A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
April 9th-15th, 2012
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month."*
Attending the local discussion meeting
creates for a great rhythm in our personal advancement.
By having bright, cheerful and harmonious conversations with each other,
let's propagate those blossoms of friendship
and make those blossoms of benefit flower into full bloom!
"On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" - WDN-I, page 997
Monday, April 9th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1001)
Selection source: Buddhist Studay for new members, Seikyo Shimbun, April 9th, 2012
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even parents who are extremely critical or who are attached to outdated ways of thinking and have little understanding of the younger generation can be motivated by an intense concern for their children and a willingness to undergo any sacrifice for their children's welfare. When children go the extra mile to try to understand their parents' hearts, they can make dramatic strides in deepening their own character and developing the ability to appreciate their parents' struggles.
"For both better and worse, life tendencies at the deepest level are often passed from parent to child. The important thing is to transform negative, harmful tendencies into positive, constructive ones that can limitlessly draw out our inherent goodness. Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism teaches that we all possess within us the power to make that transformation.
"Mr. Toda said: 'There are so many young people who are incapable of having compassion for their own parents. How can they be expected to care about perfect strangers? The effort to overcome the coldness and indifference in our own lives and attain the same state of compassion as the Buddha is the essence of human revolution.'[1] He is saying that everything hinges on whether we can overcome our coldness and indifference; we need to take responsibility for changing our own karma. Mr. Toda especially urged young people to challenge their human revolution.
"I've encouraged young people in exactly the same spirit. Being good to your parents is the first step in the Buddhist practice of treating all people with compassion."
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
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, "Guidelines for Youth," Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1992), vol. 1, p. 60.
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--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI NI TSUYORI TAMAE"
ZADANKAI WA ZENSHIN NO "rhythm" DA.
AKARUI WARAKU NO KATARAI KARA
YUKO NO HANA O RANMAN TO!
KUDOKU NO HANA O MANKAI NI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)
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