A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By keeping a good daily rhythm and routine,
let's spend the winter break with purpose and meaning.
By parents and children setting concrete goals together
and also chanting daimoku together with this in mind,
let's make good use of the holidays.
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain-- as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honour than to live to 120 and die in disgrace.."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 24th, 2011
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"From his place of exile on Sado Island, facing terrible privation and lacking even sufficient paper to correspond freely with his followers, the Daishonin writes: 'Those with the heart of a lion king are sure to attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 302). And in the postscript to this letter, he says: 'I want people with seeking minds to meet and read this letter together' (WND-1, 306). In other words, he calls on his disciples to gather together to study his teachings--rather than only studying them on their own--and to solidly unite together with the 'heart of a lion king.' For that way, the boundless power of the Buddha, capable of breaking through any and all obstacles, would come to flow strongly in their lives.
"For instance, even if we may feel reluctant to attend a meeting beforehand, once we're actually there our spirits are invariably refreshed and invigorated. I'm sure this is something all of you can attest to. I am reminded of the words of my mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda: 'Our meetings are the most cheerful and sublime spiritual havens. Every single person who attends them unfailingly enters the path to eternal happiness.'"
SGI Newsletter No. 8411, Meeting Together and Winning Together, from the January 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Dec. 20th, 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 ---
KISOKU TADASHII SEIKATSU DE
YUIGINA FUYUYASUMI O!
OYAKO TOMODOMO
GUTAITEKI NI MOKUHYO O SADAME
INOTTE SUSUMO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JINSHIN WA UKEGATASHI TSUME NO UE NO TSUCHI JINSHIN WA TA TAMOCHIGATASHI KUSA NO UE NO TSUYU HYAKUNIJU MADE TAMOCHITE NA O KUTASHITE SHISEN YORI WA ICHINICHI NARITOMO NA O AGEN KOTO KOSO TAISETSU NARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1173)
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