Thursday, September 16th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let us make our joyful and inspiring discussion meetings
the starting point for the great growth and expansion
of our movement for kosen-rufu.
Centred around the Youth Division,
let us together make a new departure towards the grand stage
of the centenary of the founding of the Soka Gakkai.
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith."
(A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 33)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 16th, 2010
Friday, September 17th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Value the present. As German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) said to his young colleague Johann Peter Eckermann (1792-1854): 'Hold fast by the present. Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth.' These are the words of a true master of life who grew more vigorous with each passing year. This is the same spirit shared by the Many Treasures Group members, the pioneers of our Soka movement.
"The Buddhist principle of three thousand realms in a single moment of life teaches us that each moment contains possibilities as vast as the universe. Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'As life does not go beyond the moment, the Buddha expounded the blessings that come from a single moment of rejoicing [on hearing the Lotus Sutra]'(WND-1, 62).
"Don't let the present moment slip by. Like throwing the windows wide open, open your lives to the fullest and manifest the joy-filled wisdom and power of the Buddha. Faith in the Mystic Law enables us to do this. Every moment is a challenge; every moment is a win-or-lose struggle.
"It's a waste to limit your potential by locking yourself away and letting yourself be ruled by fear. Summon up your courage. Challenge yourself with an eager and optimistic spirit.
"When things are tough, warmly encourage one another as good friends in faith and move resolutely towards victory by bringing forth the invincible power of the Buddha and the Law through the dynamic power of faith and practice."
SGI Newsletter No. 8083, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, July 3rd and the Spirit of Mentor and Disciple--Part 1 [of 2], from the July 1st, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Sep. 15th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KANKI NO ZADANKAI KARA
KOFU KAKUDAI NO O-NAMI O!
SA, SEINEN O SENTO NI
SORITSU 100 SHUNEN NO DAIBUTAI E
TOMODOMO NI SHUPPATSU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAINAN KITARINABA GOJO NO SHINJIN IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1448)
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