A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
December 14th-20th, 2009
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Our SGI discussion meetings are a spiritual oasis for us all.
Let's praise each other's efforts!
Let our young people be the ones at the front taking the initiative,
and let's enthusiastically raise as many capable and talented individuals in our
community as we possibly can!
December 14th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law, our Buddha nature, being summoned, will invariably emerge. The Buddha nature of Brahma and Shakra, being called, will protect us, and the Buddha nature of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas, being summoned, will rejoice."
(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 887)
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. 13th, 2009
Monday, December 15th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even if your efforts are unseen by others, they will never go unnoticed by the heavenly deities--the protective forces of the universe....Even though you may be faced with many challenges now, keep your eyes fixed on the future and advance with confidence and assurance, encouraging those around you."
SGI Newsletter No. 7892, JOINT YOUTH DIVISION AND STUDENT DIVISION GENERAL MEETING, The Efforts of Youth Will Become a Golden Bridge of Victory, from the Nov. 2nd, 2009, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 11th, 2009.
* The Japanese kanji for Words of the Week is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
WARERA NO ZADANKAI WA
SEIMEI NO "oasis".
MINA NO KENTO O TATAEYO.
SEINEN GA MASSAKI NI!
IZA JINZAI NO KAKUDAI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KUCHI NI MYOHO O YOBI TATEMATSUREBA WAGAMI NO BUSSHO MO
YOBARETE KANARAZU ARAWARE TAMAU BONNO TAISHAKU NO BUSSHO
WA YOBARETE WARERA O MAMORI TAMAU BUTSU BOSATSU NO BUSSHO
WA YOBARETE YOROKOBI TAMAU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 557)
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