A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Men's Division members,
the golden pillars of both kosen-rufu and society,
we sincerely admire all of your great efforts!
Although your struggles may often go unacknowledged by others,
rest assured the Daishonin is definitely witnessing them.
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha's precious teachings. Small wonder they do not attain Buddhahood."
(Letter from Sado - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 301)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 17th, 2010
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the 'Teacher of the Law' (10th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni describes as follows the spirit of the bodhisattvas who will spread the Law in the evil age after his passing:
"'These people voluntarily relinquish the reward due them for their pure deeds and, in the time after I have passed into extinction, because they pity living beings, they are born in this evil world so they may broadly expound this sutra.' (LSOC10, 200 [LS10, 161-62])
"He indicates that they are outstanding bodhisattvas who, though having fulfilled their great vow and attained supreme enlightenment, voluntarily give up the reward for their pure deeds and, out of pity for living beings, are born in an evil age to propagate the Lotus Sutra.
"Shakyamuni then continues:
"'If one of these good men or good women in the time after I have passed into extinction is able to secretly expound the Lotus Sutra to one person, even one phrase of it, then you should know that he or she is the envoy of the Thus Come One [the Buddha]. He has been dispatched by the Thus Come One and carries out the Thus Come One's work.' (cf. LSOC10, 200 [LS10, 162])
"Anyone who teaches another person even a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra is an envoy of the Buddha and has been dispatched to carry out the Buddha's sacred work. This describes the efforts undertaken by the Bodhisattvas of the Earth who propagate the Lotus Sutra in the Latter Day of the Law.
"The Daishonin writes: 'I, Nichiren, humble person though I am, have received Shakyamuni Buddha's royal command and come to this country of Japan' (WND-1, 331).
"The Bodhisattvas of the Earth, motivated by their compassion for the people, appear by their own wish in the most challenging places, in the places where they are needed most.
"This is the great spirit of SGI members. We embody the lofty life-state of envoys of the Thus Come One, carrying out the mission to actualise the Buddha's intent and decree."
SGI Newsletter No. 8036, The Noble Vow of Bodhisattvas of the Earth Is the Heart of Soka, from the May 2010 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated July 16th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU TO SHAKAI NO
OGONBASHIRA SONENBU YO.
DAIFUNTO GOKUROSAMA!
HITOSHIRENU ROKU O
GOHONBUTSU WA GOSHORAN DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SEKEN NO ASAKI KOTKO NIWA SHINMYO O USHINAEDOMO DAIJI NO BUPPO NANDO NIWA SUTSURU KOTKO KATASHI YUENI HOTOKE NI NARU HITO MO NAKARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 956)
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