A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's challenge ourselves to be better today
than what we were yesterday, even if it's just one single step!
It is through making a constant effort to improve
that our lives will certainly shine with victory.
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 998)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 31st, 2012
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"None of us are perfect, so there are bound to be problems now and then. But the important thing is that you yourself strive to become a brilliant actor in the human drama of life.
"Back in the 1950s, Mr. Toda had the members of the young women's division training group, the Kayo-kai, read the novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. The protagonist of the book's title is Cedric, an American boy. After his father's death, little Cedric is sent to England to live with his grandfather, a member of the aristocracy. The haughty, ill-tempered grandfather is gradually warmed by Cedric's innate goodness and sincerity. Though everyone feared and disliked the grandfather, Cedric believed in his essential good-heartedness. He persisted in treating his grandfather with deep respect, love, and cheerfulness, eventually melting the old man's hardened heart. Mr. Toda commented: 'Cedric's complete trust in his grandfather heals the crusty old man's heart and transforms the entire situation.'
"When it comes to human relationships, our attitude can change others' attitudes. If we change, those around us will change, too. In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin states: 'It is like the situation when one faces a mirror and makes a bow of obeisance: the image in the mirror likewise makes a bow of obeisance to oneself' (OTT, 165). If we believe in the Buddha nature within others and truly respect and value them as people, though they may seem to resist, the Buddha nature within them will respond to ours."
SGI Newsletter No. 8481, To My Young Friends, Leaders of a New Age, [2] Courageously Facing Our Problems Part 2 [of 3], from the Feb. 16th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated March 28th, 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KINO NO JIBUN YORI
KYO NO JIBUN O
IPPO DEMO TAKAMETE IKU.
KONO JIMICHI NA CHOSEN NO NAKA NI
JINSEI NO SHORI WA HIKARU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KARERA NIWA TADA ICHIEN NI OMOIKIRE YOKARAN WA FUSHIGI WARUKARAN WA ICHIJO TO OMOE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)
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