Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
November 27, 2023
Faith is the ultimate essence of intellect. Through the practice of correct faith, the intellect comes to shine. Intellect without correct faith lacks a firm anchor in the soil of life and eventually becomes disordered. This prompted the first Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, to remark that many modern thinkers were suffering from what he termed "higher psychosis." Faith without intellect, meanwhile, leads to blind faith and fanaticism. Faith or intellect alone - one without the other - is unhealthy.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
November 27, 2023
Only in the Lotus Sutra do we read that a woman who embraces this sutra not only excels all other women, but also surpasses all men.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 462
The Unity of Husband and Wife
Written to Nichigen-nyo on January 27, 1275
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
November 27, 2023
The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (19 December 1956) p.313/314
Confucius said:
"At thirty, I stood tall.
"At forty, I was free from doubt.
"At fifty, I realized heaven's will."
Yet, as a disciple of Nichiren Daishonin, it is not necessary to delineate things in terms of age. This is due to 'the simultaneity of cause and effect,' the 'three thousand realms in a single moment of life.' This is true as long as I feel my mission and maintain the unity of 'many in body, one in mind.' This should be the absolute basis of everything.
In any event, all I need is to continue my human revolution throughout my life based on faith.
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