A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Daishonin says:
"(To have faith like water means) to believe continuously
without ever regressing"*
With pristine and sincere faith let's live each day with the spirit
to challenge whatever we might encounter
and make each day a day of awakening!
I hope that each one of us will be able to write
golden words of victory in our diary of life!
* Gosho, The Two Kinds of Faith WND1- page 899, "Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing."
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."
(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 937)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, August 7th, 2013
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The SGI exists to achieve kosen-rufu. Therefore, those who are dedicating themselves within the organisation are individuals of genuine commitment.
"Nichiren Daishonin clearly states: 'The Law does not spread by itself: because people propagate it, both the people and the Law are respectworthy' (GZ, 856).
"SGI members striving earnestly on the front lines of our movement are most admirable. Those who live their lives together with the SGI and make wholehearted efforts for kosen-rufu are noble beyond measure."
SGI Newsletter No. 8815, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu—II, (10) Fulfilling Our Mission in This Lifetime, from the 10th March, 2013, Seikyo Shinbun, translated 30th 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--
[ITSUMO, TAISEZU
SHINZURU NARI]
SEIRYU NO GOTOKI SHINJIN DE
HIBI CHOSEN, HIBI HOSSHIN DA!
OGON NO JINSEI NIKKI O TUZURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANGYO NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1480)
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