Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To transform sorrow into tender care,
hardship into a means to become stronger
and karma into a way to understand one's mission -
this is the heart and essence of what it means to practise this Buddhism.
The seed of happiness exists within our own hearts.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I do not know how long I or anyone else may live, but without fail, I will be with you at the time of your death and guide you from this life to the next."
(Persecution by Sword and Staff - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 965) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, March 11th, 2013
March 11th-17th, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The Daishonin states,
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."*
Let's therefore be sure to hold abundantly vibrant discussion meeting!
And to all of those members who are unable to attend meetings,
for various different reasons,
let's always try to take good care of them with warm and caring encouragement.
As leaders, in the true sense of the meaning,
let's make every possible effort to visit our fellow members!
(*)"The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra," WND I, p. 149
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web- site
address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KANASHIMI WA YASASHISA NI
KURO WA TSUYOSA NI
SHUKUMEI WA SHIMEI NI NARU.
SOREGA BUPPO NO SHINZUI NO CHIKARA.
KOFUKU NO TANE WA WAGA KYOCHU NI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AIKAMAETE AIKAMAETE JITA NO SHOJI WA SHIRANEDOMO GORINJU NO KIZAMI SHOJI NO NAKAMANI NICHIREN KANARAZU MUKAINI MAIRI SOROBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 748)
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI"
KATSURYOKU MINAGIRU ZADANKAI O!
KORARENAI TOMO EMO
GEKIREI O KOMAYAKANI!
"Leader" WA ASHI O HAKOBO!
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