A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The writings of Nichiren Daishonin are
a brilliant light of hope for humanity!
They contain a truly profound philosophy
for leading an ever victorious life.
Even if it is only a line or two,
try to make the effort to read the Gosho daily!
By refreshing our spirits and minds each day,
let's gear up to advance!
Tuesday, July 20th, 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, July 20th, 2010
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When one person stands up based on the shared vow of mentor and disciple, two, three, and eventually a hundred like-minded people will follow. This is the eternal formula of kosen-rufu. As the Daishonin writes:
"At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify 'emerging from the earth'? (WND-1, 385)"
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
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & Daily Gosho is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
GOSHO WA KIBO NO KOGEN.
JINSEI SHORI NO DAITETSUGAKU.
ICHIGYO DEMO NIGYO DEMO
HAISHITE IKO!
HIBI KOKORO ARATANI ZENSHIN!
-- 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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