Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest appreciation to all of our uncrowned heroes and heroines*,
who deliver courage and hope to our doorsteps.
Act with caution, don't act hastily or take any unreasonable risks
as you traverse the snowy and icy roads.
I am always praying for your absolute safety!
* Deliverers of the Seikyo Newspaper and other SGI publications.
** Certain areas in Japan have been badly hit by snow and Tokyo, in the last day or so, has been hit with an unusually large amount of snow.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Next, the four debts of gratitude of buddhism are (1) the debt of gratitude to be paid to one's father and mother; (2) the debt of gratitude to be paid to the ruler of the nation; (3) the debt of gratitude to be paid to all living beings; and (4) the debt of gratitude to be paid to the three treasures [The Buddha, the Law and the Order]."
The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude, Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, Page 636
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Feb 29th, 2012
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'All the other sutras [expounded before the Lotus Sutra] are examples of preaching in accordance with the minds of others, because, when expounding them, the Buddha adjusted himself to the minds of all other living beings. But the Lotus Sutra is an example of preaching in accordance with the Buddha's own mind, because in it the Buddha had all living beings comply with his own mind.
"'The various other sutras represent the teachings of the Buddha, but if one puts faith in them, then one is simply following the minds of ordinary people and will never be able to attain Buddhahood. The Lotus Sutra is both the teaching of the Buddha and the embodiment of the Buddha wisdom. If one puts sincere faith in each character and brushstroke in it, then one will become a Buddha in one's present form.'
- From "The Teaching That Accords with the Buddha's Mind" (WND-1, 969).
"The Lotus Sutra is expounded in accordance with the Buddha's own enlightenment, teaching us to believe in and bring forth the limitless potential inherent within our own lives and those of all human beings. The Lotus Sutra expresses the boundless joy of recognising that we are Buddhas just as we are, and that all people possess the potential for Buddhahood.
"Let's confidently share the correct teaching of Buddhism with others. All of our great efforts to reach out to others in dialogue for the sake of kosen-rufu, based on the Buddha's true spirit, are sure to be praised by all Buddhas and supported by the protective forces of the universe."
SGI Newsletter No. 8460, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (68) Courageously Sharing Buddhism with Others,from the Feb. 15th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 28th, 2012
* 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 ---
YUKI TO KIBO O TODOKERU
[MUKAN NO TOMO] NI KANSHA!
YUKIMICHI, TOKETSURO O
ASERAZU MURI SEZU ANZEN NI.
ZETTAI MUJIKO O INORU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"BUKKYO NO SHION TO WA ICHI NIWA FUBO NO ON O HO SEYO, NI NI WA KOKUSHU NO ON O HO SEYO, SAN NI WA ISSAI SHUJO NO ON O HO SEYO, YON NI WA SANPO NO ON O HO SEYO."
(Zenshu page 1527)
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