A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 3rd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always be very careful when around water
particularly near such places as a river, by the sea
or in the mountains.
Let's never be careless or overconfident thinking,
"Nothing will happen to me! I'll be OK!"
By being careful and taking all the right precautions
let's have a fruitful, meaningful and truly enjoyable time!
Saturday, August 3rd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart. The Buddha's will is the Lotus Sutra, but the soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 412) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 3rd, 2013
Sunday, August 4th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Because you have faced and challenged your karma, you have the right to happiness. And, because you are a Bodhisattva of the Earth,it is your mission to become happy.
"All of your hardships up to now have been to prove the power of Buddhism. The deeper the muddy pond, the bigger the lotus flower and fruit produced. Likewise, the harsher your problems and sufferings, the greater the happiness you will experience. Faith in the Mystic Law converts sufferings into treasures of the heart. Through practising the Daishonin's Buddhism, we can change poison into medicine. The time will definitely come when you can deeply appreciate this."
SGI Newsletter No. 8816, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 2, Banner of the Law 49, translated 31st July, 2013
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAWA UMI YAMA DENO
JIKONI CHUI!
"JIBUN WA DAIJOBU" TONO
YUDAN KASHIN O HAISHI
YUIGINA TOKI O SUGOSO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA TAMASHII O SUMINI SOMENAGASHITE KAKITE SOROZO SHINJISASETAMAE HOTOKE NO MIKOKORO WA HOKEKYO NARI NICHIREN GA TAMAHII WA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NI SUGITARU WA NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)
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