A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In a life based on striving to achieve kosen-rufu,
everyday is a fresh new beginning.
Our morning gongyo and daimoku is therefore
the very driving force for winning in all the challenges of the day.
Let's always advance full of energy and good cheer!
Monday, February 6th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."
(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 909)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, February 6th, 2012
February 6th-12th, 2012
---- Words of the Week ----
The SGI's youth seminars are gatherings
that bring a spring of hope to people.
The Daishonin encourages us to
"chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same."*
Let's share our experiences of this practice
proudly, confidently and cheerfully with others,
and together advance for the happiness of ourselves and others!
* "Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world." - "Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra" - WND-1, page 64)
*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 ---
KOFU NO JINSEI WA
MAINICHI GA SHINSHUPPATSU!
ASA NO GONGYO SHODAI KOSO
SHORI NO GENDORYOKU DA.
HAZUMU INOCHI DE SUSUMIYUKE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAI NUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
SOKA SEINEN "seminar" WA
HARU O YOBU KIBO NO HIROBA DA.
"WARE MO TONAE HITO NI SUSUMU"
HATSURATSU TO TAIKEN O KATARI
JITA TOMONI KOFUKU NO ZENSHIN O!
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