A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Riding on the refreshing winds of spring,
let's engage in as many dialogues as we possibly can!
When we make the effort to meet and talk with people in person,
we build a solid heart to heart bond.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You will grow younger, and your good fortune will accumulate."
(The Unity of Husband and Wife - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 464)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's encouragement, Seikyo Shimbun, April 22nd, 2012
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Life is eternal, extending through the three existences of past, present and future; the sutras teach that we have been born in this world after having undergone the cycle of birth and death infinite times. From that point of view, at one time or another in the past, all men have been our father and all women have been our mother (cf. WND-2, 637). Buddhism sees us all as related and owing debts of gratitude to each other.
"The Daishonin indicates here that this is why we should wish for the happiness of all people. Since supreme happiness lies in attaining the life-state of Buddhahood, the best way to repay our debt of gratitude to others is to teach them Buddhism, the ultimate means for gaining enlightenment."
SGI Newsletter No. 8487, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [36] "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude." Youth, Become Champions of Humanism Who Shine with the Supreme Philosophy of the Mystic Law!, from the January 2012 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated April 6th, 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SAWAYAKANA
HARUKAZE NI NOTTE
TAIWA O HIROGEYO!
ATTE HANASEBA
KOKORO WA TSUYOKU MUSUBARERU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOSHI WA WAKO NARI FUKU WA KASANARI SORO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1135)
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