與自然對話--2

Buddhism for you -- Courage 21

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.--Confucius

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People of true courage always stand alone.

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There is no need to hold back in the struggle against injustice. We should speak the truth plainly, exposing evil for what it is.

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Those who stand up at a crucial moment demonstrate genuine greatness. They are people who leave an immortal history.

Rendezvous with Nature -- 1

Nagano, Japan (August 1999)

Poetry (excerpt)

This rich fountain of the spirit I call the poetic heart
the poetic heart that is the source of all human creativity and power of imagination
It fashions the dreams and daring and hopes of this earth creates harmony and concord
It possesses a force no person whosoever can defy
It transforms the wasteland within us into a fertile plain

Great poems trenchantly capture the truth of that human life force
that blends with and beats in rhythm with nature and the universe
They overflow with compassion and feeling for all beings
They rouse and call forth the poetic heart in others
They bring out the flower and fragrance in human nature
This I believe: restitution of the poetic heart means nothing less than transforming the coming age into the century of the human being!

Daisaku Ikeda

Buddhism for you -- Courage 20

Without courage there is no happiness and it is impossible to create a life of value.
This is an unchanging rule of human existence.

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The deeper the darkness, the more crucial it is for us to make our lives shine like the sun and brilliantly illuminate the surrounding gloom.
This is the way of Buddhism.

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Joy is found in struggle ...it is found in the darkness of the crushing breakers and tearing winds of a stormy sea.--Alexander Pushkin

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Bodhisattvas are courageous individuals who plunge headlong into the thick of society to lead others to happiness.

與自然對話--1

Buddhism for you -- Courage 19

The life of a person who shrinks before oppression and tries to get by with cunning strategies and falsehood is extremely pitiful.
Such a life is self-defeating.
Rather, by fighting against and pushing through all the evil that oppresses one, both internally and externally, one establishes a magnanimous self and a profound and happy state of life.
This is the purpose of faith.

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Though evils may be numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth, just as many raging fires are quenched by a single shower of rain. This principle also hold true with Nichiren and his followers.--Nichiren

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Courageous people can overcome anything.

Buddhism for you -- Courage 18

At a crucial moment it is the strength and courage of ordinary people who have no name or position in society that save the day.

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Courage is free. Anyone can have it.

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When we encounter prejudice, we need to challenge and destroy it without hesitation, on the spot.

Buddhism for you -- Courage 17

The truly strong do not lord it over the weak.

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The Buddha wrote that one should become the master of one's mind rather than let one 's mind master oneself.--Nichiren

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Stuuggling against great difficulty enables us to develop ourselves tremendously.
Difficulties can be a source of dynamic new growth and positive progress.

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Sincere words of encouragement have the power to give people hope and courage to go on living.