Thursday, March 8th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is the struggles and hardships of our youth
that help lay a solid foundation for the rest of our lives.
Don't ever give up, no matter what!
With the Daishonin's spirit of "But still I am not discouraged"*
let's advance with unwavering resolve.
Gosho - The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood - WND-1, page 997, "Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying goes, 'Good advice grates on the ear.' But still I am not discouraged."
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. no matter what happens."
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Mar 8th, 2012
Friday, March 9th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When all of the functions of the Ten Worlds within our lives are enveloped in the light of the wisdom and compassion of the world of Buddhahood, we can give expression to the power of supreme goodness and create enduring value. It also means that each unique individual comes to shine as an entity of the Mystic Law and manifest their inherently dignified nature. The Gohonzon enables us to build what Mr. Toda described as 'a joyful, pure, and sunny realm of friends living together in harmony and peace.'[1]
"In such a realm, everyone—irrespective of their circumstances or whether they are still in the process of transforming their karma—shines with the 'dignified attributes that they inherently possess.' Those in the world of Hell, for instance, manifest the world of Hell contained within the world of Buddhahood, and though there may still be suffering, it is not the hopeless suffering of wandering lost in eternal darkness. They can bring forth the courage to face difficult realities head-on, the wisdom to surmount the obstacles and barriers arising from within and from without, and the powerful life-force to make new strides forward. Sufferings become challenges that aid one's personal transformation and growth, a springboard to great development.
"Illuminated by the light of the five characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the noble state of life that is one with the Mystic Law functions vibrantly even in the world of Hell. The meaning of the sufferings of hell is thereby turned around completely."
SGI Newsletter No. 8466, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [35] "The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon", Tapping the Infinite Benefit of the Gohonzon through Faith, from the December 2011 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated March 6th, 2012
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1992), vol. 1, p. 342.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SEISHUN NO KUTO KOSO
JINSEI NO GENTEN TO NARU.
KESHITE AKIRAMERU NA!
[IMADA KORIZU SORO] TO
FUKUTSU NO KOKORO DE SUSUMIYUKE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOIAWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
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