A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, Dec 26th, 2013
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make sure to convey our heartfelt appreciation
to the people we interact with in our local community and work place
for all that they have done for us throughout the year!
It is the sincerity of our actions that strengthens and deepens
the ties of friendship and trust between us.
Thursday, Dec 26th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you
to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many
Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those
persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha
lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be
false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Decmeber 26th, 2013
Friday, Dec 27th, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Saion (1682–1761) was a great Okinawan philosopher-statesman who, in the 18th century, built the foundation for the golden age of the Ryukyu Kingdom (present-day Okinawa). He is one of the most respected figures in Okinawan history. . . . A person with remarkable insight into human thought and behaviour, Saion told the following story about an encounter between a boy and an old man. It is a story of advice and encouragement....
"The young Okinawan lad in Saion's story proudly told the old man, 'I have a sword that has been handed down in my family for generations. I polish it every day, never missing a single one!' The old man then asked, 'Do you have any treasure other than the sword?' The young man replied, 'No, I don't.'
"The old man continued quietly, 'That sword is just a small treasure. You have the most wonderful treasure of all: you yourself.'[1]
"The old man's inference was, Why don't you polish the treasure that is your own life? The boy was deeply moved by the old man's words and grateful for this very important lesson.
"This story also resonates with the teachings of Buddhism. What I want to say is that we must always come back to our original point of departure, to us and to life itself. To live with dignity and reveal the full shining potential of our humanity—nothing surpasses this. Only by so doing can we as human beings find true happiness, peace, and coexistence with the natural world. . . .
"It is time we return to the starting point of the human being."
SGI Newsletter No. 8893, The following are excerpts from the 48th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo on July 18th, 2000. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 2nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held in conjunction with the Okinawa Prefecture General Meeting, in Okinawa on Dec. 8th, 2013. The excerpted text appeared in the Dec. 17th, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper.
[1] Cf. Saion Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Saion), edited by Hideaki Sakihama (Tokyo: Hompo Shoseki, 1984), p. 27.
* 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--
CHIKI YA SHOKUBA DE
OSEWA NI NATTA KATA E
KONO ICHINEN KAN NO OREI O!
MAGOKORO NO FURUMAI GA
SHINRAI TO YUJO O FUKAMERU.
- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA
SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO
SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, Dec 26th, 2013
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make sure to convey our heartfelt appreciation
to the people we interact with in our local community and work place
for all that they have done for us throughout the year!
It is the sincerity of our actions that strengthens and deepens
the ties of friendship and trust between us.
Thursday, Dec 26th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you
to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many
Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those
persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha
lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be
false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Decmeber 26th, 2013
Friday, Dec 27th, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Saion (1682–1761) was a great Okinawan philosopher-statesman who, in the 18th century, built the foundation for the golden age of the Ryukyu Kingdom (present-day Okinawa). He is one of the most respected figures in Okinawan history. . . . A person with remarkable insight into human thought and behaviour, Saion told the following story about an encounter between a boy and an old man. It is a story of advice and encouragement....
"The young Okinawan lad in Saion's story proudly told the old man, 'I have a sword that has been handed down in my family for generations. I polish it every day, never missing a single one!' The old man then asked, 'Do you have any treasure other than the sword?' The young man replied, 'No, I don't.'
"The old man continued quietly, 'That sword is just a small treasure. You have the most wonderful treasure of all: you yourself.'[1]
"The old man's inference was, Why don't you polish the treasure that is your own life? The boy was deeply moved by the old man's words and grateful for this very important lesson.
"This story also resonates with the teachings of Buddhism. What I want to say is that we must always come back to our original point of departure, to us and to life itself. To live with dignity and reveal the full shining potential of our humanity—nothing surpasses this. Only by so doing can we as human beings find true happiness, peace, and coexistence with the natural world. . . .
"It is time we return to the starting point of the human being."
SGI Newsletter No. 8893, The following are excerpts from the 48th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo on July 18th, 2000. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 2nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held in conjunction with the Okinawa Prefecture General Meeting, in Okinawa on Dec. 8th, 2013. The excerpted text appeared in the Dec. 17th, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper.
[1] Cf. Saion Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Saion), edited by Hideaki Sakihama (Tokyo: Hompo Shoseki, 1984), p. 27.
* 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--
CHIKI YA SHOKUBA DE
OSEWA NI NATTA KATA E
KONO ICHINEN KAN NO OREI O!
MAGOKORO NO FURUMAI GA
SHINRAI TO YUJO O FUKAMERU.
- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA
SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO
SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise
Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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