Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Without courage we cannot be compassionate. Courage and compassion are inseparable, like the two sides of a coin. Faith is the wellspring of courage. The Daishonin says, "Nichiren's disciples cannot accomplish anything if they are cowardly," (The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 128). A cowardly person cannot realize victory in life. Unless we have the courage to really dedicate our lives to kosen-rufu, we cannot construct true happiness for ourselves and others.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Even though one may encounter a wise teacher and the true sutra and thereby embrace the correct teaching, when one resolves to break free from the sufferings of birth and death and attain Buddhahood, one will inevitably encounter seven grave matters known as the three obstacles and four devils, just as surely as a shadow follows the body and clouds accompany rain. Even if you should manage to overcome the first six, if you are defeated by the seventh, you will not be able to become a Buddha.
Letter to Misawa
Written to Misawa Kojiro on February 23, 1278
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, February 23, 2014
The only way for human beings to change is for them to conquer their inner darkness and rediscover the eternal dignity within their own lives. Cultivating the noble spirit with which all people are endowed will directly lead to a change in the destiny of humankind.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 October 1953) p.145
Bright sunshine. The sky, a stage in a dreamlike play. I want my life, too, to shine a spirited dance of "happiness in this world" on the stage of this earth.
Completed my astronomy study. Great nourishment for the future. Deeply thankful to President Toda.
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