Friday, May 20th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's take every possible precaution to prevent fires from occurring.
Double checking all fire sources in the kitchen is most important.
We must also strictly avoid storing any flammables around the house
or any other buildings we use.
At the same time,
it is important to remember that
inappropriately overloading electrical outputs
or "octopus wiring" is extremely dangerous.
Let's constantly remind each other about these points
whenever we get the chance!
Friday, May 20th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?"
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 24)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 20th, 2011
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Rather than offering up ten thousand prayers for remedy, it would be better simply to outlaw this one evil,' from On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land, (WND-1, 15).
"This passage tells us that in order to attain prosperity and peace for our society, rather than debating various methods and programs, it's better to first of all put an end to the 'one evil' of erroneous beliefs, the fundamental cause of all unhappiness. This also applies to our own lives as individuals.
"For example, let's say there's a person who gets sick because they don't get enough sleep or otherwise take care of themselves properly. That neglect of their health is the 'one evil' in their life. Unless they remedy that, no amount of proper nourishment will restore them to health. In the same way, there is 'one evil' that obstructs us from carrying out our human revolution and becoming happy.'
"Your 'one evil' may be becoming careless and belittling yourself when things don't go as you'd hoped. Another 'one evil' is blaming one's own failings and unhappiness on others, and being unable to work together in harmony with others for kosen-rufu. The tendency to give up and try to escape every time a difficulty presents itself is another 'one evil.' There are many other sorts of these 'one evils,' depending upon the person.
"The beginning of the challenge of human revolution starts with identifying the 'one evil' in your own life, deciding to eliminate it, earnestly chanting daimoku, and challenging yourself to succeed."
SGI Newsletter No. 8234, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 24: Chap. 3, Humanistic Education 6, translated May 17th, 2011
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & Daily Gosho is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's NEW web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KASAI YOBO NI BANZEN O!
CHUBO NADO HI NO MOTO TENKEN.
TATEMONO SHUHEN NO KANENBUTSU YA
TAKOASHI HAISEN WA KINMOTSU DA!
TAGAI NI KOE O KAKEAE.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANJI SUBEKARAKU ISSHIN NO ANDO O OMOWABA MAZU SHIHYO NO SEIHITSU O INORAN MONO KA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 31)
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