Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 26 December 2020 - Year of Advancement and Capable People



Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda

December 26, 2020 

Good health equals Buddhism. Daily life equals faith. Taking care to avoid traffic accidents and making efforts to stay in good health, therefore, are all part of our Buddhist practice. It is important that we live wisely, striving with the awareness each day that all the actions and activities we undertake for the sake of faith contribute to our good health and well-being.

 

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From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

December 26, 2020 

In addition, we live today in a time of trouble, when there is little that ordinary people can do. And yet, busy as you are, in your sincerity of heart you have sent me thick-stemmed bamboo shoots of the moso variety as offerings to the Lotus Sutra here in the mountains. Surely you are sowing good seeds in a field of fortune. My tears flow when I think of it. 

The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings

The opening and concluding portions of this letter have been lost, so its date and recipient are both unknown

 

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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda

December 26, 2020 

It is foolish to ignore or deny the contribution of medicine. Otherwise, faith descends into fanaticism. We must use medical resources wisely in fighting illness. Buddhism gives us the wisdom to use medicine properly. Wisdom is the basic ingredient to health, to long life, and to happiness. The new century of health, then, must be a new century of wisdom.

 

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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (01October 1957) p.338 

It's becoming necessary to plan out our monthly finances. Must think about setting guidelines to provide for the children's education.

Conducted the first lecture of the month in the evening. In the meeting hall at the headquarters. On the section of Nichikan's "The Threefold Secret Teaching" that enumerates the three thousand worlds in a single moment of life. Since I had received direction on the material from Sensei, I could lecture confidently.

Went to M.'s house after the lecture, though I should have gone home early. I wish to help people, but I'm astonished at how easily I let others take advantage of me.

Stayed up late discussing the family budget, among other things, with my wife.