Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.
NichirenThe Vimalakirti Sutra states that, when one seeks the Buddhas' emancipation in the minds of ordinary beings, one finds that ordinary beings are the entities of enlightenment, and that the sufferings of birth and death are nirvana. It also states that, if the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds.
NichirenThat which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.
NichirenDo not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of a real man.
NichirenWorthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity,decline,disgrace,honor,praise,censure,suffering, and pleasure.They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who is unbending before the eight winds.
NichirenBy an increase in anger, warfare arises. By an increase of greed, famine arises. By an increase of stupidity, pestilence arises. Because these three calamities occur, the people's earthly desires grow all the more intense, and their false views thrive and multiply.
NichirenSummoning up the courage to take action is always the same regardless of how seemingly big or small the challenge. What may look like a small act of courage is courage nonetheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.
NichirenSuffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.
NichirenA mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to become like a clear mirror, reflecting the essential nature of phenomena and the true aspect of reality. Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
NichirenMore valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body. The most valuable of all are the treasures of the heart.
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