Sunday, April 1st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
April, the month of great leaps forward, is here!
Overflowing with courage and fearlessness,
let's make every effort to raise flowers of trust and friendship all around us
that all blossom into abundant blooms of good fortune.
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way.
(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 937)
Selection source: New Human Revolution, Balmy breeze 52, Seikyo Shimbun, April 1st, 2012
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Through the power of our deep and strong resolve, chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the ultimate means for bringing harmony to people in our environment and transforming them into a positive force for value creation. In addition, praying for others' happiness and welfare is the action of a Buddha. There is no higher or nobler state of life.
"Mr. Toda often used to say: 'The Lotus Sutra states: "Although the devil and the devil's people will be there, they will all protect the Buddhist Law" (LSOC6, 145). If you have strong faith, you can transform anyone into an ally who will support the noble cause of human happiness and unsurpassed good that is kosen-rufu. It's amazing how this works. That's why nothing is better than chanting!'
"Through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we can transform any relationship into a fortunate Buddhist connection, any person into a positive 'good friend.'"
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.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
HIYAKU NO SHIGATSU!
SA YUKI RINRIN TO
SHINRAI TO YUJO NO HANA O
MANKAI NO FUKUUN NO HANA O
WARERA MO SAKASEYO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANGYO NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI (Gosho Zenshu page 1480)
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