A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Ausut 24th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of those SGI members
who offer their homes for our meetings,
thank you so much as always for your kindness!
It is because we have treasure castles like your places
that we can devote ourselves to achieving kosen-rufu.
Let's always be thoughtful and considerate
to their family members and neighbors
so that everyone can advance pleasantly.
Friday, August 24th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, August 24th, 2012
Saturday, August 25th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Falling ill is not a form of failure or defeat. It doesn't happen because our faith is weak. The hardship of illness that occurs when we are striving for kosen-rufu is simply the action of devilish influences trying to obstruct our attainment of Buddhahood. As such, we mustn't let illness intimidate us. The Daishonin teaches us how to bring forth courage to face illness and attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.
It is vital to rouse even stronger faith when you experience illness. Keep chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the determination to make this illness an opportunity to demonstrate the tremendous power of faith and achieve truly amazing growth as a human being.
SGI Newsletter No. 8588, SGI President Ikeda's Guidance for Youth, To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age, Translated on 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 ---
KAIJO TEIKYOSHA NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
HOJO ARITE KOFU ARI.
KAZOKU, KINRIN NI HAIRYO SHI
MINA DE SUGASUGASHIKU ZENSHIN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONO ONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORI IDASHITE IKANI HITO ODOSU TOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE SHISHIO WA HYAKUJU NI OJIZU SHISHI NO KO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)
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