A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions."*
Shedding any fear or apprehension we may have,
let us boldly speak about our philosophy
with confidence and conviction,
as we aim towards achieving complete victory!
Faith is, after all, another name for courage!
* "On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" - WND-I, page 997
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Treating one's friends with courtesy means that, although one may encounter them ten or twenty times in the course of a single day, one greets them courteously as though they had travelled a thousand or two thousand miles to see one, never showing them indifference.
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 636)
Selection source: "Buddhist concepts simplified", Seikyo Shimbun, March 22nd, 2010
March 22nd - 28th, 2010
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Spring is a time for fresh new departures.
For some it may be the start of a new academic year or job,
for others it may be a time for moving home
or embarking on a new endeavour.
Let us warmly encourage our friends and fellow members
who are brimming with fresh enthusiasm and determination
as they prepare themselves to face new challenges!
Let us pave the way for victory in our new environments!
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends, Daily Gosho & Words of the Week is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.
---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
[NICHIREN GA ICHIMON WA
SHISHI NO HOERU NARI]
DODO TO OSORENAKU
KAKUSHIN NO KOE DE KATE!
SHINJIN TO WA YUKI DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOMO NI AUTE REI ARE TOWA TOMODACHI NO ICHINICHI NI JUTABI NIJUTABI KITARERU HITO NARITOMO SENRI NISENRI KITARERU HITO NO GOTOKU OMOUTE REIGI ISASAKA OROKANI OMOU BEKAERAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1257)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
HARU WA TABIDACHI NO TOKI.
SHINGAKU, SHUSHOKU, TENKYO NADO
ARATANA KETSUI NO TOMO NI
MAGOKORO NO HAGEMASHI O!
SHINTENCHI DE KACHIHIRAKE!
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