A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The summer of expanding friendships has arrived.
Let's make realistic plans that don't drain us out
and let's make sure the actions we take are completely safe and reasonable!
The Gosho reminds us to always exercise our "usual prudence,"(*)
We absolutely cannot allow carelessness to get the better of us!
(*) Gosho, "Strategy of the Lotus Sutra," WND I, p. 1000, "It is a matter of rejoicing that your usual prudence and courage, as well as your firm faith in the Lotus Sutra, enabled you to survive unharmed."
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The verse section of the chapter states, '... single-mindedly desiring to see the Buddha, not hesitating even if it costs them their lives.' As a result of this passage, I have revealed the Buddhahood in my own life."
(Letter to Gijo-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 389)
Selection source: Myoji no Gen, July 19th, 2012
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
A passage from Josei Toda's "Precepts for Youth" reads: "Yet 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."
SGI Newsletter No. 8550 - The New Human Revolution––Volume 25: Chapter 3, Installments: "Gentle Breeze" 19–20
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUKO KAKUDAI NO NATSU TORAI.
YOYU ARU KEIKAKU TATE
ZETTAI MUJIKO NO KODO O!
[SAKI ZAKI NO YOJIN DE]
DANJITE YUDAN O HAISE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JURYOHON NO JIGAGE NI IWAKU 'ISSHIN NI HOTOKE O MITATEMATSURAN TO HOSSHITE MIZUKARA SHINMYO O OSHIMAZU' UNNUN NICHIREN GA KOSHIN NO BUKKAI O KONO MON NI YOTTE ARAWASU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 892)
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