Religion should unite the potential for good in people's hearts toward benefiting society and humanity and creating a better future

Daily Guiance Sat 02/18

For Today and Tomorrow Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Saturday, February 18, 2012 Religious strife must be avoided at all cost; under no circumstance should it be allowed. People may hold different religious beliefs, but the bottom line is that we are all human beings. We all seek happiness and desire peace. Religion should bring people together. It should unite the potential for good in people's hearts toward benefiting society and humanity and creating a better future.  Buddhism Day by Day Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Saturday, February 18, 2012 Life contains the capacity, like flames that reach toward heaven, to transform suffering and pain into the energy needed for value creation, into light that illuminates darkness. Like the wind traversing vast spaces unhindered, life has the power to uproot and overturn all obstacles and difficulties.  Like clear flowing water, it can wash away all stains and impurities. And finally, life, like the great earth that sustains vegetation, impartially protects all people with its compassionate, nurturing force. (I realize this is the same guidance as yesterday's For Today and Tomorrow.  Maybe we need to hear it again.)     Daily Wisdom From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Saturday, February 18, 2012 Grass without roots will die in no time and a river without a source will not flow far. A child without parents is looked down upon. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the heart of the "Life Span" chapter, is the mother of all Buddhas throughout the ten directions and the three existences of past, present and future. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 184 The Essence of the "Life Span" Chapter Recipient unknown; written on April 17,1271 Women's Division Month