A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
June 13th-19th, 2011
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Kosen-rufu movement starts in our own immediate surroundings,
right where our feet are!
Let's cherish every person whom we happen to meet
or come in contact with.
Through holding sun-like cheerful Women's Division General Meetings,
(inviting our neighbours and friends,)
may blossom after blossom of friendships appear everywhere!
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The words of a wise man of old also teach that 'you should base your mind on the ninth consciousness, and carry out your practice in the six consciousnesses.' How reasonable it is, too!"
(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 458)
Selection source: Basics of Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, June 12th, 2011
Monday, June 13th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The frightening and insidious thing about negative influences--or what Buddhism refers to as 'evil friends' --is that they manifest in truly diverse forms to try to destroy our faith itself.
"...Faith is an unremitting struggle against obstacles and devilish functions. The Daishonin's consistent message to the Ikegami brothers is to clearly recognise the 'three obstacles and four devils' and to keep forging ahead without fear. Fear destroys faith. If we retreat or regress in faith, our lives will be swamped by devilish functions. The key to victory is summed up in the Daishonin's injunction: 'Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month' (WND-1, 997).
"The Daishonin instructed the Ikegami brothers: 'You must grit your teeth and never slacken in your faith' (WND-1, 498). He also encouraged them to fight as fearlessly as he had (cf. WND-1, 498).
"Because faith is a relentless struggle against devilish functions that try to shake our hearts and lead us astray, we need to continually polish ourselves inside and rouse our courage. This is why the Daishonin urges again and again: 'Never slacken in your faith' (WND-1, 498), and 'You must not slacken in the least' (WND-2, 597). Genuine faith is forged through always pressing ahead with the spirit to strive with even greater strength and determination, to progress more today than yesterday and further still tomorrow than today."
SGI Newsletter No. 8247, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [27] 'A Father Takes Faith,' Unity and Human Revolution Are the Keys to Victory in Our Efforts for Kosen-rufu, from the April 2011 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated June 6th, 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 ---
KOSEN RUFU NO ZENSHIN WA
WAGA ASHIMOTO KARA!
EN SURU TOMO O TAISETSU NI.
TAIYO NO FUJINBU SOKAI DE
YUJO NO HANA MATA HANA O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOTOKU NO KOTOBA NIMO SHINCHI O KUSHIKI NI MOCHI SHUGYO OBA ROKUSHIKI NI SEYO TO OSHIE TAMAU KOTOWARI NIMOYA SORORAN"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1506)
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