Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 4, 2023
We are people of faith and faith is the ultimate conviction. Nothing could be sadder nor more short-sighted, therefore, than complaining or giving up when we encounter some small obstacle in our path. A genuine Buddhist is a person of wisdom and conviction.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 4, 2023
In the light of the above points, this shows, my followers, that you had better cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by day, and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come.
The Problem to Be Pondered Nigh and Day
Written to Toki Jonin on August 23, 1275
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 4, 2023
The expansive world lies not in some distant place; it exists right where you are. That is why you need to win where you are right now. Today's victory is linked to your eternal victory.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (05 October 1955) p. 253
At 8:30, in reception room # 1, the Seikyo Shimbun sponsored a discussion meeting on the condition of the erroneous sects. The writers have grown considerably. Trust their conviction as bold, youthful pioneers. Awakened with indignation to the poisonous nature and the devilish reality of other sects. Strengthened and solidified my resolve to stand alone and fight. Though others do not see, Dosho and Domyo*, the guardian deities, know all. When I realize that all is apparent to the Mystic Law, my heart fills with joy.
*Dosho and Domyo: Two gods said to dwell on a person's shoulders from the time of birth and record all of his or her actions, to report to King Emma, who judges the dead. They represent the law of cause and effect operating within one's life.
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