A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When we encourage our young people,
let's encourage them like a warm spring breeze.
It's very important that we genuinely believe,
"This person will become a far greater individual than I am,"
and at the same time sincerely respect them.
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This Buddha expounded the medicine of immortality. This is the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo we have today. Moreover, he specifically taught that these five characters are 'good medicine for the ills of the people of Jambudvipa.'"
(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 937)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message, Seikyo Shimbun, December 26th, 2010
Monday, December 27th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Everyone possesses within their life an incredible potential to touch people's lives through dialogue.
"In the Lotus Sutra, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth are described as 'clever at difficult questions and answers, their minds knowing no fear' (cf. LSOC15, 263). All of you, youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth, have appeared in this defiled age with the ability to surmount obstacles and pioneer new paths for the sake of realising kosen-rufu.
"Everything starts with courage. For us ordinary beings, courage substitutes for compassion. We show compassion to others by having the courage to speak with them. Steadfast dialogue is a sure way of doing good. It is a path of spreading happiness. And it leads to a magnificent revival of the human spirit, elevating the life-state of humankind and connecting the hearts of people everywhere."
SGI Newsletter No. 8134, YOUTH AND THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN, The Soka Network: An Alliance of People Dedicated to Good--Part 1 [of 2], from the Oct. 24th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 21st, 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 ---
SEINEN NI TAISHITE WA
HARUKAZE NO GOTOKU ATATAKAKU!
"JIBUN YORI ZUTTO
IDAI NI NARU HITO DA" TO
SONKEI NO KOKORO DE SESSURU NODA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KO NO HOTOKE FUSHI NO KUSURI O TOKASE TAMAERI IMA NO MYOHORENGEKYO NO GOJI KORE NARI SHIKAMO KONO GOJI OBA ENBUDAI NO HITO NO YAMAI NO RYOYAKU TO KOSO TOKARETE SORAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1479)
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