A translation of Presidet Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
December 12th-18th, 2011
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Our discussions in SGI discussion meetings
are the wellspring for everyone's future happiness and victory.
Let's be sure to express our heartfelt appreciation to
all of the family members of the house that we hold our meetings in.
Praising one another's valiant efforts throughout this past year,
let's start a fresh new march to victory over all the challenges of next year!
Monday, December 12th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring."
(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 536)
Selection source: Soka Gakkai member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, December 11th, 2011
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It can sometimes be very difficult to introduce others to Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. I imagine that many of our members are concerned about how challenging a task it is. I also struggled with this. Sharing Buddhism with others was a constant process of trial and error. In the diary I kept as a youth, I wrote: "S. returned all my letters trying to convince him to take faith. It is sad that so few people seek the True Law. The battle intensifies daily. No other choice but to forge ahead, cherishing the desire to win."[1] On another occasion, I wrote: "We went to Omori for propagation activities. Really troubled over my own inability to introduce others [to the practice]."[2]
"There are certain to be times when you feel sad and frustrated that even your best attempts to communicate the greatness of the Daishonin's Buddhism fail to bear fruit. But that is precisely the time to chant even more and study the Daishonin's writings even harder, striving to make your next opportunity for dialogue a success. Rather than dwelling on the instances that didn't go well, resolve that you will absolutely be victorious the next time, and boldly take on the challenge.
"This persevering spirit is the key to realising victory in life. The principle of three thousand realms in a single moment of life ensures that things will move in the direction you resolve, in accord with your determination."
SGI Newsletter No. 8388, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, Youth Festivals for the Future—Part 2 [of 2], translated Nov. 25th, 2011, from the Oct. 9th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun.
[1] Daisaku Ikeda, A Youthful Diary: One Man's Journey from the Beginning of Faith to Worldwide Leadership for Peace (Santa Monica, California: World Tribune Press, 2000), p. 54.
[2] Ibid., p. 111.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
ZADANKAI NO KATARAI KOSE
KOFUKU SHORI NO GENSEN NARI.
KAIJO NO GOKAZOKU NI KANSHA O!
MINA DE KENTO O TATAEAI
ARATANA KACHI IKUSA E KOSHIN DA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO WA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1253)
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