the Lotus Sutra as he does. Being known as a votary of the Lotus Sutra is a bitter, yet unavoidable destiny.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 994
Letter to Jakunichi-bo
Written to Jakunichi-bo Nikke on September 16, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
September 16, 2020
One thing is certain: That is, that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of it. If you really believe you can do something, you can. That is a fact.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 May 1955) p.238
Sensei also seems very tired. He told me that last night he had a vomiting bout. Sensei's efforts over the last several years would equal hundreds of years of effort by the average man. Like a human projectile, he has thrown himself into the lead for kosen-rufu and for developing disciples. Meanwhile, other society leaders amuse themselves by playing golf, mah-jongg, or relaxing at the hot springs. The average person may think a leader like President Toda is crazy while the others are wise.
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