Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism is all about the "mystic principle of true cause."*
It's that strong determination that we are burning with right now
that will definitely shape and open up our future.
With the spirit of "It's what I do from now,"
let us create fresh, new advancements!
* True Cause - http://www.sgi-usa.org/memberresources/resources/buddhist_concepts/bc35_true_cause.php
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 279)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 15th, 2011
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When do the three obstacles and four devils appear? The Daishonin says that they manifest when our 'practice progresses and understanding grows' (WND-1, 501). They descend, in other words, when we are making steady progress on the path to attaining Buddhahood. He writes:
"'There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other. Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat.' (WND-1, 637)
When we realise that the appearance of the three obstacles and four devils signals that we are on the verge of achieving a profound inner transformation in our lives, we will be ready and eager to rise to the challenges they present, our hearts filled with courage and self-assurance. In contrast, if we allow ourselves to be intimidated and defeated by these obstacles and devilish functions, we will end up succumbing to despair and doubt and pull back from the path leading to Buddhahood. The Daishonin's statement, 'The wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat' (WND-1, 637), represents an eternal maxim for our Buddhist practice."
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 web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
BUPPO WA HONNIN MYO
[IMA] NO KETSUI WA
KANARAZU [MIRAI] O HIRAKU.
SA, KORE KARA DA!
ATARASHII ZENSHIN DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAKO NO IN O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO KA O MIYO MIRAI NO KA O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO IN O MIYO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 231)
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