Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, August 5th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism helps teach us how to repay our debt of gratitude
to our father and mother.
Even just a few words of appreciation is great.
Let's present our parents with bouquets of smiles.*
*"One never in any way disobeys a parent; is always mindful of providing a parent with all manner of good things, and if this happens to be impossible, in the course of a day one at least smiles twice or thrice in their direction." - "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude", WND-II, page 636
Monday, August 5th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha land."
(Aspiration for the Buddha Land - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 214) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 5th, 2013
August 5th-11th, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Chanting daimoku with a strong will develops a good rhythm
to establish a healthy and accident-free life.
Doing gongyo with family members is
the driving force for a happy family.
Daimoku is indeed the source of hope.
* 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--
BUPPO WA OYAKOKO NO MICHI.
"FUBO NO ON O HOZEYO"
HITOKOTO DEMO II.
KANSHA NO KOTOBA O OKURO!
EGAO NO HANATABA O TODOKEYO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"INOCHI KAGIRI ARI OSHIMU BEKARAZU TSUINI NEGAUBEKIWA BUKKOKU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 955)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
HARI NO ARU DAIMOKU WA
KENKO MUJIKO NO "rhythm".
KAZOKU DENO GONGYO WA
IKKA WARAKU NO SUISHINRYOKU.
INORI KOSO KIBO NO GENSEN DA!
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