A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us to repay the debt of gratitude
that we owe to our father and mother.*
Buddhism is the teaching of being respectful and faithful to our parents.
Let's alway express that sincere appreciation we have for them
with a really good smile.
Let's always make sure to convey our heart with a bright cheerful voice.
To be kind and thoughtful to our parents is the very best gift we can give them.
*"The four debts of gratitude of Buddhism are (1) the debt of gratitude to be paid to one's father and mother..." - "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude"
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life is found in only one place, hidden in the depths of the 'Life Span' chapter of the essential teaching of the Lotus Sutra. Nagarjuna and Vasubandhu were aware of it but did not bring it forth into the light. T'ient'ai Chih-che alone embraced it and kept it ever in mind."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 224)
Selection source: Buddhist study, Seikyo Shimbun, December 18th, 2011
Monday, December 19th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'When one who is able to show clearly visible proof in the present expounds the Lotus Sutra, there also will be persons who will [come to] believe [in the sutra].'
From 'Letter to Horen' (WND-1, 512).
"Nothing is more eloquent than actual proof. That's why it is important that we strive to steadily demonstrate actual proof of our victory in society.
"Relating such experiences to others is one of the most powerful ways to advance kosen-rufu."
SGI Newsletter No. 8406, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President (60) Nothing Speaks Louder Than Actual Proof, from the Nov. 16th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 15th, 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 ---
"FUBO NO ON O HOZEYO"
BUPPO WA OYA KOKO NO HO.
EGAO DE KANSHA O!
GENKI NA KOE O TSUTAEYO!
MAGOKORO GA SAIKO NO OKURIMONO DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHINEN SANZEN NO HOMON WA TADA HOKEKYO NO HONMON JURYOHON NO MON NO SOKO NI SHIZUMETARI RYUJU TENSHIN SHITTE SHIKAMO IMADA HIROI IDASAZU TADA WAGA TENDAI CHISHA NOMI KORE O IDAKERI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 189)
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