Sunday, May 9th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us to
"teach others to the best of your ability,
even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."*
Talking with others about Nichiren Buddhism and its philosophy
is how we can accumulate the most valuable treasures in our lives.
For the sake of establishing peace in society
and developing meaningful friendships,
let's try our best to have courageous, honest and sincere conversations with as many people as we possibly can!
*"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
- "The True Aspect of All Phenomena", WND-I, page 386
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The great ocean is shallow compared to the profoundness of the debt you owe your mother."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 637)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, May 9th, 2010
Monday, May 10th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In discussing the three obstacles ((the obstacles of earthly desires, karma, and retribution) and four devils (the hindrances of earthly desires, the five components, death, and the devil king) that beset practitioners of Buddhism, President Toda often used to say: 'You may be able to triumph over the three obstacles and the first three devils or hindrances, which includes even death, but the last one--the devil king--is truly formidable.'
"As we also see in other writings of the Daishonin, the devil king manipulates the minds of arrogant lay people and arrogant priests and possesses the bodies of arrogant false sages who in turn influence the ruling authorities to harass and persecute the votary of the Lotus Sutra.
"Elsewhere, the Daishonin states: 'The single word 'belief' is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance' (OTT, 119-20). Mr. Toda also frequently emphasised: 'The sharp sword of faith is the only means for defeating the devil king of the sixth heaven.' When we vanquish fundamental darkness or ignorance through faith in the Mystic Law, the fundamental nature of enlightenment, or Dharma nature, with which our life is inherently endowed, will well forth. The Dharma nature is the ultimate truth of all phenomena to which the Buddha became awakened.
"Attaining Buddhahood, in a sense, means winning in this struggle between darkness and enlightenment. Through the practice of shakubuku, those who uphold the Lotus Sutra can bring forth the fundamental nature of enlightenment in their own lives and help others do the same."
SGI Newsletter No. 7990, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [15] 'On Practicing the Buddha's Teachings'--Part 3, Encountering Great Obstacles Is Proof of Propagating The Correct Teaching for Attaining Buddhahood in The Latter Day of the Law, from the March 2010 issue of the
Daibyakurenge, translated May 7th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO
KATARASE TAMAU BESHI"
TAIWA KOSO TAKARA NARI!
HEIWA TO YUJO NO TAME
KATARI NI KATARINUKO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HAHA NO ON NO FUKAKI KOTO TAIKAI KAETTE ASASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1527)
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