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A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our SGI young mothers,
never give up, no matter what!
All the struggles that you might be having right now will
definitely help to form a solid foundation of
indestructible happiness in your life.
Please remember that your mentor is always chanting
daimoku earnestly for your happiness.
* April 11th - Soka Gakkai's young mothers' day
Saturday, April 11th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A single character of the Lotus Sutra is like the great
earth, which gives rise to all things."
(Reply to Onichi-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1089) Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo
Shimbun, April 11th, 2009
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I recall my mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, encouraging a
young women's division member who was bravely challenging her karma. Her
father had died when she was very young, and then she lost her mother, who
had been her sole support. While struggling to make ends meet, she was also
battling ill health. When she came to Mr. Toda for guidance, he gazed at her
kindly and said with strict compassion: 'I wonder how seriously you're
really grappling with your problems. Practising Buddhism is all about
grappling with problems. Struggling with problems and solving them is what
faith is all about.' These words get right at the heart of the Daishonin's
Buddhism. In a similar vein, Mr. Toda once said to me: 'Dai, life means
suffering. Only through suffering can you really come to understand faith
and become a great individual.'"
SGI Newsletter No. 7745, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN:
THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY [2] "Letter from Sado"--Part 2 [of 3]. The Direct
Path to Attaining Buddhahood: Overcoming Great Obstacles Is the Key to
Transforming Our Karma, from the February 2009 issue of the Daibyakurenge,
translated April 3rd, 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 ---
WAKAKI OKASAN
GANBARE!
SUBETE NO ROKU WA
KOFUKU NO GENSEN DA.
SHISHO GA INOTTE IRU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO ICHIJI WA DAICHI NO GOTOSHI BANBUTSU O SHUSSHO
SU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1263)
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