SGI President Ikeda's Daily Encouragement November 14, 2011
In a family, if one person is unhappy, then so is the entire family. Therefore, I would like you to sincerely pray for and protect one another so that there are no people who are unfortunate and unhappy, or who abandon their faith, and that every person will become happy. These are the kinds of humanistic bonds among fellow members that give birth to true unity. Coercion or force stemming from power and authority is ineffective at critical moments.
To rise from the depths of sorrow of a beloved person's death and set out to realize his vision with even greater determination and resolve - nothing can compare to the profundity, nobility, and strength of such a life. This is something that my mentor in life, Mr. Josei Toda often solemnly asserted.
GOSHO PASSAGE
When once we chant Myoho-renge-kyo, with just that single sound we summon forth and manifest the Buddha nature of all Buddhas; all existences; all bodhisattvas; all voice-hearers; all the deities such as Brahma, Shakra, and King Yama; the sun and moon, and the myriad stars; the heavenly gods and earthly deities, on down to hell-dwellers, hungry spirits, animals, asuras, human and heavenly beings, and all other living beings. This blessing is immeasurable and boundless.
(WND 887) How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
Written to the lay nun Myoho in 1277
BUDDHISM DAY BY DAY - WISDOM FOR MODERN LIFE
Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds passage to the listener's soul, striking his or her heart and causing it to sing out; the human voice summons something profound from deep within, and can even compel a person into action.
A YOUTHFUL DIARY - Sunday, February 28 (1960) Cloudy
A joint conference was held tonight. We all talked, ate and listened, making preparations for our next battle.
On my way home, stopped by the barber. My heart is so lonesome. I have few people of strong character with whom I can share my thoughts.
Spring is near. I love spring. Want to fill my small yard with all kinds of flowers this year.
The flower show at the Shinjuku Imperial Garden or my home adorned with all kinds of flowers bought from street vendors - which most resembles the artwork in my heart? Which best resembles my dialogue with nature?
The Land of the Eternally Tranquil Light exists within us for all eternity.
Will begin reading again in March. How many books can I read?
The Land of Eternally Tranquil Light: A land where a Buddha lives. One of the 'four kinds of lands,' a classification established
by the T'ien-t'ai school of the types of lands mentioned in the sutras.
