A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our earnestness and sincerity are what will open a path to
victory for us.
With a half-hearted attitude or irresponsible action,
however, one will end up with nothing but a miserable
defeat.
Let's put forth our very best effort, therefore, to be
absolutely victorious in every challenge we take.
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the same way, to forget the original teacher who had
brought one the water of wisdom from the great ocean of
the Lotus Sutra and instead follow another would surely
cause one to sink into the endless sufferings of birth and
death."
(The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 747) Selection source:
Learning from Gosho, Seikyo Shimbun, August 9th, 2008
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
There have been many people throughout the history of our
movement who have betrayed their mentors to whom they were
greatly indebted, caused suffering to their fellow
members, and tried to harm the Soka Gakkai. All of you
have seen the wretched and hellish state of life into
which these unfortunate individuals have subsequently
fallen. No matter what clever arguments they might present
to justify their actions, they have engineered their
downfall through their own self-betrayal.
I'll never forget the words the youthful Mongolian
president Nambaryn Enkhbayar shared with me during our
meeting (in February 2007). They were some lines from a
Mongolian folk song: "We speak of hell, but where does
hell come from? / Breaking a vow you have made--that
is hell."
In the course of life, we are bound to meet with various
hardships and occasional unexpected storms of destiny. It
is also certain, in the light of the Lotus Sutra and the
Daishonin's writings, that the Soka Gakkai--an
organization of votaries of the Lotus Sutra--will be
targeted for attack by the three powerful enemies of
Buddhism. And it is also only natural that individuals who
have abandoned and betrayed their faith out of envy or
ingratitude will plot against us. Each such challenge
presents what the Daishonin calls a "crucial moment"
(WND-1, 283). What counts at that time is whether one
remains true to one's vow for kosen-rufu--
Daishonin declares: "This is my vow, and I will never
forsake it!" (WND-1, 281). This is the key to attaining
Buddhahood in this lifetime and securing a state of
happiness that will endure throughout eternity.
SGI Newsletter No.7586 - SGI President Ikeda's Essay, The
Light of the Century of Humanity, "Celebrating the Start
of the Ikeda Kayo-kai". Translated on July 28, 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 ---
"SHINKEN OT SEIJITSU" GA
SHORI O HIRAKU.
"IIKAGEN" WA
HAIBOKU NO MATSURO.
DANKO TO KACHIMAKURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO TAIKAI NO CHIE NO MIZU O UKETARU KONGEN NO SHI
O WASURETE YOSO E KOKORO O UTSUSABA KANARAZU RINNE SHOJI
NO WAZAWAI NARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1055)
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