Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Intellect will play a very important role in the coming age. By intellect I mean refined wisdom, clear reasoning, profound philosophy and broad-ranging knowledge. We are entering an age when people will develop their intelligence and wisdom, infusing society with their new outlook.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
None of you who declare yourselves to be my disciples should ever give way to cowardice.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 764
The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra
Written to the lay nun Konichi in 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The air around us is filled with radio waves of various frequencies. While these are invisible, a television set can collect them and turn them into visible images. The practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo aligns the rhythm of our own lives with the world of Buddhahood in the universe. It "tunes" our lives, so to speak, so that we can manifest the power of Buddhahood in our very beings.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (18 January 1951) p.79
Whatever hardships I must face, I must never give up hope. I once heard of a certain man, who, in the midst of a series of hardships, kept a painting of a springtime scene that he looked at day and night in order to encourage himself. When "spring" finally did come to his family he kept the painting, which became a cherished family treasure. How much more does this principle hold true for one who embraces the Mystic Law, not to mention the youth who devote themselves to upholding and protecting the Daishonin's Buddhism!
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