* There is a national press holiday in Japan today so we will hold onto Words of the Week to cover the gap tomorrow. Apologies if this causes anyone any inconvenience. Hope you have a great week!
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, August 11th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's try to make the best use of the limited time we have.
When we try to challenge our weaknesses,
we inevitably discover something new about ourselves
that we never thought we were capable of before.
Let's always aim at creating value each and every day!
Sunday, August 11th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The Venerable Maudgalyayana put his faith in the Lotus Sutra, which is the greatest good there is, and thus not only did he himself attain Buddhahood, but his father and mother did so as well. And, amazing as it may seem, all the fathers and mothers of the preceding seven generations and the seven generations that followed, indeed, of countless lifetimes before and after, were able to become Buddhas."
(On Offerings for Deceased Ancestors - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 820) Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shinbun, August 11th, 2013
Monday, August 12th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism means exerting ourselves bravely and vigorously. Let's chant daimoku and, with unsurpassed courage, keep pressing ever forward. When we shine with this spirit of brave and vigorous exertion, an eternally youthful life force will well forth within us."
SGI Newsletter No. 8820, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu—II, (11) Faith Means Exerting Ourselves Bravely and Vigorously, translated 6th Aug., 2013 from the 18th March, 2013 Seikyo Shinbun
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAGIRARETA JIKAN O
YUIGINI TSUKAO.
NIGATE NI IDOMEBA
ARATANA JIBUN GA MITSUKARU.
KACHI SOZO NO ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MOKUREN SONJA GA HOKEKYO O SHINJI MAIRASESHI DAIZEN WA WAGAMI HOTOKENI NARU NOMINARAZU FUBO HOTOKENI NARITAMAU KAMI SHICHIDAI SHIMO SHICHIDAI KAMI MURYOSHO SHIMO MURYOSHO NO FUBO TACHI ZONGAINI HOTOKE TO NARI TAMAU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1430)
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