Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, October 4, 2008
We are people of faith and faith is the ultimate conviction. Nothing could be sadder nor more shortsighted, therefore, than complaining or giving up when we encounter some small obstacle in our path. A genuine Buddhist is a person of wisdom and conviction.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (Buddhism Day by Day)
The expansive world lies not in some distant place; it exists right where you are. That is why you need to win where you are right now. Today‚’s victory is linked to your eternal victory.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, October 4, 2008 (Daily Wisdom)
In the light of the above points, this shows, my followers, that you had better cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by day, and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 622
The Problem to Be Pondered Nigh and Day
Written to Toki Jonin on August 23, 1275
