Nichiren Quotes
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Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.
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One should become the master of one's mind rather than let one's mind master him.
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Worthy 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…
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More 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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Do not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of a real man.
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Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own?
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Buddhism is reason. Reason will win over your lord.
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It is the heart that is important.
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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…
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A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to…
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Flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close,…
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That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own way will be lit.
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Suffer what there is to suffer. Enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life.
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If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way
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If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way.
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Summoning up the courage to take action is always the same regardless of how seemingly big or small the challenge. What may look like a…
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Winter always turns into Spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.
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If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquility throughout the four quarters of the land...
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Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryo of gold.
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Life in this world is limited. Never be in the least bit afraid!
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