published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is nothing more powerful or stronger than justice and the cause of
good.
There is no one who can refute what is the plain and honest truth.
Let's summon up our courage and speak out with confidence!
Saturday, December 13th, 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-kyo, no matter what happens."
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page
681) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 13th, 2008
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The spirit of refuting falsehood and error is the essence of the
Daishonin's Buddhism. In a letter to his disciple Shijo Kingo, who spoke of
the greatness of the Mystic Law to his feudal lord, a follower of the
corrupt priest Ryokan of Gokuraku-ji temple, Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'How
admirable it is that... you communicated this teaching [the Lotus Sutra] to
your lord and urged him to take faith in it. Even though he may fail to
accept it now, you have managed to avoid the offence of complicity' (WND-1,
461). Remaining silent in the face of evil and injustice is actually a form
of support for them. It's tantamount to being an accomplice. The true spirit
of the Daishonin's Buddhism is to fight tirelessly against such abuses and
triumph through the power of words.
"The great Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) wrote: 'It is impossible
to live without a knowledge of the difference between good and evil.' One
cannot lead a truly meaningful life without being able to distinguish
between good and evil, and it is a sound philosophy of life that teaches
this."
SGI Newsletter No. 7670, EXECUTIVE LEADERS CONFERENCE--PART 1 [OF 2].
Challenging Our Human Revolution, from the Nov. 14th, 2008, issue of the
Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 9th, 2008.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Daily Gosho is available by
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http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html
---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SEIGI HODO
TSUYOI MONO WA NAI.
SHINJITSU NIWA
DARE MO KANAWANAI.
YUKI RINRINTO KATARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE
NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
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