Sunday, November 21st, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Buddhism is the great philosophy
that permeates the whole universe.
Let's study it and, at the same time, talk with others about it,
and diligently polish our lives through practicing it.
Three cheers and a big round of applause for the "Professors of Happiness"!
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(I will be the pillar of Japan. I will be the eyes of Japan. I will be the great ship of Japan.) This is my vow, and I will never forsake it!"
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 280)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, November 21st, 2010
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Whenever the end of the year approaches, I think of our members and all those who may be struggling amid adversity just as I did in my youth. And, together with my wife, I send them daimoku.
"The ancient Roman philosopher Seneca declared: 'The soul is more powerful than any sort of Fortune.' It is just as he says. For all of us, life is a struggle against the vicissitudes of fortune. Do we win or do we lose? Our 'soul,' or heart, is the key to winning. And nothing guarantees our victory more than the heart of faith. Indeed, when the Daishonin speaks of the importance of the heart, he is referring, at the most fundamental level, to this heart of faith.
"The Daishonin writes: 'Each of you should summon up the courage [lit. heart] of a lion king' (WND-1, 997). Why does he use the allegory of the lion king? Because the 'lion king fears no other beast' (WND-1, 997). Here, the Daishonin is teaching us to cultivate the invincible courage to fight on fearlessly, even when surrounded by hostile and antagonistic forces.'
SGI Newsletter No. 8104, 'The Treasures of the Heart Are the Most Valuable of All', from the December 2010 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Nov. 18th, 2010
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
DAISHONIN NO BUPPO WA
UCHU O TSURANUKU DAITETSUGAKU.
MANABI KATARI JISSEN SHI
SEIMEI O MIGAKINUKE!
KOFUKU HAKASE NI DAIKASSAI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"CHIKAISHI NEGAI YABURU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 232)
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