Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The spirit of Itai Doshin - Many in Body, One in Mind
is the essential spirit,
the corner stone of the advancement of kosen rufu.
Like a warm and embracing family,
let us always try to praise and encourage one another.
Let us make great strides towards our goals,
and make great advancements in building warm friendships
and camaraderie.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What is most important is that, by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo alone, you can attain Buddhahood. It will no doubt depend on the strength of your faith. To have faith is the basis of Buddhism."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 832)
Selection source: "Teachings of Buddhism", Seikyo Online, June, 2011
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The wheels that the wheel-turning sage kings possess when they make their appearance in the world, their "wheel treasures," are the words and sounds that we ourselves utter. And these sounds, our 'wheel treasures,' are Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.'
From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, p. 76.
"Our voices have the power to move others. Let's create the kind of humanistic gatherings which draw widespread admiration as microcosms of world peace.
"Actively meeting with people and conversing sincerely with them--such steady efforts to foster friendship and connect people to the Daishonin's Buddhism are truly noble. You are leading the way forwards as individuals who uphold the principle of the sanctity of life. You are ambassadors employing a heart-to-heart diplomacy."
SGI Newsletter No. 8248, LIVING THE GOSHO: WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SGI PRESIDENT IKEDA, (31) Be Proud Ambassadors of the SGI, from the June 3rd, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, , translated June 7th, 2011
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[ITAI DOSHIN] KOSO
KOFU HATTEN NO KANAME.
ATATAKANA KAZOKU NO YO NI
TATAEHAGEMASHI AO.
NAKAYOKI DAIZENSHIN O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO TO BAKARI TONAETE HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI KOTO MOTTOMO TAISETSU NARI SHINJIN NO KOHAKU NI YORUBEKI NARI BUPPO NO KONPON WA SHIN O MOTTE MINAMOTO TO SU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)
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