A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The essence of our practice of Buddhism
ultimately lies in our behaviour as human beings.
Let us make it a point to express our gratitude to our family members who (though they may not be practicing themselves)
are always supporting our own practice in various ways!
Let us become wise, humanistic people
who make every possible effort to create happy harmonious families!
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 4)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, November 16th, 2010
Wednesday, November 14th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We cannot defeat the devil of illness with a weak resolve. If we forget the fighting spirit to struggle for kosen-rufu in the same spirit as our mentor in faith, 'devils will take advantage' (WND-1, 997).
"Using faith to battle illness has become firmly established in the Soka Gakkai through the real-life struggles and actual proof of countless members. There are innumerable heroic individuals who have demonstrated the beneficial power of faith to change poison into medicine, inspiring those around them with their positive spirit and refusal to be defeated by the devil of illness.
"Experiences in faith of battling illness and enacting a joyful drama of victory, supported by the sincere daimoku of family and fellow members, are themselves a great testimony to the power of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 8098, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [20] 'The Proof of the Lotus Sutra' The Prayers of a Votary of the Lotus Sutra to Overcome Illness, from the September 2010 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Nov. 5th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
BUPPO WA HITO NO FURUMAI
SASAETE KURERU KAZOKU NI
KANSHA NO KOTOBA O OKURO!
IKKA WARAKU O TSUKURU
NINGENGAKU NO KENJA TARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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