published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The path of Soka is one on which
we steadily create value every day.
Lively and with youthful enthusiasm,
let's fulfil our missions to the best of our abilities!
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind
begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind
blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still;
when the earth shakes, the seas are a tremble. Thus if one
can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can
grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by
Nichigen-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2,
page 811) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo
Shimbun, September 3rd, 2009
Friday, September 4th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One person's sincerity can be truly inspiring. One person's faith can have a tremendous impact on others.
"In a letter addressed to a follower known as the lady of Sajiki, Nichiren Daishonin describes the profound significance of making an offering to the Lotus Sutra. He writes: 'To illustrate, if a spark as small as a bean is set to a single blade of grass in a spring field of a thousand square [miles] thick with grass, it becomes in an instant an immeasurable, boundless blaze. Such is also the case with [your offering of a single robe]' (WND-1, 533). This is a vivid metaphor. The Daishonin also teaches that the benefit a person gains from making an offering to the Law will also extend to their family and loved ones, including their parents and their grandparents, and indeed the lives of everyone they are connected to (cf. WND-1, 533).
"Everything starts with a single action. A single word of encouragement can inspire courage."
SGI Newsletter No. 7844, YOUNG WOMEN'S DIVISION COMMEMORATIVE GATHERING —PART 4 [OF 5] Engage in Dialogue to Foster Friendship and Humanistic Ideals, from the June 10th, 2009, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Aug. 26th, 2009
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SOKA NO MICHI WA
MAINICHI GA KACHI SOZO
IKIIKITO
WAKAWAKASHIKU
SHIMEI O HATASHIYUKE
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU
OOKAZE FUKEBA SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI
SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA
YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZU YA ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1187)
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