Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 7, 2015
It is our hearts that change others' hearts. Friendship changes people. Travellers who pull their capes over their shoulders and brace themselves determinedly against the cold wind naturally relax and change their outlook and actions when warmed by the sun.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, December 7, 2015
A single life is worth more than the major world system. You still have many years ahead of you, and moreover you have encountered the Lotus Sutra. If you live even one day longer, you can accumulate that much more benefit. How precious your life is!"
On Prolonging One's Life Span
Nichiren Daishonin sent this letter in 1279 to the lay nun Toki, the wife of Toki Jonin.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, December 7, 2015
Peace can never be attained by passively waiting for it. It is necessary for each of us, no matter how weak we may feel we are, to build deep within our hearts a stronghold for peace that can withstand, and in the end silence, the incessant calls for war.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (22 November 1950) p.64
A still moonlit night. Recited poetry to myself on the way home, for the first time in a long while. My thoughts are many.
I read somewhere that if our hearts are light, our tasks will be light as well, and the prudent actions are more important than wise thoughts.
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