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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
People who live out their lives by making every
possible effort to sincerely and earnestly show their gratitude and
appreciation,
are always bright and cheerful.
Let's try to truly understand the debts of gratitude we owe,
especially to our mentor and parents,
and live out our lives fulfilling our vow to the very
last moment of our lives.
*"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", WND-I, page 690
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In that case, I will by all means meet with you as soon
as possible and talk with you directly. Words cannot all
be set down in a letter, and a letter never adequately
conveys one's thoughts, so I will stop for now."
(Encouragement to a Sick Person - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 82) Selection source: Q & A on
Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, March 22nd, 2009
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In our discussion on the realm of the human heart (at the Seikyo Shimbun
building in September 1997), Dr. Seligman, the well-known American
psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association,
pointed to a vital ingredient in dealing with setbacks in our careers or
lives, or coping with suffering. What do you think that ingredient is?
[Called on to give their answer, several members in the audience respond
individually, 'The heart,' 'Conviction,' 'Resilience,' and so on.] Good
answers. You're all very insightful. Dr. Seligman's answer, however, was
'optimism.' He defined optimism as the conviction that though one may fail
or have a painful experience somewhere, sometime, one can take action to
change things. He also described optimism as hope. In the same positive
vein, Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Winter always turns to spring' (WND-1,
536). The Daishonin's Buddhism pulses with an invincible spirit of optimism.
"We all have the power to overcome the most daunting circumstances. This is
something that I'd like you to reflect on deeply."
SGI Newsletter No. 7739, 27TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
2 [OF 2], Building Bridges for Peace, from the March 10th, 2009, issue of
the Seikyo Shimbun, translated March 19th, 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 ---
HOON NO MAKOTO O TSUKUSU
JINSEI WA HAREBARE!
SHISHO NO ON
FUBO NO ON O SHIRI
CHIKAI NI IKINUKE
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOKUTOKU KENZAN SHITE MIZUKARA MOSHIHIRAKABAYA KOTOBA WA
FUMI NI TSUKUSAZU FUMI WA KOKORO O TSUKUSHIGATAKU SORAEBA
TODOME SORAINU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1498)
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