Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Gearing up towards the 80th anniversary of the founding of our organisation,*
let us make great advancement, filled with hope for the future!
We will win for sure, through the momentum of our chanting!
The fundamental source of our strength lies in chanting Daimoku.
* The year 2010 will mark the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Soka Gakkai.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If lay believers and their teacher pray with differing minds, their prayers will be as futile as trying to kindle a fire on water."
(The Eight Winds - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 795)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, November 11th, 2009
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If we maintain strong faith, we can turn back the tide of any adversity. That is why developing an even stronger foundation in faith is the ultimate source of victory.
"The Daishonin cites examples from the natural world. Ice, for instance, is frozen water, but it is very different to water in terms of its properties of hardness and coldness. Blue dye, meanwhile, comes from the leaves of the indigo plant, but fabric or yarn that has been repeatedly soaked in that dye will become a shade of blue that is much deeper than the colour of the leaves of the original indigo plant.
"Drawing a parallel with these phenomena, the Daishonin writes: 'The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve [your faith], your colour will be better than that of others, and you will receive more blessings than they do' (WND-1, 615). As these words indicate, through faith that grows ever stronger, we will enjoy increasing energy and vibrancy both mentally and physically, while benefit will manifest itself ever more clearly in our life. By repeatedly strengthening our faith, we can bring forth the indestructible, diamond-like state of Buddhahood within us.
"The Daishonin uses analogies such as the following to describe this great transformation: 'Wood is vulnerable to fire, but sandalwood cannot be burned. Fire is extinguished by water, but the fire that cremated the Buddha's remains could not be quenched. Although flowers are scattered by the wind, those that bloom in the heavens of purity do not wither'(WND-1, 615).
"By continuously reaffirming our commitment to faith, our life in this transient existence becomes adorned with the everlasting and indestructible treasures of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity. Constantly fortifying our faith becomes the key to establishing such a state of life.
"'Repeatedly strengthening one's resolve or faith,' therefore, means to persevere in one's Buddhist practice. It means to be undaunted by obstacles--or, rather, to use obstacles as an impetus to summon forth even stronger faith and polish our life even more."
SGI Newsletter No. 7883, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY. [9] 'The Supremacy of the Law'--Part 3 [of 3]. Faith That Grows Stronger Is the Key to Eternal Victory, from the Sep. 2009 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated Nov. 6th, 2009.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Daily Gosho 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---
SA SORITSU 80 SHUNEN E
KIBO NO DAIKOSHIN O!
WARERA WA DAIMOKU NO IKIOI DE
KATTE IKU NO DA!
INORI KOSO KONPON NO CHIKARA DA
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DANNA TO SHI TO OMOIAWANU INORI WA MIZU NO UENI HI O TAKUGA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1151)
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