A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The writings of Nichiren Daishonin remind us to
'arouse deep faith, and diligently polish our mirror day and night.'*
So let us polish our lives by chanting Nam-myo-ho-renge-kyo!
Those who maintain their faith without ever giving up,
will eventually become winners!
*Gosho, On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - WND-1, page 4, "Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"On the twelfth day of the ninth month of last year, between the hours of the rat and the ox (11:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M.), this person named Nichiren was beheaded. It is his soul that has come to this island of Sado and, in the second month of the following year, snowbound, is writing this to send to his close disciples."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 269)
Selection source: "Study - Opening of the Eyes", Seikyo Shimbun, August 3rd, 2010
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As Nichiren Daishonin states in reference to the principle of gemerging from the earth" (WND-1, 385), when one person stands up, they are certain to be followed by two, three, and then a multitude of Bodhisattvas of the Earth in steady succession."
SGI Newsletter No. 8043, SGI President Ikeda's Essay, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, By Shin'ichi Yamamoto, Our Districts Are Warm, Hope-filled Citadels of Kosen-rufu\Part 1 [of 2]. Translated July 27th, 2010.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends 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 ---
[NICHIYA CHOBO NI
MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI]
SHODAI DE SEIMEI O MIGAKE!
JIZOKU NO SHINJIN NO HITO GA
SAIGO NI KANARAZU KATSU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
NICHIREN TO IU MONO WA KOZO KUGATSU JUNINICHI NUSHI NO TOKI NI KUBI HANERARENU, KORE WA KONPAKU , SADO NO KUNI NI ITARITE KAERUTOSHI NO NIGATSU, SECCHU NI SHIRUSHITE, UEN NO DESHI E OKUREBA OSOROSHIKUTE, OSOROSHIKARAZU, MIN HITO IKANI, OJINURAMU
(Gosho Zenshu, page 223)
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