Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, November 16, 2012
When we speak of showing actual proof, it doesn't mean we have to try to put on a show of being in any way more knowledgeable or accomplished than we are. It is my hope that, in the manner that best suits your situation, you will prove the validity of this Buddhism by steadily improving in your daily life and in polishing your character, as well as in your family, place of work and community.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thus it seemed that I could not possibly escape with my life. Whatever the design of the heavenly gods in the matter may have been, every single steward and Nembutsu believer worthy of the name kept strict watch on my hut day and night, determined to prevent anyone from communicating with me. Never in any lifetime will I forget how under those circumstances you, with Abutsu-bo carrying a wooden container of food on his back, came in the night again and again to bring me aid.
The Sutra of True Requital
Written to the lay nun Sennichi on July 28, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Friday, November 16, 2012
The real essence and practice of humanism is found in heartfelt, one-to-one dialogue. Be it summit diplomacy or the various interactions of private citizens in different lands, genuine dialogue has the kind of intensity described by the great twentieth-century humanist and philosopher Martin Buber as an encounter "on the narrow ridge" in which the slightest inattention could result in a precipitous fall. Dialogue is indeed this kind of intense, high-risk encounter.
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1958) p.408
I gave a speech titled "toward Realizing Kosen-rufu."
My entire life is dedicated to declaring and fighting to realize President Toda's vision – his last will. This is my only mission in this world.
Let those who laugh do so. Let those who are angry with me be so.
It is only natural that I live my life as a disciple, true to my belief. To fulfill this mission throughout my life is absolutely correct from the standpoint of faith. May all bodhisattvas and Buddhas of the ten directions and throughout past, present and future watch over me.
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