Friday, December 25, 2015

Buddhism strives for its believers to be wise

For Today and Tomorrow 
Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Many religions have demanded blind faith, taking away people's independence. President Makiguchi opposed such enslavement. What he called for instead was solidarity of awakened common people. To achieve this, he proposed a self-reliant way of life in which we advance on the path of our choice with a firm, independent character. He also stressed a contributive way of life in which we set our fundamental goal in life toward the realization of happiness for ourselves and others, casting aside arrogance and self-satisfaction to respect and benefit others. 

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