published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Slanderers are like barking foxes,
(but Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions.)"*
There is nothing that can prevail over the roar of the Lions of Soka.
Let's wage an offensive against all injustice and lies
as vigorously and as strongly as raging waves!
*"On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" - WND-I, page 997
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren and his followers are few, because they are
different in body, but united in mind, they will
definitely accomplish their great mission of widely
propagating the Lotus Sutra. Though evils may be
numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth."
(Many in Body, One in Mind - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 618) Selection source: Q & A on
Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, July 5th, 2009
Monday, July 6th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We of the SGI today who embrace the Mystic Law are the most fortunate of all the 6.8
billion people on this planet. Just because someone enjoys favourable circumstances
doesn't necessarily mean they are happy. If they feel empty inside, they can't be
said to be happy.
"Unsurpassed happiness is found in dedicating one's life to the Mystic Law, the
supreme teaching of Buddhism. Happiness isn't the absence of problems or worries.
Even Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day, encountered great
hardships--he faced slander and abuse, incurred intense hatred and jealousy, and
battled fierce onslaughts by the three powerful enemies. And he deliberately showed
these struggles to his followers as an example for their own Buddhist practice.
"True joy can be found in the midst of challenges. Problems can help us grow. Strong
opponents can make us stronger. It is just as the Daishonin says when he writes: 'It
is not one's allies but one's powerful enemies who assist one's progress' (WND-1,
770)."
SGI Newsletter No. 7811, YOUNG WOMEN'S DIVISION COMMEMORATIVE GATHERING--PART 1 [OF
5] Be Cheerful Suns of Happiness, from the June 7th, 2009, issue of the Seikyo
Shimbun, translated July 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 ---
"KARERA WA YAKAN NO
HOURU NARI"
SOKA NO SHISHIKU NI
KATSU MONO NASHI!
DOTO NO DAIKOSEI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA ICHIRUI WA ITAI DOSHIN NAREBA HITOBITO
SUKUNAKU SORAEDOMO DAIJI O JOJITE ICHIJO HOKEKYO HIROMARI
NANTO OBOE SORO AKU WA OOKEREDOMO ICHIZEN NI KATSU KOTO
NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)
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