Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let always be very careful to wholeheartedly praise those
who make sincere efforts for kosen-rufu!
And let us also remember to express our heartfelt gratitude to those
who work so tirelessly behind the scenes.
Acknowledging and praising each other's efforts helps each one of us
to expand our capacity to advance and accomplish so much more.
This is the noble way of leaders.*
* Gosho: "When praised highly by others, one feels that there is no hardship one cannot bear. Such is the courage that springs from words of praise. " The True Aspect of All Phenomena - WND-1, page 385
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves.) When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still, when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 811)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 30th, 2010
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The reason for valuing small meetings is that only when people can discuss matters freely and fully, until they are completely satisfied, can the movement grow extensively. If large meetings can be likened to arteries and veins, then small meetings represent the capillaries. Only when the capillaries are functioning smoothly can blood flow through the entire body. If small meetings aren't fulfilling for members, the spirit of Buddhist faith and practice will not flow throughout the entire organisation. Any organisation that ignores small meetings is doomed to collapse in the end."
SGI Newsletter No. 8025, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 23: Chap. 3, Courage 40, translated June 29th, 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 ---
TATAKAU HITO NI KANSHA O!
KAGE NO ROKU NI SHOSAN O!
TATAEATTE SUSUMEBA
NANBAI MO NO CHIKARA GA DERU.
KOREGA SHOGUNGAKU DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU) OOKAZE FUKEBA SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON O UBOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1187)
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