Friday, February 25th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The basis for fostering capable people
is, first of all, the improvement in our own lives.
That single wave of transformation created by one individual
gives rise to the momentum for ten thousand waves and more.
Let's all perform glorious dramas of human revolution!
Friday, February 25th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When great evil occurs, great good follows."
(Great Evil and Great Good - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1119)
Selection source: Soka Gakkai member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb. 25th, 2011
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'Letter to Gijo-bo,' the Daishonin refers to the verse section of the 'Life Span' (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra that we recite each day in gongyo as follows:
"The verse section of the ['Life Span'] chapter states, '...single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha, not hesitating even if it costs them their lives' [LSOC16, 271]. As a result of this passage, I have revealed the Buddhahood in my own life....
" I, Nichiren, say that 'single' stands for myo, or mystic, 'mind' for ho, or law, 'desiring' for ren, or lotus, 'see' forge, or flower, and 'Buddha' for kyo, or sutra. In propagating these five characters [of Myoho-renge-kyo], practitioners should 'not hesitate even if it costs them their lives.
"'...Single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha' may be read as follows: single-mindedly observing the Buddha, concentrating one's mind on seeing the Buddha, and when looking at one's own mind, perceiving that it is the Buddha. (WND-1, 389–390),
To seek the Buddha single-mindedly means, in other words, to strive earnestly to spread the Mystic Law. This spirit of selfless dedication is the hallmark of a Buddha.
"...Naturally, to 'not hesitate even if it costs us our lives' does not mean that we should recklessly discard our lives or not care about what happens to us. Rather, it means manifesting our potential to the fullest. Doing so requires that we break out of the shell of our small self that is dominated by ego and cowardice, and throw ourselves into the effort to widely spread the Mystic Law.
"...The renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-73) wrote: 'Present and past humanism has strengthened and proliferated through dispute, when the debate has been dignified and profound.'
SGI Newsletter No. 8167, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, The Hope-filled Dawn of a New Age--Part 2 [of 2], from the Jan. 21st, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 22nd, 2011
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
JINZAI IKUSEI NO KONPON WA
JIBUN GA KAWARU KOTO!
SONO HENKAKU NO IPPA GA
BANPA NO IKIOI O UMU.
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO EIKO GEKI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAIAKU OKOREBA DAIZEN KITARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1300)
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