A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our youth,
who are making every effort to challenge this severe trial,
we are all so proud and thankful for everything that you have done.
The Soka spirit definitely shines in your selfless and dedicated work
that might even be unknown or unseen by others.
We are sincerely chanting daimoku for your good health and victory.
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Winter always turns to spring."
(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 536)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's poem, Seikyo Shimbun, March 27th, 2011
Monday, March 28th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a letter to the lay nun Ueno, mother of the young Nanjo Tokimitsu, Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Neither the pure land nor hell exists outside oneself, both lie only within one's own heart....One who embraces the Lotus Sutra will realise that hell is itself the Land of Tranquil Light' (WND-1, 456).
"When we are consumed by the sufferings of our small lesser self, our heart is trapped in the restrictive, confining state of hell. But deep within each of our lives, we possess the free and untrammelled world of Buddhahood, which is vaster than the ocean and wider than the sky. Courage derived from faith in the Daishonin's Buddhism enables us to manifest this expansive state of Buddhahood and build a 'Land of Tranquil Light' right here, in the world in which we live.
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'The courage of the Buddha can withstand all misfortune. It can prompt even the most negative and devilish forces to support the cause of Buddhism. If we intrepidly take action, a strength we never knew we had will emerge from within, allowing us to overcome every obstacle.'"
SGI Newsletter No. 8184, Editorial from the April 2011 issue of Daibyakurenge, The Invincible Courage of Soka, translated March 18th, 2011
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & Daily Gosho is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KIBISHIKI SHIREN NI IDOMU
HOMARE NO SEINEN TACHI YO
HITO SHIRENU ROKU NO NAKA DE
SOKA NO TAMASHII WA KAGAYAKU!
KENKO SHORI O INORU.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1253)
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