A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Now you must strengthen your faith more than ever."*
Those who possess courage and tenacity to win and advance will definitely be protected by Buddhist gods.**
*"I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen it more than ever." - "The Supremacy of the Law", WND-I, page 614
** heavenly gods and benevolent deities (shoten-zenjin) -
http://www.sgilibra
Friday, August 21st, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 21st, 2009
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
All of you are sincerely chanting daimoku and working for the happiness of others. You are striving hard in Soka Gakkai activities. Nothing is nobler than this. Without a doubt, the Daishonin is praising and applauding your efforts. You are sure to attain clear and wonderful benefits. It doesn't matter whether others are aware of your efforts or not. When you dedicate your life to kosen-rufu, you will have no regrets. All of your struggles will have meaning and become causes for your victory. Please continue to fight alongside me as proud Gakkai members!
(SGI Newsletter No. 7837, SGI President Ikeda's Speech, Young Women's Division Commemorative Gathering, Part 3 of 5. Translated August 18th, 2009)
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by
clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"IMA ICHIJU GOJONI
ONKOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI"
YUKI TO SHUNEN DE
KACHISUSUMU TOSHI O
SHOTEN WA GENGO SURU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JINSHIN WA UKEGATASHI TSUME NO UENO TSUCHI JINSHIN WA
TAMOCHIGATASHI KUSA NO UENO TSUYU HYAKUNIJU MADE TAMOCHITE NA O KUTASHITE SHISEN YORIWA IKITE ICHINICHI NARITOMO NA O AGEN KOTO KOSO TAISETSUNARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1173)
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