Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, November 30, 2013
President Toda often said: "Those of you who have problems or sufferings, pray earnestly! Buddhism is a deadly serious win-or-lose struggle. If you should [pray with such an earnest attitude] and still have no solution forthcoming, then I will give you my life!" This invincible conviction on which Mr. Toda was willing to stake his life inspired the members.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Though water may be muddied, it will again become clear. Though the moon may hide behind the clouds, it will surely reappear. Similarly, in time my innocence became apparent, and my predictions proved not to have been in vain.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1007
Letter to the Lay Priest Nakaoki
Written to the lay priest Nakaoki and his wife on November 30, 1279
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, November 30, 2013
That we take pains to protect weapons while we expose children - the future of the race - to peril is impermissible. To ignore this absurdity will spell defeat for humanity. We must not live to destroy. We have the spiritual power to create peace and happiness.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 March 1951) p. 96
Day after day, I am filled with gratitude and deep emotion. Gradually, I am comprehending the sublime blessings of the Gohonzon. Because this teaching is infinitely profound and immeasurable, I can only exert myself untiringly and wholeheartedly. Who can fathom the actual proof, the reality of what we experience through this faith? Could there be a more magnificent principle, manifesting itself in our lives and in our daily affairs? Such phenomena - such power - cannot be denied. To do so would be the same as denying that which can be scientifically proven.
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