Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Gohonzon is the concrete manifestation of the very existence
of Nichiren Daishonin, who taught kosen-rufu. Because of that, if you
only practice gongyo and chant daimoku and don’t take any other action
for the sake of kosen-rufu or improving your own life, the Gohonzon
will not have its true, full effect. If, however, you take actions to
achieve kosen-rufu, they will serve as that extra push for your own
life and help you leap to higher and higher states of mind in your
gongyo and chanting as well.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, October 30, 2008 (Buddhism Day by Day)
If you allow the passing of time to let you forget the lofty
vows of your youth, you stand to block the source of your own boundless
good fortune and sever the roots of limitless prosperity for your
family and loved ones as well. Please never let this happen. Only by
remaining steadfast to the vows we have made in our youth can we shine
as true victors in life.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, October 30, 2008 (Daily Wisdom)
Shakyamuni’s practices and the virtues he consequently attained
are all contained within the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. If we
believe in these five characters, we will naturally be granted the same
benefits as he was.
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 365
The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period af the Thus Come One’s Passing
Written to Toki Jonin on April 25, 1273
