A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now is the time for us to talk with others, now more than ever!
With the constant spirit that it's what we do from now that matters most,
let's spur ourselves on, summon up our courage and high life condition
and take on any and all challenges!
Patiently and with a bright cheerful spirit,
let's unfold a drama of amazing victory and achievement!
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, November 12th, 2011
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we live with a sense of gratitude, we will never be deadlocked in life. Being firmly resolved to show our appreciation to our parents, our teachers, and everyone who has helped us become the person we are today can serve as a driving force for self-improvement. Not wishing to betray the trust of those who have fostered us can keep us on the right path throughout life. And when we face difficulties, thinking of all those who have helped or assisted us in some way can rouse a renewed fighting spirit in our heart. Gratitude is a source of fundamental human strength.
"Those who have no gratitude, on the other hand, lead a life that is dark and cheerless, because they destroy the very fabric that makes them human.
"This is why Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'One who studies the teachings of Buddhism must not fail to repay the four debts of gratitude' (WND-1, 43). In numerous writings, he stresses that repaying debts of gratitude is the essential way of life of a Buddhist practitioner."
* 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 TAIWA KAKUDAI NO TOKI!
IYOIYO NO SEISHIN DE
DAI SEIMEIRYOKU O FURUI OKOSE!
NEBARI ZUYOKU HOGARAKA NI
IDAI NA SHORI GEKI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURE TARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1173)
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