A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
All the struggles we undergo for the sake of kosen-rufu
will transform into our greatest source of happiness.
This is the true pleasure and benefit of practicing Buddhism.
Let's put ourselves on the correct orbit of faith
so that we may advance courageously and resolutely
on the path to great happiness!
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 444)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 18th, 2013
Friday, July 19th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All of our SGI members, who are working for kosen-rufu in exact accord with the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin, are infinitely noble and respectworthy. Each one is a genuine practitioner of the Lotus Sutra. We must always, therefore, show them the same respect as we would a Buddha.
The spirit to praise and encourage each other in our endeavors for kosen-rufu gives momentum to our movement. It spreads joy and benefit."
SGI Newsletter No. 8789, SGI President Ikeda's Words of Encouragement, Living the Gosho, Translated from the June 27, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper.
* 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--
KOFU E NO ROKU WA
SUBETE GA SAIKO NO YOROKOBI NI!
KOREGA SHINJIN NO DAIGOMI.
TADASHIKI KOFUKU NO KIDO O
KANZEN TO SUSUMIYUKE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU YONO MIDARENIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKETAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)
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