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A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Life is a drama that is performed according to our life condition.
This friend and that friend,
let's take every opportunity to help them
to form a connection with Buddhism and its philosophy.
With our hearts bursting with sunshine
and brimming with high spirits,
let's go out and meet as many people as we can.
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the case of rice plants, there are three types, those
that ripen early in autumn, those that ripen in a middling
time, and those that ripen late, and yet all are ready to
be harvested within a single year. In the same way,
although persons fall into three different categories of
superior, middling, and inferior, all alike, within the
space of a single lifetime, can come to the realisation
that they themselves are identical and in no way at
variance with all the Buddhas, the Thus Come Ones."
(On the Ten Factors - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.2, page 79) Selection source: Living Buddhism, Seikyo
Shimbun, January 11th, 2009
Monday, January 12th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In War and Peace, Tolstoy writes: 'Valour [is] the pledge of victory,' and
'A battle is won by the side that has firmly resolved to win.' These words
set forth principles that are equally crucial in the undertaking to effect
positive change in society.
"The Soka Gakkai has also won in its struggle of words for the sake of peace
by forging ahead with unswerving courage and resolve.
"Buddhism teaches the spirit of not begrudging one's life and exerting
oneself bravely and vigorously. If we fight courageously and selflessly, we
are certain to triumph."
SGI Newsletter No. 7684, 24TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
2 [OF 2], Everything Begins with the Spirit to Go Out and Take Action, from
the Dec. 20th, 2008, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Jan. 9th, 2009
* 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 ---
JINSEI WA KYOGAI NO GEKI DA.
ANO TOMO KONO TOMO NI
BUTSUEN O HIROGEYO!
"TAIYO NO KOKORO" DE
SASSO TO TOBIDASE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AKI NO INE NIWA WASE TO NAKA TO OKU TONO MITTSU NO INE
AREDOMO ICHINEN GA UCHINI OSAMURUGA GOTOKU KOREMO JO CHU
GE NO SABETSU ARU HITO NAREDOMO ONAJIKU ISSHO NO UCHINI
SHOBUTSU NYORAI TO ITTAIFUNI NI OMOI AWASETE ARUBEKI
KOTONARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 411)
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