A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, Dec 22nd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If our determination is vague,
there won't be anything to show for it!
Aiming towards victory in the new year,
let's be sure to set our goals
with concrete and precise targets in mind.
Sunday, Dec 22nd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The situation is like the joints in a piece of bamboo: if one joint is ruptured, then all the joints will split."
(Letter to Hōren - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 512) Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, December 22nd, 2013
Monday, Dec 23rd, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Nothing is as noble, profound, and strong as prayers for the welfare and happiness of others. In Japan and around the world, the confident and compassionate voices of our members are revitalising the lives of all those they come in contact with.
"Each and every person is a supremely noble entity of the Mystic Law, embodying the principles of the mutual possession of the Ten Worlds, the hundred worlds and thousand factors, and the three thousand realms in a single moment of life (cf. WND-1, 235). Because of the profound ties we share with others in our environment, therefore, we can also transform our communities and our countries."
SGI Newsletter No. 8894, Engaging in Dialogue to Foster Friendship and Trust, from the January 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 16th Dec. 2013.
* 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--
BAKUZEN TO SHITA KETSUI DEWA
KEKKA WA NOKOSENAI.
MYONEN NO SHORI E
WAGA MOKUHYO O
MEIKAKU NI! GUTAITEKI NI!
- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOEBA TAKE NO FUSHI O HITOTSU WARINUREBA YONO FUSHI MATA WARURU GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1046)
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