Saturday, June 12th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now is the time for all disciples to stand up
and fulfil the vow they made to their mentor.
Courageously, enthusiastically and in high spirits,
let's go to the very forefront of activities
and help create a wave of joy and happiness!
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."
(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 909)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 12, 2010
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is a religion of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.' 'Establishing the correct teaching' means establishing the Buddhist principles of compassion and respect for life in the hearts and minds of each protagonist of social change--in other words, each individual in society. Establishing the correct teaching consequently brings to the people 'the peace of the land'--or, a peaceful and prosperous society. 'Establishing the correct teaching'--carrying out the religious mission of practitioners of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism--can be considered to be attained through realising 'the peace of the land'--that is, achieving the social mission of practitioners.
"There can be no individual happiness unless society is peaceful and prosperous, which is why Nichiren Daishonin declares: 'If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?' (WND-1, 24).
"'Tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land' means social stability, or on a broader scale, world peace and prosperity.
"Religion does not exist for its own sake. Only when religion results in 'the peace of the land,' or social peace and prosperity, can it be said to exist for the sake of the people and its basic purpose-- relieving the sufferings of all humankind.
SGI Newsletter No. 8015, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 23: Chap. 3, Courage 29, translated June 11th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SEIGAN NO DESHI GA
TACHIAGARU TOKI DA!
SA YUKI RINRINTO
SAIZENSEN NI TOBIKOMI
KANKI NO HADO O OKOSE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAI NUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)
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