Sunday, December 6th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make absolutely sure that we finish meetings and
activities as scheduled.
Please avoid walking alone in dark areas and try to
return home as early as possible, especially at night.
The Daishonin warns us,
"When you return to your own home,
be even more careful than usual."*
Safety and no accidents -- these are the top priorities for
all our activities.
*"Nine Thoughts to One Word" - WND-II, page 731
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What is the poison? It is the three paths of earthly desires, karma, and suffering that are our lot. What is the medicine? It is the Dharma body, wisdom, and emancipation. And what does it mean to change poison into medicine? It means to transform the three paths into the three virtues: the Dharma body, wisdom, and emancipation.... This is what the attainment of Buddhahood in one's present form means."
(What It Means to Hear the Buddha Vehicle for the First Time - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 743) Selection source: SGI Study Department Chief Katsuji Saito's lecture at the SGI
study conference held on Nov. 13th, 2009, in Tokyo, Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 6th, 2009
Monday, December 7th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Every day,I chant for the safety and happiness of our members and for them to be able to engage joyously in our movement for kosen-rufu.Our future depends upon whether leaders have this spirit to care and work for the members' welfare. Taking leadership so that we can withstand the storms of adversity and win victory after victory is very different from mere strategising.
"Why am I speaking of such things? I am in my 80s, and I am entering the culminating period of my life.
" A wonderful stage for kosen-rufu has been set, and a strong foundation for the future of our movement has been built around the globe. However, our continued victory in generations to come will be up to you, my successors.
"There are people of inconceivable arrogance and unscrupulousness in the world. It would be a tragedy if our members were to be led astray or tyrannised by such individuals. I'm saying what must be said now in order to ensure that this doesn't happen.
"I am now thinking in great earnest about the future of our movement. The struggle to achieve kosen-rufu is long, and there will inevitably be obstacles along the way. The people who can overcome them and triumph are the true champions of our struggle.
"All the credit for the success and achievements of our movement belongs to the members. This is my message to you today."
SGI Newsletter No. 7889, 34th SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING—PART 2 [OF 2] True Victory Depends on Fostering Capable Successors, from the Nov. 25th, 2009 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 4th, 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 ---
KAIGO JIKAN O GENSHU!
KURAI MICHI O HITORI DE ARUKAZU
HAYAMA HAYAME NO KITAKU O.
"KOKORO NI FUKAKI YOJIN ARUBESHI"
MUJIKO GA ISSAI NO KONPON DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DOKU TO IUWA NANIMONO ZO WARERA GA BONNO GO KU NO SANDO
NARI KUSURI TOWA NANIMONO ZO HOSSHIN HANNYA GEDATSU NARI
YOKU DOKU O MOTTE KUSURI TO NASU TOWA NANIMONO ZO SANDO O
HENJITE SANTOKU TO NASU NOMI ... SOKUSHIN JOBUTSU TO
MOSUWA KORE KORE NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 984)
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