vacation on the 29th August. Hope you have a really great summer, stay cool
and for those down-under, stay warm!
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Opportunities unfold for those who put their faith into action.
Let's make brave moves and confidently speak out.
Let's all shine, gloriously, by making a powerful and dynamic leap forwards!
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practise and study."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 386) Selection source:
Q & A on Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, July 20th, 2008
Monday, July 21st, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Neither Mr. Toda nor Mr. Makiguchi ever said that a prestigious academic
background was crucial in practising the Daishonin's Buddhism. Of course, we
all know that society places importance on academic background and titles,
and the presence of highly educated, widely recognised people within our
organisation can help promote deeper trust among the general public. But in
the realm of faith itself, faith is ultimately what counts. In our
organisation, those to whom we should offer the greatest respect are the
members who actively share the Daishonin's Buddhism with others.
"For example, a person doing judo can read a lot of books that have nothing
to do with judo and brag about being well educated and smart, but that has
no bearing on their practise of judo. To judo athletes, winning at judo is
what counts. Simply put, the same principle holds true for our Buddhist
practise."
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 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 ---
"Chance" WA
KODO NO HITO NI OTOZURERU!
OKIKU UGOITE
OINI KATARE!
EIKO NO DAIZENSHIN O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SOROBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)
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