星期五, 8月 17, 2007
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.
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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.
星期四, 8月 16, 2007
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.
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.
星期三, 8月 15, 2007
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.
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.
星期二, 8月 14, 2007
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.
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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.
星期一, 8月 13, 2007
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.
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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.
星期五, 8月 10, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 16
One who has mastered himself is truly free.
Freedom lies in the heart of the sage, servitude in the heart of the fool.
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Hope is courage.
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The secret to victory in any struggle is fervent prayer. The next step is boldly to take action.
Maintaining courage, hope and perseverance, let us inspire everyone to action and encourage each other toward victory. This is the formula for winning in any endeavor.
Freedom lies in the heart of the sage, servitude in the heart of the fool.
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Hope is courage.
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The secret to victory in any struggle is fervent prayer. The next step is boldly to take action.
Maintaining courage, hope and perseverance, let us inspire everyone to action and encourage each other toward victory. This is the formula for winning in any endeavor.
星期四, 8月 09, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 15
Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage.--Nichiren
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Courageous people are first masters of their own heart.
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No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality in the face of sufferings and hurdles.
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Continue forging ahead despite any storms or hardships that may arise. Be fearless and advance like a lion.
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Courageous people are first masters of their own heart.
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No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality in the face of sufferings and hurdles.
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Continue forging ahead despite any storms or hardships that may arise. Be fearless and advance like a lion.
星期三, 8月 08, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 14
Rather than lift your voice in a thousand laments at the encroaching darkness, light a single candle!
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Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone.
The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs.--Nichiren
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Courage is the invincible jeweled sword that cuts through all adversity.
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Confront reality, look it squarely in the face, and with guts, wisdom and strength, challenge everything that lies ahead of you.
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Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone.
The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs.--Nichiren
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Courage is the invincible jeweled sword that cuts through all adversity.
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Confront reality, look it squarely in the face, and with guts, wisdom and strength, challenge everything that lies ahead of you.
星期二, 8月 07, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 13
The courageous person wins.
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The human will is an asset equally distributed among everyone, and any individual can allow it to manifest itself from one's inner possible resources if one has a mind to do so .
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We must never give up our commitment to peace, our desire to learn and our love for humanity.
Putting those ideals into practice and spreading them among others is an act of courage.
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The human will is an asset equally distributed among everyone, and any individual can allow it to manifest itself from one's inner possible resources if one has a mind to do so .
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We must never give up our commitment to peace, our desire to learn and our love for humanity.
Putting those ideals into practice and spreading them among others is an act of courage.
星期一, 8月 06, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 12
If we are to do good, not only for ourselves but for humanity and the world as well, we need courage.
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Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace.--Amelia Earhart
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A mother's feeling for her children is a perfect example of courage and compassion.
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Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace.--Amelia Earhart
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A mother's feeling for her children is a perfect example of courage and compassion.
星期四, 8月 02, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 11
No matter what anyone else may say, always do what you believe is right.
If you have the courage to do that, it's like having a magical weapon of unlimited powers.
In Buddhism, we call such a person a bodhisattva, one dedicated to relieving the suffering of others.
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When praised highly by others, one feels that there is no hardship one cannot bear. Such is the courage that springs from words of praise.--Nichiren
If you have the courage to do that, it's like having a magical weapon of unlimited powers.
In Buddhism, we call such a person a bodhisattva, one dedicated to relieving the suffering of others.
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When praised highly by others, one feels that there is no hardship one cannot bear. Such is the courage that springs from words of praise.--Nichiren
星期三, 8月 01, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 10
We should not dwell on the past; there is no need to do so.
Those who exert themselves fully in the present moment and burn with great hope for the future are the true sages in life.
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Buddhahood is the greatest courage and strongest life force there is.
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To live a victorious life requires the courage to speak out for justice and the will to show others the way to true freedom.
Those who exert themselves fully in the present moment and burn with great hope for the future are the true sages in life.
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Buddhahood is the greatest courage and strongest life force there is.
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To live a victorious life requires the courage to speak out for justice and the will to show others the way to true freedom.
星期二, 7月 31, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 9
Happiness as well as the real proof of being alives lies in the will to challenge yourself continuously, unbroken and undefeated by anything.
Hold fast to courageous faith, always striving to the very end in every field of endeavor.
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Our greatest ideas or plans, our boundless compassion for others---all of these will come to nothing unless we have the courage to put them into action.
Without action, it's as if they never existed.
Hold fast to courageous faith, always striving to the very end in every field of endeavor.
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Our greatest ideas or plans, our boundless compassion for others---all of these will come to nothing unless we have the courage to put them into action.
Without action, it's as if they never existed.
星期一, 7月 30, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 8
Courageous action on the part of the young is the source from which all else is created.
And it is conviction that guides and lends support to courage.
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Only when people have the courage to stand up for justice, even if they are the only one, can they lead the world in the direction of peace and good.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
And it is conviction that guides and lends support to courage.
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Only when people have the courage to stand up for justice, even if they are the only one, can they lead the world in the direction of peace and good.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
星期五, 7月 27, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 7
It is not easy for people to exhibit compassion.
Many people who claim to have compassion are actually hypocrites. That is why courage is a more apt word than compassion.
To courageously speak about what is right is tantamount to compassion.
Courage and compassion are like two sides of the same coin.
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Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next step.
Many people who claim to have compassion are actually hypocrites. That is why courage is a more apt word than compassion.
To courageously speak about what is right is tantamount to compassion.
Courage and compassion are like two sides of the same coin.
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Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next step.
星期四, 7月 26, 2007
Buddhism for you -- Courage 6
Courage comes from the wish to do what's right, to build a just society and to be a good human being.
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Martin Luther King Jr. declared, "Evil is ultimately doomed by the powerful, inexorable forces of good."
Good means standing on the side of the people, standing on the side of respect for life.
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You should not have the slightest fear in your heart.
It is lack of courage that prevents one from attaining Buddhahood.--Nichiren
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Martin Luther King Jr. declared, "Evil is ultimately doomed by the powerful, inexorable forces of good."
Good means standing on the side of the people, standing on the side of respect for life.
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You should not have the slightest fear in your heart.
It is lack of courage that prevents one from attaining Buddhahood.--Nichiren
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