A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our practice is for the present and the future.
Everything begins from this moment onwards!
It's in the midst of striving hard right now
and putting our very best into the present moment,
that we're able to create a life of glory, good fortune and success!
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 811)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 26th, 2014
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When people are exposed to calamities and disasters—unanticipated dangers such as natural disasters and economic crises, or persistent dangers such as political oppression and violations of human rights—there is a risk that they will succumb to despair out of overwhelming fear, grief and pain. However, if we relinquish hope and are paralysed by helplessness, we not only allow the problems to persist but can inadvertently contribute to the proliferation of similar problems elsewhere.
"The Austrian psychologist Viktor E. Frankl (1905–97), known for his book Man's Search for Meaning about his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, asserted that suffering becomes meaningful when it is endured for others, for some greater purpose—only then can we find within ourselves the light of humanity to dispel the darkness of despair.[i] What is important, he stressed, is one's attitude and the manner in which we face the cruel blows of unavoidable fate: human beings have the inherent capacity to uncover and grasp the meaning of life until they draw their last breath.[ii] Frankl called this act of mustering the resources of the human spirit in response to misfortune "attitudinal value" (Einstellungswerte).
"In other words, if one can rise to the challenge of enduring the most terrible afflictions and situations, maintaining the faith that life has meaning, one can transform personal tragedy into a triumph for humanity. This is the work of creating value."
SGI Newsletter No. 8935, Value Creation for Global Change: Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies
(SGI President Ikeda's Peace Proposal, commemorating the 39th SGI Day, January 26, 2014.) Released 20th Feb. 2014
[i] See Frankl, Kuno suru ningen, 137.
[ii] See Frankl, On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders, 10.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINJIN WA [GENTO NISE]
ISSAI WA KORE KARA DA!
IMA KONO TOKI O ZENRYOKU DE
IKINUKU NAKA NI
EIKO NO JINSEI WA KAGAYAKU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU OKAZA FUKEBA
SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON
O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZUYA
ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1187)
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our practice is for the present and the future.
Everything begins from this moment onwards!
It's in the midst of striving hard right now
and putting our very best into the present moment,
that we're able to create a life of glory, good fortune and success!
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 811)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 26th, 2014
Thursday, February 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When people are exposed to calamities and disasters—unanticipated dangers such as natural disasters and economic crises, or persistent dangers such as political oppression and violations of human rights—there is a risk that they will succumb to despair out of overwhelming fear, grief and pain. However, if we relinquish hope and are paralysed by helplessness, we not only allow the problems to persist but can inadvertently contribute to the proliferation of similar problems elsewhere.
"The Austrian psychologist Viktor E. Frankl (1905–97), known for his book Man's Search for Meaning about his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, asserted that suffering becomes meaningful when it is endured for others, for some greater purpose—only then can we find within ourselves the light of humanity to dispel the darkness of despair.[i] What is important, he stressed, is one's attitude and the manner in which we face the cruel blows of unavoidable fate: human beings have the inherent capacity to uncover and grasp the meaning of life until they draw their last breath.[ii] Frankl called this act of mustering the resources of the human spirit in response to misfortune "attitudinal value" (Einstellungswerte).
"In other words, if one can rise to the challenge of enduring the most terrible afflictions and situations, maintaining the faith that life has meaning, one can transform personal tragedy into a triumph for humanity. This is the work of creating value."
SGI Newsletter No. 8935, Value Creation for Global Change: Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies
(SGI President Ikeda's Peace Proposal, commemorating the 39th SGI Day, January 26, 2014.) Released 20th Feb. 2014
[i] See Frankl, Kuno suru ningen, 137.
[ii] See Frankl, On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders, 10.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINJIN WA [GENTO NISE]
ISSAI WA KORE KARA DA!
IMA KONO TOKI O ZENRYOKU DE
IKINUKU NAKA NI
EIKO NO JINSEI WA KAGAYAKU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU OKAZA FUKEBA
SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON
O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZUYA
ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1187)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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