Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When the great Kyushu region stands up and takes the lead,
the entire country will be roused into action.
Standing on the forefront of activities requires us to be courageous.
By overcoming raging storms of trials and obstacles
let us usher in a spring of victory
where mentor and disciple triumph together!
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, no matter what, strive in faith and be known as a votary of the Lotus Sutra, and remain my disciple for the rest of your life. If you are of the same mind as Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 385)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, February 9th, 2011
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'In order to repay my debt to my mother'--what a beautifully succinct yet profound expression of the humanistic spirit of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism! To repay our debt of gratitude to our mothers who gave birth to us, raised us, and protected us, is an important principle of Buddhism. It could be said, in a sense, that Buddhism seeks to teach us to emulate this spirit of motherly compassion in our interactions with others.
"In an early Buddhist scripture, Shakyamuni Buddha instructs: 'Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son, so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness [compassion] towards all the world.' It may be no exaggeration to say that 'motherly compassion' is identical to the 'heart of the Buddha,' which all living beings inherently possess. A mother's compassion or love for her only child is directly linked to the concern or loving-kindness of the Buddha for all living beings. To experience a mother's love and compassion is to experience the heart of the Buddha. All of us are beneficiaries of the great spiritual blessings of motherly love and compassion.
"It is an unfortunate reality of our human world, however, that the lot of many mothers is one of suffering and sorrow. This is because people's hearts are ruled by self-interest, calculation, and rivalry--which are the polar opposite of compassion. Consequently, as a youth deeply sensitive to the profound debt he owed his mother, the Daishonin embarked on studying the teachings of Buddhism in order to fundamentally free his mother from suffering. Referring to the basic aspiration that should be cherished by those who would renounce secular life, he writes: 'When a man leaves his parents and home and becomes a monk, he should always have as his goal the salvation of his father and mother' (WND-1, 228).
SGI Newsletter No. 8155, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [23] 'The Sutra of True Requital', The Power of Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Manifests through Sincere Faith, from the December 2010 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated Feb. 7th, 2011
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
DAIKYUSHU GA TATEBA
ZENKOKU GA FURITATSU!
SENKU TOWA YUKI NARI.
SHIREN NO ARASHI O KOETE
SHITEI SHORI NO HARU O YOBE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANIMO KONDO SHINJIN O ITASHITE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NITE TORI NICHIREN GA ICHIMON TO NARITOSHI TAMAU BESHI NICHIREN TO DOI NARABA JIYU NO BOSATSU TARANKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)
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