A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, June 15th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin reminds us,
"The wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat."*
It is indeed in the midst of all the hard struggles of life
that people's lives are polished.
Let's advance aiming towards
our own untrodden summit of life!
*"There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other. Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat." - "The Three Obstacles and Four Devils", WND-I, page 637
Saturday, June 15th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one's heavy karma from the past is not expiated within this lifetime, one must undergo the sufferings of hell in the future, but if one experiences extreme hardship in this life [because of the Lotus Sutra], the sufferings of hell will vanish instantly."
(Lessening One's Karmic Retribution - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 199) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 15, 2013
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"From the Soka Gakkai's very inception, its emphasis on the mentor-disciple relationship has been based on the spirit that there is no path in life more admirable, joyous, or triumphant than basing oneself on the unsurpassed Mystic Law and striving together with an unsurpassed mentor.
"Ultimately, however, everything depends on the disciple's faith. As the Daishonin warns the lay priest Takahashi: 'But if you have doubts, I am powerless to help you' (WND-1, 610).
"Faith is another word for conviction. A person with conviction continues to move forwards and is always filled with hope. A person with conviction is victorious."
SGI Newsletter No. 8777, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory , [48] 'Reply to the Lay Priest Takahashi,' Striving with Conviction and Boundless Hope, from the January 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 7th, June, 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--
「KENJA WA YOROKOBI
GUSHA WA SHIRIZOKU」
KUTO NO NAKADE KOSO
NINGEN NO TAMASHII WA MIGAKARERU.
WAGA MITO NO ITADAKI O NOBORE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SENGONO OMOKI KONJONI TSUKIZU SHITE MIRAINI JIGOKUNO KU O UKUBEKIGA KONJONI KAKARU JUKUNI AI SORAEBA JIGOKU NO KURUSHIMI PATTO KIETE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1000)
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