Thursday, May 27th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To my dear friends who are battling with adverse hardships,
no matter what happens, always try to move forwards!
(The Daishonin demonstrates fortitude
and unwavering commitment when he says,)
"But still I am not discouraged"*
This never give up attitude of endurance and tenacity is in itself,
the true spirit of a Buddhist!
* Gosho, The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood - WND-1, page 748, "Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying goes, 'Good advice grates on the ear.' But still I am not discouraged."
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"...if in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a "diligent" practice."
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 790, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 214)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 27th, 2010
Friday, May 28th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'If they complain of hunger, tell them about the sufferings of the world of hungry spirits. If they grumble that they are cold, tell them of the eight cold hells. If they say they are frightened, explain to them that a pheasant sighted by a hawk, or a mouse stalked by a cat, is as desperate as they are' (WND-1, 998).
"When people feel isolated and think they're the only ones suffering, they may succumb to self-pity and weakness. But there are always those who have it worse off than us and yet are still making an effort. When we realise this, we feel courage. And by looking down on our own sufferings from a higher plane, we can grow into people who can even encourage our friends who are also struggling. It is in times of adversity that we really rouse courageous faith, cut the cycle of suffering in our lives, and open a broader, more elevated life-state."
SGI Newsletter No. 8001, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 23: Chap. 3, Courage 12, translated May 25th, 2010
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & 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 ---
KUNAN TO TATAKU TOMO YO
NANI GA ATTE MO MAE E!
[IMADA KORIZU SORO]
KONO NINTAI TO SHUNEN KOSO
BUPPOSHA NO TAMASHI DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSA NO SANJIN NENNENNI OKORUNARI IWAYURU NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 790)
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