Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 8 September 2020 - Year of Advancement and Capable People



    Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda

September 8, 2020 

Without opposition there is no growth. It is hard to argue with that logic. A state in which we are free from problems or constraints is not happiness. Happiness is transcending all opposition and obstacles and continuing to grow. 

Events

1957 President Josei Toda makes declaration against the use of nuclear weapons.

 

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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

September 8, 2020 

Priests possessed by the heavenly devil, such as Ryokan and the others, deceived your father, Saemon no Tayu, and tried to destroy you and your brother, but you, having a wise heart, heeded Nichiren's admonition. Therefore, just as two wheels support a cart, or two legs carry a person, just as two wings enable a bird to fly, or just as the sun and moon aid all living beings, the efforts of you brothers have led your father to take faith in the Lotus Sutra. 

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 845

A Father Takes Faith

Written to Ikegami Hyoe no Sakan Munenga on September 9, 1277

 

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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda

September 8, 2020 

The German author Herman Hesse writes that the more one matures, the younger one grows. Certainly there are many people who as they age become increasingly vigorous and energetic, more broad-minded and tolerant, living with a greater sense of freedom and assurance. It is important to remember that ageing and growing old are not necessarily the same thing.

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 Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (01 March 1955) p.230

Intense back pain – suffered all day. Could this be the work of the Devil of the Sixth Heaven? Can only chant to the Gohonzon for the protective functions of Bodhisattva Medicine King and the gods of Bonten and Taishaku to become manifest. Received a lecture from President Toda in his office on "One Hundred and Six comparisons." Keenly aware of my own lack of intelligence.