A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, March 1st, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The month of 'Mentor and Disciple',
the month for our youth to take energetic action,
has begun.
By making stronger determinations than ever,
let's play out the drama of our personal human revolution.
Let's adorn March 16th, the day of our great vow for kosen-rufu,
with victory and success!*
*March 16 is Kosen-rufu Day. In 1958, more than 6,000 youth attended a ceremony at the head temple where President Josei Toda passed responsibility for the spread of the Daishonin's Buddhism to all youth division members. (The Human Revolution, Vol. 12, "Successors" chapter)
Friday, March 1st, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.
1,page 4) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, March 1st, 2013
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Please try to find whatever time you can, no matter how brief, to chant in earnest, as well as to make an effort to read even just a line or two of the Gosho, to study Gakkai guidance, and to reconfirm the true purpose of your Buddhist faith and practice.
"The presence of fellow members who are a source of inspiration in faith is also important. People tend to grow weak when they are isolated and alone. That's why good friends who encourage and support us are so invaluable.
"Nichiren Daishonin thus cites the Lotus Sutra passage: 'Thrust aside evil friends and associate with good companions [cf. LSOC3, 114]' (WND-1, 832)."
SGI Newsletter No. 8727, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 26: Chap. 1, Atsuta 60, translated 25th Feb. 2013
* 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--
SEINEN GA YAKUDO SURU
SHITEI NO TSUKI GA "start"!
IYOIYO NO KETSUI DE
WAGA NINGEN KAKUMEI NO GEKI O!
CHIKAI NO "SANTEN ICHIROKU" O KAZARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KOREO MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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