Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
November 19, 2023
The innate power of humanity is the driving force that breaks down all barriers of discrimination. The ultimate expression of this humanity is Buddhahood; it is the power of the Mystic Law. Daimoku is therefore the fundamental energy for realizing victory in the struggle for human rights.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
November 19, 2023
In this age, it is as natural for a woman to change her fixed karma by practicing the Lotus Sutra as it is for rice to ripen in fall or chrysanthemums to bloom in winter. When I prayed for my mother, not only was her illness cured, but her life was prolonged by four years. Now you too have fallen ill, and as a woman, it is all the more timely for you to establish steadfast faith in the Lotus Sutra and see what it will do for you.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 955
On Prolonging One's Life Span
Written to the lay nun Myojo in 1279
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
November 19, 2023
To be concerned only with one's own happiness is egoism. To claim you care only about the happiness of others is hypocrisy. Genuine happiness is becoming happy together with others. Josei Toda said: "Just becoming happy oneself -- there's nothing difficult to that. It's easy. Helping others become happy is the foundation of our faith."
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 December 1956) p.308
Not feeling well all day. Deplore my frail health. It's miserable, sad. How will I accomplish anything great in the future with this health? At what age am I destined to die?
If the principle that 'the ultimate reality of an individual's life pervades the entire universe' is true, then it should be possible to reform my life, including its physical aspect, through determined faith.
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