A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The daimoku that we chant by devoting ourselves to achieving kosen-rufu
is the best prayer that we can ever offer for all the deceased.
Together with our family that transcends birth and death,
let's build happiness that is indestructible throughout the three existences!
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Continue your practice without backsliding until the final moment of your life, and when that time comes, behold! When you climb the mountain of perfect enlightenment and gaze around you in all directions, then to your amazement you will see that the entire realm of phenomena is the Land of Tranquil Light. The ground will be of lapis lazuli, and the eight paths will be set apart by golden ropes. Four kinds of flowers will fall from the heavens, and music will resound in the air. All Buddhas and bodhisattvas will be present in complete joy, caressed by the breezes of eternity,
happiness, true self, and purity. The time is fast approaching when we too will count ourselves among their number."
(The Fourteen Slanders - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 761) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, August 12th, 2012
Monday, August 13th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Faith has nothing to do with organizational position or number of years of Buddhist practice. It is all about our heart, our spirit. The Daishonin assures us: 'You will grow younger, and your good fortune will accumulate' (WND-1, 464).
"Let's set forth joyously and energetically again today, chanting with firm resolve and working to advance kosen-rufu! Those who do so will enjoy the protection of the positive functions of the universe."
SGI Newsletter No. 8570, SGI President Ikeda's Encouragement, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu "Keep Forging Ahead with an Ever-Youthful Spirit and Steadfast Commitment!", translated 31st July 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NI IKINUKU
WARERA NO SHODAI KOSO
SAIKO NO TSUIZEN DA.
SHOJI FUNI NO KAZOKU TO TOMONI
SANZE EIEN NO KOFUKU O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TAITEN NAKU SHUGYO SHITE SAIGO RINJU NO TOKI O MATTE GORANZEYO MYOKAKU NO YAMA NI HASHIRI NOBOTTE SHIHO O KITTO MIRU NARABA ARA OMOSHIROYA HOKKAI JAKKODO NI SHITE RURI O MOTTE CHI TO SHI KOGANE NO NAWA O MOTTE YATSU NO MICHI O SAKAERI SORA YORI SHISHU NO HANA FURI OZORA NI ONGAKU KIKOETE SHOBUTSU BOSATSU WA JORAKU GAJO NO KAZE NI SOYOMEKI GORAKU KAIRAKU SHI TAMAU ZOYA WARERA MO SONO KAZU NI TSURANARITE YUGE SHI TANOSHIMU BEKI KOTO HAYA CHIKAZUKERI "
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1386)
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