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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, December 27, 2010:
Your own offerings were not made to me, Nichiren, but to the Lotus Sutra. Therefore, we must leave it to Shakyamuni Buddha, Many Treasures Buddha, and the Buddhas of the ten directions [to fathom the greatness of] the resulting benefits.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Daily Wisdom
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, December 26, 2010:
In addition, we live today in a time of trouble, when there is little that ordinary people can do. And yet, busy as you are, in your sincerity of heart you have sent me thick-stemmed bamboo shoots of the moso variety as offerings to the Lotus Sutra here in the mountains. Surely you are sowing good seeds in a field of fortune. My tears flow when I think of it.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, December 26, 2010:
In addition, we live today in a time of trouble, when there is little that ordinary people can do. And yet, busy as you are, in your sincerity of heart you have sent me thick-stemmed bamboo shoots of the moso variety as offerings to the Lotus Sutra here in the mountains. Surely you are sowing good seeds in a field of fortune. My tears flow when I think of it.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Daily Wisdom
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, December 25, 2010:
And if we go by the words of the Lotus Sutra, you should also teach the sutra to the best of your ability. When the world makes you feel downcast, you should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, remembering that, although the sufferings of this life are painful, those in the next life could be much worse. And when you are happy, you should remember that your happiness in this life is nothing but a dream within a dream, and that the only true happiness is that found in the pure land of Eagle Peak, and with that thought in mind, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, December 25, 2010:
And if we go by the words of the Lotus Sutra, you should also teach the sutra to the best of your ability. When the world makes you feel downcast, you should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, remembering that, although the sufferings of this life are painful, those in the next life could be much worse. And when you are happy, you should remember that your happiness in this life is nothing but a dream within a dream, and that the only true happiness is that found in the pure land of Eagle Peak, and with that thought in mind, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Daily Wisdom
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, December 24, 2010:
Becoming a Buddha is nothing extraordinary. If you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with your whole heart, you will naturally become endowed with the Buddha's thirty-two features and eighty characteristics. As the sutra says, "hoping to make all persons equal to me, without any distinction between us," you can readily become as noble a Buddha as Shakyamuni.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, December 24, 2010:
Becoming a Buddha is nothing extraordinary. If you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with your whole heart, you will naturally become endowed with the Buddha's thirty-two features and eighty characteristics. As the sutra says, "hoping to make all persons equal to me, without any distinction between us," you can readily become as noble a Buddha as Shakyamuni.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Daisaku Ikeda Animation Series 25 Dec
25 Dec, 2010 (Saturday)
pm-2:30pm
The Flower and The Phoenix
During their summer vacation, Koichi and Yuji go in search of rare bamboo flowers for a school project. In the forest they encounter a legendary phoenix who asks them to help save the forest from destruction. To do this they must find the fountain of life in the forest and overcome its evil guards. The battle they must wage is a battle of words, and it is only by speaking the truth with courage that they can win back the fountain.
花与凤凰
光一与勇司的暑假作业，是一块去寻找稀有的“竹花”。在森林中，他们遇到传说中的凤凰，凤凰请求二人来拯救即将毁灭的森林。要达此目标，他们必须找到森林中的“生命之泉”并击溃邪恶的守卫。少年们的争斗，是靠言论来进行，唯有勇气十足地说出实话，才能夺回生命之泉。
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, December 23, 2010:
In view of all this, your sincerity in sending a gift of five strings of blue-duck coins whenever the opportunity arises truly entitles you to be known as one who propagates the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra in Japan. As first one person, then two persons, then a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand and then all the people throughout the country come to chant the daimoku, before you know it their blessings will accrue to you.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, December 23, 2010:
In view of all this, your sincerity in sending a gift of five strings of blue-duck coins whenever the opportunity arises truly entitles you to be known as one who propagates the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra in Japan. As first one person, then two persons, then a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand and then all the people throughout the country come to chant the daimoku, before you know it their blessings will accrue to you.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Daily Wisdom
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, December 22, 2010:
Since we are now living in the latter age when people are shallow in wisdom and puffed up with pride, it is unlikely that anyone will heed the points I have made in the discussion above. But when a sage or worthy appears, then the full truth of the matter will no doubt become clear. Because I care about you, I have written this letter as a guide. I hope you will study it when you have time.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, December 22, 2010:
Since we are now living in the latter age when people are shallow in wisdom and puffed up with pride, it is unlikely that anyone will heed the points I have made in the discussion above. But when a sage or worthy appears, then the full truth of the matter will no doubt become clear. Because I care about you, I have written this letter as a guide. I hope you will study it when you have time.
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