Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A strong resolve is what leads toward taking concrete action.
And it is a courageous spirit that constructs the future.
You, my fellow members, are the very pillars of the day and of this age.
Now is the moment to realise the "great vow" of mentor and disciple!
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What does Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's profound respect for people signify? The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 852)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 4th, 2012
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
" From this single element of mind spring all the various lands and environmental conditions. The sacred teachings of the Buddha's lifetime are devoted to explaining this principle. These are what is known as the storehouse of the eighty-four thousand teachings. All these are teachings encompassed within the single entity of an individual. Hence the storehouse of the eighty-four thousand teachings represents a day-to-day record of one's own existence.
- From 'The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences' (WND-2, 843).
"Everything starts from our inner determination. However dark the times, when the sun of time without beginning—our inner Buddhahood—rises in our heart, we can transform even our environment. No matter what happens, the important thing is not to despair, not to give up, and never to let oneself be defeated.
"As proud members of the SGI, we are joyfully writing a golden record of our life day after day."
SGI Newsletter No. 8408, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (61) Writing a Golden Record of Our Life Day after Day, from the Nov. 29th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 16th, 2011
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KETSUI WA KODO O UMU.
YUKI GA MIRAI O TSUKURU.
JIDAI NO HASHIRA TARU KIMI YO!
IMA KOSO SHITEI SHORI NO
[DAIGAN] O TATEYO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKYO BOSATSU NO HITO O UYAMAISHI WA IKANARU KOTO ZO KYOSHU SHAKUSON NO SHUSSE NO HONKAI WA HITO NO FURUMAI NITE SORAIKERUZO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1174)
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