published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, April 24th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
You, my dearest friends,
who have such noble missions to fulfil for kosen-rufu,
put forth your very best to protect your mentor and
win against any form of injustice.
Let's all become genuine lion kings, resolutely determined
to dedicate our lives to fighting for the cause of justice and truth!
* "My wish is that my disciples will be cubs of the lion king, never to be
laughed at by the pack of foxes. It is
hard to encounter a master like Nichiren, who since distant kalpas in the
past down to the present day has
never begrudged his body or life in order to expose the faults of his
powerful enemies!" - "In the Continent of
Jambudvipa", WND-II, page 1062)
Friday, April 24th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's lecture series, "The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship",
Seikyo Shimbun, April 24th, 2009
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In one of our dialogues, leading Indian Gandhian scholar Dr. N.
Radhakrishnan quoted these words of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): 'I know
this, that when I am gone, Jawaharlal will speak my language.' And true to
his prediction, after Gandhi died, his disciple Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) carried on his work and led newly independent
India on the road to prosperity.
"With regard to the mentor-disciple relationship, Dr. Radhakrishnan also
said: 'A mentor lives on in the deeds of his disciples,' and 'Mentor and
disciple become one when they live in a creative way oriented toward
eternity.'
"We of the SGI, linked by the bonds of mentor and disciple, continue to
fulfil the Buddha's prophecy, spreading its message throughout the world and
transmitting it on to future generations. Together, we represent a great
river of outstanding Bodhisattvas of the Earth--a great river that flows
powerfully into the boundless future, like the eternal Ganges."
SGI Newsletter No. 7753, THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN AND THE
MENTOR-DISCIPLE RELATIONSHIP [6] On the Buddha's Prophecy, translated April
14th, 2009, from the February 5th, 2009, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun.
* 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 ---
SHIMEI NO KIMI YO!
SHI O MAMORI
AKU NI KATE!
SEIGI NI IKIKIRU
SHIN NO SHISHI TARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA ICHIMON WA SHISHI NO HOURU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)
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