Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
September 11, 2023
Nothing can match the strength of those whose lives have been shaped and forged through challenging and overcoming hardships. Such people fear nothing. The purpose of our Buddhist practice is to develop such strength and fortitude. To cultivate such an invincible core is in itself a victory. It is also the greatest benefit. Those who can succeed in this endeavour will savour unsurpassed happiness, they can manifest the supreme state of Buddhahood.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
September 11, 2023
Because this mountain is where this wondrous votary of the Lotus Sutra dwells, how can it be any less sacred than the pure land of Eagle Peak? This is what [The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra means when] it says, "Since the Law is wonderful, the person is worthy of respect; since the person is worthy of respect, the land is sacred."
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1097
The Person and the Law
Written to Nonjo Tokimitsu on September 11, 1281
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
September 11, 2023
If we are to survive, a stronghold of peace must be fashioned within the mind of every single man, woman and child on the earth. This stronghold must resolutely hold out against the invasion of any idea to make war.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (16 March 1955) p.235
Physical condition extremely poor. Is it destiny? Karmic retribution? The result of past slander?
No spirit, no will. I am like someone on the brink of death. The cherry blossoms of the springtime of my youth have now fallen and scattered. Ho sad! Must devote myself to chanting daimoku consistently. My only choice is to spur myself on powerfully, to show actual proof the Buddhism's strictness and of the strict power of my own determination.
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