A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let us find ways to constantly convey our feelings of appreciation and gratitude
to those family members, friends and acquaintances who aren't members of the SGI themselves
but who lend their support and understanding towards our activities!
It is only our own growth and development, and our attitude towards life
that will serve as the best possible proof of the validity and efficacy of our practice of Buddhism.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,'cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 3rd, 2011
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the final chapter of our lives each of us should be able to say to ourselves with confidence, 'I gave it my all. I have no regrets. I'm truly glad that I'm a Soka Gakkai member. I have thoroughly enjoyed my life.' "
SGI Newsletter No.8291, New Human Revolution, Vol 24, Chapter 3, Humanistic Education, translated July 28th, 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 ---
MINYUKAI NO KAZOKU NADO
SASAETE KURERU HITO NI
HIGORO NO KANSHA O TSUTAEYO!
WATASHITACHI NO SEICHO NO SUGATA KOSO
SAIKO NO BUPPO NO SHOMEI DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME 'ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO' YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)
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