"Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and
more.
Monday, April 6th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Especially when we encounter hardships or challenges,
it is most important for us to go back to the key points of our practice and
faith.
Through chanting daimoku with the strong faith to dispel the
clouds of fundamental darkness and muster up a fresh renewed
life condition,
let's start a new advancement towards even greater victories!
*"The single word 'belief' is the sharp sword with which
one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or
ignorance." (Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 751, The
Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 119)
** "Even the power of this wondrous Law cannot fully
manifest in a life that is clouded by ignorance.
Ignorance is the inner darkness that prevents us from
believing in the Mystic Law and staying focused on the
Buddha nature of ourselves and others. The practice of
chanting enables us to break through this darkness and
vibrantly bring forth our Buddhahood. Battling our
ignorance--this inner struggle is the essence of chanting
daimoku." (Lectures on "On Attaining Buddhahood in This
Lifetime" by Daisaku Ikeda, page 39)
Monday, April 6th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This body of ours in the end will become nothing more than the soil of the
hills and fields. Therefore, it is useless to begrudge your life, for though
you may wish to, you cannot cling to it forever ."
(The Fourteen Slanders - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page
760) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 6th, 2009
April 6th-12th, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Overconfidence and carelessness is our greatest enemy.
The Daishonin warns us,
"(As I have said before,)
be millions of times more careful than ever."*
By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo earnestly and
single-mindedly,
let's continue to advance and achieve absolute victory, again and again!
*"The Hero of the World" - WND-I, page 839
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends, Daily Gosho and Words of the Week 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 ---
KUNAN NO TOKI KOSO
SHOSHIN NI TACHIKAERE!
MUMYO NO YAMI O YABURI
"fresh" NA SEIMEI DE
ARATANA SHORI NO ZENSHIN O.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOTEMO KONO MI WA ITAZURANI SANYA NO TSUCHI TO NARUBESHI
OSHIMITEMO NANIKA SEN OSHIMU TOMO OSHIMITOGU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1386)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
YUDAN WA TAITEKI DA.
"HYAKUSENMANOKUBAI
GOYOJIN ARUBESHI"
ISSHIN FURAN NO INORI DE
MAE E MAE E KACHI SUSUME!
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