A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's have conversations that overflow with courage!
Let us sow the seed of hope into the
the person right before our eyes!
Those who are able to hear about Buddhism from us
are sure to find happiness.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, one should by all means persist in preaching the Lotus Sutra and causing them to hear it. Those who put their faith in it will surely attain Buddhahood, while those who slander it will establish a 'poison-drum relationship' with it and will likewise attain Buddhahood."
(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 882)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 24th, 2011
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Shakubuku—the act of sharing the supreme Law of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with others—is a spiritual battle to "break and subdue" (Jpn. shakubuku) the fundamental darkness or negativity inherent in human life that plunges people into suffering and misery. When the power of goodness is weak, the power of evil intensifies. If such a state of affairs is allowed to prevail, genuine happiness and enlightenment will forever remain out of people's reach. That's why we must stand up and proclaim the correct teaching with the "courage of a lion king" (WND-1, 997). "
SGI Newsletter No. 8301, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, The Winning Spirit of Sharing Buddhism with Others, Translated Thursday, August 18, 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 ---
SA YUKI NO TAIWA O!
ME NO MAE NO HITORI NI
KIBO NO TANE O MAKO!
BUPPO O MIMI NI SURU HITO WA
KANARAZU KOFUKU NI NARU.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOTEMO KAKUTEMO HOKEKYO O SHIITE TOKI KIKASU BESHI SHINZEN HITO WA HOTOKE NI NARUBESHI BOZEN MONO WA DOKKU NO EN TO NATTE HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu)
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