"Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and
more.
Monday, October 27th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"To have faith like water means to believe continuously
without ever regressing."*
It's in our day to day lives that the main arena for us to promote
the advancement of kosen-rufu exists.
Those who unceasingly continue to make an effort,
no matter whether their dedication is recognised or not,
are the true heroes and heroines.
*"Today, there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of
some is like fire while that of
others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion
flares up like fire, but as time
goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to
believe continuously without ever
regressing." - "The Two Kinds of Faith", WND-I, page 899
Monday, October 27th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This is what the sutra means when it says, 'You should rise and greet him
from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha.' You should
respect one another as Shakyamuni and Many Treasures did at the ceremony in
the 'Treasure Tower' chapter."
(The Fourteen Slanders - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 757) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, October 27th, 2008
October 27th-November 2nd, 2008
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
What kind of results we will achieve in the future is
determined by what causes we are making right now.*
Let's take action now.
Let's plant the seeds (for a successful future) now.
This is the strategy for victory.
*"If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the
results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand
what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist
in the present."
- "The Opening of the Eyes", WND-I, page 279
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends, Daily Gosho and Words of the Week 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 ---
"ITSUMO TAISEZU
SHINZURU NARI"
HIBI NO SEIKATSU GA
KOSEN-RUFU NO SHUSENJO DA!
JIMICHI NO HITO GA DAIEIYU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO ICHIGE IKKU OMO TOKAN MONO OBA 'MASANI TACHITE
TOKU MUKAETE MASANI HOTOKE O UYAMAU GA GOTOKU SUBESHI' NO
DORI NAREBA HOTOKE NO GOTOKU TAGAINI UYAMAUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1383)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"MIRAI NO KA" WA
"GENZAI NO IN" NI ARI
TE O UTE!
TANE O MAKE!
KORE GA SHORI NO HEIHO DA.
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