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A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is important that we plant deeply the roots of
our faith and practise in the place where we each have our own
unique missions to fulfil.
Those who strive, patiently and consistently,
to build a solid foundation in life will
ultimately triumph, without fail.
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, I want people with seeking minds to meet and
read this letter together for encouragement."
(Letter from Sado - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 306) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's
speech, Seikyo Shimbun, November 23rd, 2008
Monday, November 24th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Everything starts with dialogue; it is the first step towards fresh
value-creation.
"The 'Expedient Means' (2nd) chapter of the Lotus Sutra--part of which we
recite morning and evening in gongyo--is a paean to life that begins with
the Buddha embarking on a dialogue with his disciples: 'At that time the
World-Honoured One calmly arose from his samadhi and addressed Shariputra'
(LS2, 23). The Lotus Sutra describes an assembly that takes place on the
ultimate level of life and embraces the entire universe, starting on Eagle
Peak and moving to the Ceremony in the Air expounded in the 'Life Span'
(16th) chapter [a portion of which we also recite in gongyo]. When we sit in
front of the Gohonzon, we ourselves become part of that assembly. Gongyo is
a ceremony of dialogue between teacher and disciples, between the Buddha of
the Latter Day of the Law and us. It is a ceremony watched over by all
Buddhas and heavenly deities of the ten directions and three existences.
"In a letter to the lay nun Myoho, the Daishonin writes:
"When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo], our
Buddha nature, being summoned, will invariably emerge. The Buddha nature of
[the heavenly deities] Brahma and Shakra, being called, will protect us, and
the Buddha nature of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas [throughout the universe],
being summoned, will rejoice. (WND-1, 887)
"There is no more powerful sound than the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
No force can obstruct the advance of our movement as we chant and spread the
Mystic Law, cheerfully reaching out to others in dialogue based on the
shared commitment of mentor and disciple."
SGI Newsletter No. 7660, THE LIGHT OF THE CENTURY OF HUMANITY, Courageously
Reaching Out to Others in Dialogue--Part 1 [of 2], from the Oct. 24th, 2008,
issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Nov. 11th, 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 ---
SHIMEI NO BUTAI NI
FUKAKU "NE" O HARE!
ASERAZU JIMICHI NI
KISO O KATAMETA HITO GA
SAIGO NI KANARAZU KATSU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO FUMI O KOKOROZASHI ARAN HITOBITO WA YORIAUTE GRANJI
RYOKEN SOROTE KOKORO NAGUSAMASE TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 961)
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