A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Students of the Sokahan and Gajokai universities*
are burning passionately and in high spirits!
There is no happiness that can compare
to the joy of carrying out our Buddhist activities.
Now is the time to write the golden history of our individual struggles
and be victorious in the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities we have this summer!
* The Sokahan and Gajokai are special groups within the Young Men's division for the protection and support of members and culture centers. The Sokahan and Gajokai Universities are study groups intended to deepen Buddhist study.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbor doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 283)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 17th, 2011
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Law, or teaching, is fundamental in Buddhism; and it is not merely an abstraction existing somewhere separate from our actual practice or efforts. In fact, only when we as practitioners internalize and embody the Law in our own beings, does its power come vibrantly alive in reality. Only then can its unexcelled mystic functions enrich our lives and society."
SGI Newsletter No.8294, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teaching for Victory, translated August 3rd, 2011.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SOKAHAN, GAJOKAI NO
DAI GAKKO SEI GA FUNKI!
GUKYO NI MASARU YOROKOBI NASHI.
OGON NO JIBUN SHI O TUZURU
SENZAI ICHIGU NO NATSU O KATE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINEN NI BUKKAI NI ITARU BESHI TEN NO KAGO NAKI KOTO O UTAGAWAZARE GENSE NO ANNON NARAZARU KOTO O NAGEKAZARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)
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