1105-1107 Buddhist Food 4 Thought
BF4T 1105-1106 can be found at: http://www.sgi-usa.org/encouragement/
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Throughout his life, Shakyamuni encouraged people with his clear, sonorous voice. A Buddhist text describes how Shakyamuni warmheartedly welcomed everyone he met, expressing his joy at seeing them. He showed affection, joy and gentleness in all his interactions. He greeted everyone with courtesy and respect. He never scowled or grimaced. And to put others at ease
1104 Buddhist Food 4 Thought
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The purpose of faith is to become happy. I hope all of you will take this sure path to happiness, never wandering onto byroads that lead to unhappiness. Please walk the great path of kosen-rufu with confidence and pride.
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 (Buddhism Day by Day)
Trust is difficult to earn and it is easily
1102-1103 Buddhist Food 4 Thought
For the 1102 Buddhist Food 4 Thought, check out: http://www.sgi-usa.org/encouragement/
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Buddhism places the highest value on human rights and seeks to ensure that human rights are respected. In caring for just one person, one tries to thoroughly protect and do everything he can for that person. One who respects and embraces the children of the Buddha in this way is a truly capable person and a true leader.
1101 Buddhist Food 4 Thought
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Daishonin has taught us that through gongyo and chanting daimoku we can reach an elevated state in which, while engaged in our daily lives, we travel throughout the entire universe. When you worship the Gohonzon, the door to your microcosm is opened to the entire universe, the macrocosm, and you experience a great, boundless joy, as if you were looking out over the entire cosmos. You feel great satisfaction and rejoicing, a great wisdom, as if you held the entire universe in your palm.
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Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Saturday, October 31, 2009
It is only natural that sometimes we fall sick. But we must see that sickness as a sickness that originally exists in life, based on the principle of the Mystic Law. In other words, there is no reason to allow yourself to be controlled by illness, for it to fill your life with suffering and distress. From the standpoint of eternal life through the three existences, your fundamentally happy self is incontrovertibly established.
Wisdom for Modern