Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make our districts the home-ground
from where joyful and vibrant daimoku emerges!
Let it be the soil from which many capable talented people,
(Bodhisattvas of the earth,) emerge!
And let it become the place where the banner of victory flies high!
By using the three eternal guidelines of Soka,*
let's break through any and all forms of difficulty!
* Faith for a harmonious family, Faith for each person to become happy, Faith for surmounting obstacles.
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."
(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 909)
Selection source: Study for beginners, December 15th, 2010
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Let's make joyous daimoku resound from our districts.
"Some of our members are struggling with financial difficulties or health issues. But, as the Daishonin writes. 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?' (WND-1, 412). The power of chanting even a single daimoku is immense. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the sound of 'the greatest of all joys' (cf. OTT, 212). It is the fundamental law of the entire universe.
"The Gakkai overflows with boundless good fortune accumulated as a result of our members earnestly chanting daimoku for the happiness of themselves and others.
"I hope you will continue chanting vigorously through good times and bad, and always warmly support and encourage each other. Please make your districts brim with the great benefit of faith and bring forth wonderfully inspiring experiences of changing poison into medicine."
SGI Newsletter No. 8123,.SGI President Ikeda's Message, 45TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING, Our Districts: Wellsprings of Joyous Daimoku, Capable People, and Victory, from the Dec. 3rd, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated Dec. 13th, 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 ---
WAGA CHIKU KARA
DAIKANKI NO DAIMOKU O!
JIYU NO JINZAI O!
SHORI NO HATA O!
SAN SHISHIN DE KABE O YABURE.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAI NUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)
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