A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, August13th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
With fresh new determination,
let's make new friendships with new people.
Now is our chance to make growth and development.
Let's courageously initiate action!
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Regard your service to your lord as the practice of the
Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by 'No worldly affairs
of life or work are ever contrary to the true reality.'"
(Reply to a Believer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 905) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, August 13th, 2008
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
The Great Teacher Dengyo (also known as Saicho; 767-822), who propagated the Lotus Sutra in Japan some 1,200 years ago, during the Middle Day of the Law, wrote: "Who, if not the bodhisattvas, are the treasures of thenation and the benefactors of the nation?" He proclaims that bodhisattvas, as depicted in the Lotus Sutra, are the genuine treasures and benefactors of a country.
And who today, in the Latter Day of the Law, chants and propagates the daimoku of the Mystic Law in accord with the Daishonin's teachings and carries out the work of Bodhisattvas of the Earth for the sake of others, for society, for the nation, and the cause of world peace? None other, I declare, than all of us, the members of the SGI. This is something of which we have good reason to be proud.
SGI Newsletter No. 7589-SGI President Ikeda's Speech, 20th
Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held on July 16,
2008-Part 1 [of 2]. Translated on July 30, 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 ---
ATARASHII KETSUI DE
ATARASHII YUJO O MUSUBE!
SEICHO TO HATTEN NO
"chance" TORAI DA.
UTTE DEYO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONMIYAZUKAI O HOKEYO TO OBOSHIMESE 'ISSAI SEKEN NO CHISEI
SANGYO WA MINA JISSO TO AIIHAI SEZU' TOWA KORENARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1295)
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