Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
September 23, 2024
Winning in life is not a matter of form or appearances. It has nothing to do with vanity. Victory in life ultimately hinges on whether one has truly fought, whether one has truly advanced.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
September 23, 2024
Miao-lo said, "Wise men can perceive the cause of things, as snakes know the way of snakes." The present epidemics are like the virulent boils of King Ajatashatru that could not be cured by anyone but the Buddha. They can only be eliminated by the Lotus Sutra.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 920
The Two Kinds of Illness
Written to Shijo Kingo on June 26, 1278
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
September 23, 2024
Now, if you wish to attain Buddhahood, you have only to lower the banner of your arrogance, cast aside the staff of your anger, and devote yourself exclusively to the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra. Worldly fame and profit are mere baubles of your present existence, and arrogance and prejudice are ties that will fetter you in a next one - Nichiren
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (26 May 1955) p.244
Thought to myself that new renovations must be added to the Gakkai headquarters building sometime soon, so that it may accommodate growing numbers of people. it must be like the main fortress of kosen-rufu. Many chapter meeting places or community centers will also be necessary. Won't there be hundreds of chapters ten years from now? A common mortal cannot know this. But without these, kosen-rufu cannot be realized in accord with our wishes. How many seriously consider these things with a sense of responsibility and vision for the future.
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