People who respect others are respected by others in turn

Daily Guidance Thur 01/12

 

 

For Today and Tomorrow Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Thursday, January 12, 2012 In a passage of the "Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings," the Daishonin observes, "When you bow to a mirror, the reflected image bows back" (Gosho Zenshu, p. 769). People who respect others are respected by others in turn. Those who are unstinting in their compassion and concern for others are also protected and supported by others. Our environment is essentially a reflection of ourselves.         The Strength Tree created by Australian aborigine children..each added a leaf making you stronger. Buddhism Day by Day Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Thursday, January 12, 2012 Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory.  In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being. A strong spirit, strong faith and strong prayer—developing these is victory and the world of Buddhahood.       Daily Wisdom From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Thursday, January 12, 2012 How, then, are you to go about nurturing faith in the Lotus Sutra?  For if you try to practice the teachings of the sutra without faith, it would be like trying to enter a jeweled mountain without hands [to pick up its treasures], or like trying to make a thousand-mile journey without feet.  The answer is simply to examine the proof that is close at hand, and thus take hold of faith that is far off. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 511 Letter to Horen Written to Soya Kyoshin in April 1275