每日箴言
池田大作出版著作
4月 20日
"心为切要"啊。人心中确有无比脆弱、见异思迁等丑陋的东西。但是，人心中更有刚强无比、坚定不移、崇高的部分。
Daily Encouragement
Daisaku Ikeda's
April 20
"The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human heart; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobled.
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🌞Good afternoon Myo Ho friends !
🙏 Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo to you.
🙆♀️Together we encourage one other.
👋👋Buddhism sees us all as related and owing debts of gratitude to one another.
👋👋Challenging our human revolution is the way to repay our debts of gratitude.
📝Let's learn from Ikeda Sensei's
guidances.
🙏"Gratitude entails knowing to whom we
are indebted for our present life and circumstances and, by dedicating ourselves to our Buddhist practice, repaying the kindnesses showed to us.
💙🤝❤️In another sense, showing gratitude means elevating our state of life from one of being supported by others to one of supporting others, drawing the power to do so from the innermost depths of our being.
🙏📖In Sanskrit, there is the expression kritajna, which literally means
"acknowledging (jna)
what has been done on one's behalf (krita)."
🙆🙆♀️🙆🏻♂️After one acknowledges and appreciates what has been done for one, the next step is to live a life dedicated to the welfare of others.
👉This is the is the origin of the term repaying debts of gratitude that appears in the Chinese sutras.
💁🏻♀️💁🏻♂️Knowing and having appreciation that who we are now is the result of the actions and support of many others can powerfully affirm our sense of self and help us build a foundation for our life and our ongoing personal growth.
👋👋Showing our gratitude is the challenge of human revolution, the process by which we can develop our potential to the greatest
possible extent.
🙏✍️In this letter, Nichiren discusses the four debts of gratitude owed by all.
✅The first is the debt of gratitude to one's father and mother.
👨👩👧👦How infinitely profound is the debt we owe to our parents who gave us life and nurtured us!
💁🏻♂️Nichiren says that our debt to our father is higher than Mount Sumeru,"and our debt to our mother is deeper than the ocean (see WND-2, 637).
💁🏻♀️We must find some way of repaying this enormous debt.
🫡The first thing we need to do, he tells us, is to take faith in Buddhism.
👩❤️👨Parents' greatest wish is for the growth and happiness of their children, so entering the path to happiness by Having FAITH AND PRACTICING BUDDHISM IS THE KINDEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR PARENTS AND THE BEST WAY TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE TO THEM.
✅✅Second is the debt of gratitude to the nation's ruler. This is the gratitude owed to the sovereign for supporting one's livelihood, thereby providing one with food, shelter, and clothing.
🌇In today's democratic world, where sovereignty rests with the people, it is gratitude to society itself.
🙏Similarly, therefore, Nichiren's remarks about praying for the ruler to "enjoy peace and security in his present existence and good circumstances in future existences"
(WND-2, 637)
🙏🌆could today be interpreted as PRAYING FOR THE HAPPINESS OF EVERY MEMBER OF SOCIETY.
✅✅✅The third is the debt of gratitude to all living beings.
🪐LIFE IS ETERNAL, extending through the three existences of past, present, and future;
🪷🙏♻️the sutras teach that we have been born in this world after having undergone the cycle of birth and death infinite times.
👨🦳👵🏻FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW, AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN THE PAST, ALL MEN HAVE BEEN OUR FATHER AND ALL WOMEN HAVE BEEN OUR MOTHER.
🙏🛎Buddhism sees us all as related and owing debts of gratitude to one another.
🙏👨👩👧👦Nichiren indicates here that this is why we should wish for the happiness of all people.
😇Since supreme happiness lies in attaining the life state of Buddhahood,
THE BEST WAY TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE TO OTHERS IS TO TEACH THEM BUDDHISM, THE ULTIMATE MEANS FOR GAINING ENLIGHTENMENT.
🇧🇪Mr. Toda said: "True greatness means
that, even if you forget what you've done for others, you never forget what others have done for you and always do your utmost to repay your debts of gratitude. 🪷🌟✨Therein shines the light of Buddhism.
💁🏻♀️💁🏻♂️Such people radiate integrity, depth of character, generosity, and charm."
🇧🇪Ikeda Sensei's encouragement :
🙏"This, too, is the conclusion at which I have arrived after more than sixty years of
Buddhist practice.
😮💨I have seen many different people-
people who have lived lives of gratitude, people who have been ingrates.
👋👋Those who have a sense of
appreciation and gratitude are loved and trusted by everyone and lead lives of tremendous fulfillment and satisfaction. 💙🙏❤️Based on Nichiren's teachings, it is clear that the inner radiance of those who embody true gratitude will imbue their lives with indestructible good fortune and benefits throughout the three existences."
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's our workplace
that is the training ground
where we can grow
and "forge" ourselves as human beings.
Conducting ourselves
in a sincere and honest manner,
let's strive to become people
who are invaluable.
Let's demonstrate actual proof
of winning other's trust
and achieving victory!
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciple may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life."
("The Opening of the Eyes",
WND-l page 283)
Selection Source: Buddhist Teachings
Seikyo Newspaper: April 19th, 2022
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Only with the courage and perseverance to face fierce winds of adversity can we open the way for kosen-rufu.
"No matter what happens, if you don't give up, continue contributing to the community and show actual proof of faith, kosen-rufu will expand greatly without fail."
The New Human Revolution - Volume 27, Seeking Spirit 48, translation released April 2022.
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20th Apr, Daily guidance by Daisaku Ikeda:
Great spirit always draws in an abundant volume of fresh, new breath in his way. Indeed, morning is the start of a new day. Or, rather, it should be called the start of a new self. If you regard every day as your first campaign, you will not stagnate, nor will you fall into force of habit.
4月20日, 池田先生今日指导：
伟大的灵魂时常尽情呼吸着这种清新气息。早晨确是新一天的开始。不，倒不如说，早晨是"新的自己"的开始。如果视每一日为自己的首仗，就不会停滯不前，也不会流于惰性。🙏
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Today's Gosho: 757
"The Buddha taught that the blessings of a single offering to the votary of this sutra are a hundred, thousand, ten thousand, million times greater than those of offering countless treasures to Shakyamuni Buddha for eighty million kalpas.
When one encounters this sutra, one will overflow with happiness and shed tears of joy."
Nichiren Daishonin (WND, 1027)
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4月20日 向前进！坚决果断地向前进！勇敢地向眼前的现实挑战！这样的人是最高的胜利者，是尊贵的女性。不管谁会说什么！不管谁会怎么认为！一一 池田大作
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