A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Whether it is on hot summer mornings or on wet rainy days,
our uncrowned heroes and heroines* are always on the move (for our sakes)!
The kosen-rufu movement begins each morning with your noble efforts.
All the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the universe
are watching and applauding your untiring daily efforts!
* The deliverers of the Seikyo Newpaper
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods." This means that the protection of the gods depends on the strength of one's faith."
(General Stone Tiger - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 953)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 18th, 2012
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
We can use the hardships of illness as fuel to strengthen our faith and also to develop a deeper and more expansive state of life. In the light of the Mystic Law, the struggle against illness is, from the perspective of eternity, a test to enable us to attain happiness and victory.
Having an illness doesn't necessarily mean that a person is unwell. That is not something that can be decided by other people or by society. True health is to be found in having a positive attitude toward life and a strong self that refuses to be defeated by anything.
SGI Newsletter No. 8588, SGI President Ikeda's Guidance for Youth, To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age, Translated on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MOSHO NO ASA MO AME NO HI MO
MUKAN NO TOMO WA HASHIRU!
KOFU NO ICHINICHI NO HAJIMARI MO
MINASAMA NO IDAI NA IPPO KARA.
SHOTEN MO SHOBUTSU MO DAISANTAN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"[KANARAZU KOKORO NO KATAKI NI YOTTE KAMI NO MAMORI SUNAWACHI TSUYOSHI] UNNUN" KAMI NO MAMORU TO MOSUMO HITO NO KOKORO TSUYOKINI YORU TO MIETE SORO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1186)
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