A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, August 16th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The practice of thrift is a wise way to lead a better life.
It is one of the basics to living a down to earth way of life.
Rather than wasting money on useless things,
let's try to live a balanced and steady life
and advance happily and cheerfully each and every day!
Friday, August 16th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realized this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 217) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 16th, 2013
Saturday, August 17th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"On a clear California day in February 1990, I spoke with the American journalist Norman Cousins (1915–90). I will never forget his words on that occasion, reflecting his belief in the importance of overcoming the feelings of powerlessness and cynicism that can take root in the human heart: 'What is the greatest human tragedy? It is not death per se. The real tragedy is death in life―though your body survives, something important inside you has perished.'
"That 'something important inside you' to which Mr. Cousins referred could be summed up as a solid belief in one's own incredible inner potential."
SGI Newsletter No.No. 8818, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory [49] "The Embankments of Faith." Believe in Your Infinite Potential and Strengthen Your Faith More Than Ever! From the Feb. 2013 Daibyaku Renge, translated 5th Aug., 2013
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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SETSUYAKU WA SEIKATSU NO CHIE.
KENMEINA JINSEI NO KIHON DA.
ROHI YA MUDA O NAKUSHI
JIMICHI KATSU KENJITSU NI
KAIKATSUNA MAINICHI O ZENSHIN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKONO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIRENGA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1338)
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