Apologies for the long delay on this edition, we were moving between countries and it got lost in the shuffle of which day we were in! Sorry! Today's edition will come out later in the day.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 17th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's never be defeated by the obstacle of sickness.
With composure, let's be victorious!
The power of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
the roar of a lion king, is unrivaled.*
Let's live out our lives by fulfilling our missions
as Bodhisattvas of the Earth and
become the champions of good health and longevity!
*"Believe in this mandala with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"- "Reply to Kyo'o", WND-I, page 412
Saturday, August 17th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one gives food to others, one will improve one's own lot, just as, for example, if one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way."
(On the Three Virtues of Food - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 1060) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 17th, 2013
Sunday, August 18th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism teaches the concept of 'the Land of Eternally Tranquil Light that has existed for all time' (WND-1, 313). We can make the place where we are striving for kosen-rufu shine as such a land. The Land of Eternally Tranquil Light is not some ideal realm that exists somewhere far removed from our everyday life.
"Please be sure to support your community and put down solid roots there. We must value our communities. Let's take the lead in positively transforming them so that they brim with trust and friendship.
"What matters are our efforts to forge heart-to-heart bonds and foster mutual understanding and support. Let's strive to be good neighbours, whom others like and respect. This is putting into practise the principle that Buddhism is manifested in society."
SGI Newsletter No. 8827, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu—II, (15) Putting Down Solid Roots of Trust and Friendship, translated 16th Aug. 2013, from the 13th April, 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--
BYOMA NI MAKERUNA!
YUZEN TO KATSUNODA!
DAIMOKU NO SHISHIKU WA MUTEKI.
JIYU NO SHIMEI NI IKIRU
KENKO-O CHOJU-O TARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO NI MONO O HODOKOSEBA WAGAMI NO TASUKE TO NARU TATOEBA HITO NO TAMENI HI O TOMOSEBA WAGAMAE AKIRAKANARU GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1598)
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