A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let us nurture our juniors and new members in faith
and make them even more capable than ourselves!
The first step towards supporting the growth of our fellow members
is to begin with sincere prayers and thorough study ourselves.
We are the forerunners who show the correct way forward!
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."
(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 937)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 19th, 2010
Friday, August 20th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
There is an ancient book of Chinese learning known as the Huainanzi (Huai-nan Tzu), from which Nichiren Daishonin also cites in his writings. Today, I'd like to present you with this quote from it: "The shrewd are good at weighing the future. The wise are good at preparing for the future." In other words, when one achieves a victory, that is the time to buckle down and prepare oneself for future challenges.
SGI Newsletter No. 8054, SGI President Ikedafs Message, EXECUTIVE LEADERS GONGYO MEETING\PART 1 [OF 2], Securing an Indestructible Foundation for the Future, Translated August 12th, 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 ---
KOHAI YA ATARASHI DOSHI O
JIBUN IJO NO JINZAI NI!
MAZU MIZUKARA GA INORI MANABI
TOMO NO SEICHO O SASAEYO.
WARERA WA SEIGI NO SOSHA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA, SONO UE E WA JOMYOKYO, NEHANKYO NI WA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO, YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1480)
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