summer holidays as of July 20th until late August- got to take a break
sometime! Mitsuko & Ritu will bravely hold the fort until the 29th when
Mitsuko will take a break as she is moving and Ritu goes back home for the
summer to India. Mitsuko will then very kindly come back on line about the
4th August with Jim in Chicago supporting her. Hope you have a great summer
yourself and of course to those down under, stay warm!
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions."*
To all of our youth,
who resolutely advance with the spirit of
'Oneness of Mentor and Disciple',
be like lions, act courageously and confidently,
say what is indeed right, speak what the truth is!
* "On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" - WND-I, page 997
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore
be an obstacle?"
(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, July 16th, 2008
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) said: 'Those who live life in
perfection look only forwards, those who have stopped moving forwards look
back on their achievements.' Moving forwards--this is what all of you are
doing. Those who keep pressing ahead for their own growth, for the happiness
of their friends, and for the development of kosen-rufu are the most
praiseworthy; they are the ultimate victors in life. If, on the other hand,
we become arrogant and self-satisfied, thinking that we've already done
enough and can just sit back and relax, we begin to stop growing. Not
advancing is regressing.
SGI Newsletter No. 7583, 19th SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS
MEETING--PART 2 [OF 2] , The Future Depends upon the Disciples, on June
18th, 2008, from the June 23rd, 2008, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun.
Translated July 15th, 2008
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Daily Gosho is available by
clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html
---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"NICHIREN GA ICHIMON WA
SHISHI NO HOURU NARI"
SHITEI FUNI NO SEINEN YO
SHISHI TO NARE!
YUKAN NI SEIGI O SAKEBE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA SHISHIKU NO GOTOSHI IKANARU YAMAI
SAWARI O NASUBEKIYA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)
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