A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's take strict precautions against fires.
Let's make sure to carefully and constantly check all
possible sources of fire such as electrical outlets and
plugs, ashtrays, etc..
Chanting daimoku with a strong determination that there
will be absolutely no accidents,
let's not be overconfident or careless anytime.
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to
enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life,
and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-
happens."
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 681) Selection source: "Myoji no
Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, July 26th, 2008
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
---DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT-
The aim of the Soka Gakkai is something more powerful and
profound than secular power; it is the spreading of the
principles of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, which is the
key to building happiness and peace for all humankind.
Buddhism expounds the Law of life, which is of a
completely different dimension than the laws of the land
and secular authority.
I learned the principles of the Daishonin's Buddhism from
Mr. Toda. He personally instructed me, for instance, in
the difficult Gosho, "The Entity of the Mystic Law"
(WND-1, 417ff). He taught and trained me a little every
morning, and on Sundays as well. Sometimes he'd ask
questions, and I'd have to answer. When we completed our
study of this writing, Mr. Toda gave me a certificate
indicating that I had completed this course of instruction
under him. This certificate was just a simple piece of
paper, but I regarded it as one of my most precious
treasures. I believed that it would become a symbol of the
highest intellectual excellence, and I'm sure Mr. Toda had
the same conviction. The Buddhist Law is truly wondrous in
its workings, and now I have been privileged to receive
numerous academic honors from around the globe. In
contrast, those who have scorned certificates or awards
bestowed on them in the realm of kosen-rufu have all ended
up miserable. As the Daishonin writes: "It is the heart
that is important" (WND-1, 1000).
SGI Newsletter No. 7582, SGI President Ikeda's Speech on
the occasion of the 19TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS
MEETING--PART 1 [OF 2]. Translated on July 10, 2008.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by
clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.
---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KASAI NI GENJU CHUI O!
KONSENTO YA HAIZARA TO
HIMOTO NO TENKEN O OKOTARUNA.
ZETTAI MUJIKO NO INORI DE
ISSAI NO YUDAN O HAISE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI
OMOIAWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASETAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
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