A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Spring, the wonderful, much awaited, season
of blossoming friendships has arrived!
Let us courageously and enthusiastically
share the conviction we have in this practice with others!
The only way to inspire a transformation in the times
is through one-on-one dialogue.
Sunday, March 14th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its colour; the more a sword is whetted, the sharper it will become. (And the more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra, the more one's own blessings will increase.)"
(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 673)
Selection source: "Sunday Wide", Seikyo Shimbun, March 14th, 2010
Monday, March 15th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'If the spirit of many in body but one in mind prevails among the people, they will achieve all their goals, whereas if one in body but different in mind, they can achieve nothing remarkable' (WND-1, 618).
"Our movement cannot succeed if we are not united in purpose. 'Many in body but one in mind' means solidly uniting our hearts in faith, in our commitment to the practice of the Daishonin's Buddhism. The essence of 'many in body, one in mind' is found in taking action, while never forgetting the beautiful, altruistic spirit of faith, the spirit of warm camaraderie and respect among fellow members, and the spirit to triumph in all struggles."
SGI Newsletter No. 7954, TRAINING SESSION WITH SGI REPRESENTATIVES, Be Outstanding Leaders of Kosen-rufu!, from the March 9th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated March 12th, 2010
* 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---
YUKO NO HARU TORAI!
SA YOROKOBI ISANDE
WAGA KAKUSHIN O KATARO!
JIDAI O UGOKASU NO WA
ITTAI ICHI NO TAIWA DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOGANE WA YAKEBA IYOIYO IRO MASARI TSURUGI WA TOGEBA IYOIYO TOKUNARU (HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU)"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1241)
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