published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"I'll never give up, no matter what!"
With such a resolute spirit,
let's live absolutely successful winning lives!
Having unyielding optimism,
let's challenge ourselves to overcome any
kind of adversity that might confront us in life.
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism?
Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their
parents, their teachers, and their country."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 690) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 14th, 2009
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Tricked by bait' is a metaphor for how human beings--even though taking
various measures and precautions to stay safe--may be swept away by
immediate desires or have a lapse of judgment due to narrow thinking,
leading ultimately to their self-destruction. Sadly, this kind of human
folly remains very much in evidence today.
"The Daishonin, therefore, counsels that rather than giving our life, our
most valuable possession of all, for 'shallow, worldly matters,' we should
dedicate it to: 'the Buddha's precious teachings.'
"Though we speak of 'not begrudging one's life,' the Daishonin's Buddhism is
definitely not a teaching of reckless self-sacrifice or martyrdom. Mr.
Makiguchi, Mr. Toda, and I--the first three presidents of the Soka
Gakkai--have taken action with the resolve to advance kosen-rufu in such a
way that not a single member is sacrificed, and to willingly give our all
towards that end."
SGI Newsletter No. 7728, SGI President Ikeda's Study Lecture Series,
LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY
<NEW SERIES>, [1] "Letter from Sado"--Part 1 [of 3], Dedicate This Supreme
Life to Buddhism, from the January 2009 issue of the Daibyakurenge,
translated March 6th, 2009.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Daily Gosho 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 ---
"MAKEJI DAMASHII" DE
JINSEI O KACHINUKE!
FUKUTSU NO RAKKAN SHUGI DE
IKANARU GYAKKYO MO
KANZEN TO UCHIYABURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"BUKKYO O NARAWAN MONO FUBO SHISHO KOKUON O WASURUBESHIYA
KONO DAION O HOZEN NIWA KANARAZU BUPPO O NARAI KIWAME
CHISHA TO NARADE KANAU BEKIKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 293)
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