[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 1st May 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 

published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
No matter what happens, never give up!
Use every experience as a springboard for growth!
Our practice of Buddhism
is based on the indomitable spirit of optimism.
Let's forge ahead with a great life force!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whether or not your prayer is answered will depend on your faith; [if
it is not] I will in no way be to blame."

(Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol. 1, page 1079)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 30th, 2014

Thursday, May 1st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"People often tend to think of happiness as something abstract and removed from their present realities. They imagine, for example, that they would be happier if they could move to another place, or that they would enjoy more comfortable and pleasant lives if they could change jobs. They always feel that the grass is greener on the other side and place their hopes on a change of external circumstances. Young people are particularly susceptible to this tendency.
            

"However, we all have different missions to fulfil in life and different places where we need to live to fulfil them. Those who decide to put down solid roots where they are and continue to live their lives with perseverance and hope while struggling with reality will be victors in life. It's important not to live aimlessly, lacking any clear purpose. I therefore say to you: 'Dig beneath your feet, there you will find a spring,' and 'Live in a way that is true to yourself.'
            

"In short, a real sense of happiness and deep satisfaction in life can only be found within us. The Mystic Law is the fundamental law of life. Through our Buddhist practice, we can tap the power of the Mystic Law to propel our lives forwards. This is why the place where we carry out our Buddhist practice and also society become the Buddha land. We are able to transform where we live right now into a place of victory and happiness."

SGI Newsletter No. 8986, Selected Excerpts of SGI President Ikeda's Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th April 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
NANI GA ATTE MO MAKENAI!
SUBETE O SEICHO NO BANE NI!
WARERA NO SHINJIN WA
FUKUTSU NO RAKKANSHUGI DA.
DAISEIMEI RYOKU DE SUSUME!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAWAI KANAWANU WA GOSHINJIN NI YORI SORO BESHI MATTAKU NICHIREN GA
TOGANI ARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1262)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 30th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
The construction of a new era of Soka
begins with establishing and deepening our friendships
with the neighbours!
By chanting sincerely and wholeheartedly
for the safety and progress of our local community,
let's widen and deepen the bonds of trust around us!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"[Again, when Nichiren and his followers recite Nam-myoho-renge-kyo],
they are burning the firewood of earthly desires, summoning up the
wisdom fire of bodhi or enlightenment."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 710, The Record of the Orally
Transmitted Teachings, page 11)
Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, April 26th, 2014

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"Founding Soka Gakkai president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi once said: 'There are some people who go around saying, "I saved the money I wanted, bought the house I wanted, so now I can sit back, enjoy a drink, and indulge in a few luxuries. What more can I want in life than that?" This kind of person has no understanding of the true purpose of life.' On this point, Mr. Makiguchi clearly stated: 'The purpose of life is to create supreme value and to attain the greatest happiness.'
            

"The name Soka Gakkai (lit. Value-Creating Society) means an organisation whose members are committed to creating supreme value and attaining the greatest happiness.
            

"The purpose of life is to realise this kind of happiness, in other words, absolute happiness. Absolute happiness is something that doesn't change with time; it is eternal and unaffected by external factors, welling forth from the depths of one's life. It is not a transitory thing like worldly status and fortune or some other fleeting satisfaction.
            

"What matters is living in accord with the Law and attaining an elevated state of life based on the Law. The state of life we attain, like the Law itself, is eternal. As practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, we can make our way as champions of life throughout eternity."

SGI Newsletter No. 8986, Selected Excerpts of SGI President Ikeda's Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th April 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINJIDAI NO KENSETU WA
KINRIN TO NO YUKO KARA!
WAGA CHIKI NO ANNON TO
HATTEN O SHINKEN NI INORI
SHINRAI NO KIZUNA O HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"BONNO NO TAKIGI O YAITE BODAI NO EKA GENZEN SURUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 710)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th April, 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 28th April to 4th May, 2014 Words of the Week

 

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and 
"Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, April 28th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's give all the encouragement and support we can
to those members who are challenging
to make their Soka youth conventions and festivals a magnificent success!
The development and growth of young capable people
is the driving force that makes the way to a better future.

Monday, April 28th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one understands for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."

(The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 211) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 28th, 2014

April 28th to May 4th, 2014
— WORDS OF THE WEEK —
The great towering spirit of the establishment of Nichiren Buddhism
ceaselessly lives on and will forever do so in the SGI.*
The Daishonin states,
"The 'great vow' refers to the propagation of the Lotus Sutra."*
Let's courageously call forth our fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth
whom we share karmic bonds with 

and together let's continue to strive towards achieving kosen-rufu!

*On April, 28th, 1253, Nichiren Daishonin chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for the first time.

**"The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings", page 82

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SOKA SEINEN TAIKAI E
IDOMIYUKU TOMO O 
MINADE SASAE HAGEMASO!
WAKAKI JINZAI NO SEICHO GA
MIRAI O HIRAKU CHIKARA DA!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WAGA KOKORO HONRAI NO HOTOKE NARI TO SHIRUO SUNAWACHI DAIKANKI TO NAZUKU IWAYURU NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA KANKI NO NAKA NO DAIKANKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 788)

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
RISSHU NO DAISEISHIN WA
SOKA GAKKAI NI MYAKUMYAKUTO!
"DAIGAN TOWA HOKKE GUTSU NARI"
MIZUKARA NO JIYU NO KENZOKU O
ISANDE YOBIOKOSE!

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 28th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
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Sunday, April 27th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
"No matter what, I will succeed!"
It's through making such a profound determination 
and taking decisive action to accomplish it
that we can create a brand new history in our lives.
Rather than thinking that someone else will do it,
let's rise to the occasion ourselves and take the necessary action!

Sunday, April 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to hold it up. But even a tree that has grown up in place may fall over if its roots are weak. Even a feeble person will not stumble if those supporting him are strong, but a person of considerable strength, when alone, may fall down on an uneven path.."

(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.I, page 598)  Selection source: "Rashinban", Seikyo Shimbun, April 27th, 2014

Monday, April 28th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——            
"Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda gave the following guidance on happiness: 
 
'I would like to say a few words about happiness. There are two kinds of happiness: absolute happiness and relative happiness. Absolute happiness is attaining Buddhahood. . . . Relative happiness means that your everyday wishes are fulfilled one by one—for instance, to have a million yen, a wonderful spouse, fine chil­dren, a nice house or clothes, and so on. . . . Such happiness is not of great consequence. Yet everyone is convinced that this is what being happy is all about. 
             

'What, then, is absolute happiness? Absolute happiness means that being alive and here itself is a joy. . . . It also implies a state where one is free of financial worries and enjoys adequate good health, where there is peace and harmony in one's family and one's business prospers, and where all that one sees and hears brings one a wonderful sense of pleasure and joy. When we achieve such a state of life, this world, this strife-ridden saha world, will itself become a pure land. This is what we call attaining the state of Buddhahood. . . .
             

'How can we achieve this? We must shift from the pursuit of relative happiness to that of absolute happiness. Only our practice of Nichiren Buddhism can make this happen. I'm working furiously to share this truth with others; so I hope you will have utter confidence in my words and lead such lives [of absolute happiness].'"[1]

SGI Newsletter No. 8986, Selected Excerpts of SGI President Ikeda's Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th April 2014

[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1989), vol. 4, pp. 257–59. (Guidance given at the West Japan Joint Chapter General Meeting held on January 23, 1955.)

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"DANJITE KATSU!" TONO
FUKAKI KETSUI TO KODO GA
ARATANA REKISHI O TSUKURU.
DAREKA DEWA NAKU
JIBUN GA TACHIAGARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SORE KI O UE SORONIWA OKAZA FUKISORAEDOMO TSUYOKI SUKE O KAINUREBA TAUREZU MONOYORI OITE SORO KI NAREDOMO NE NO YOWAKI WA TAURENU KAINAKI MONO NAREDOMO TASUKURU MONO TSUYOKEREBA TAUREZU SUKOSHI KENAGE NO MONO MO HITORI NAREBA ASHIKI MICHI NIWA TAURENU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 27th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Golden Week" has started (in Japan).*
Let's make good use of these holidays to create
a meaningful history by meeting friends and acquaintances.
At the same time,
let's also use this time to try and create value each day 
by developing stronger family bonds.

*Golden Week is a series of four holidays closely spaced together and observed at the end of April and beginning of May in Japan. (Ref.: Britannica Encyclopedia)

Saturday, April 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.I, page 998)  Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 26th, 2014

Sunday, April 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"What is the purpose of life? It is happiness. The goal of Buddhism and of faith, too, is to become happy. 
            

"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The [Lotus Sutra] reads, ". . . where living beings enjoy themselves at ease" [LSOC16, 272]' (WND-1, 681). "Enjoy themselves at ease" here means being freely able to live the kind of life one desires and wholeheartedly enjoying that life.
            

"If you possess strong life force and abundant wisdom, it is possible to enjoy the challenge of overcoming life's hardships much in the same way that waves make surfing exhilarating and steep mountains give mountaineering its appeal. 
            

"Because the Mystic Law is the source of the life force and wisdom for overcoming life's difficulties, the Daishonin states that there is no greater happiness than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
            

"Reality is harsh. Please courageously challenge the stern realities of life and win, and win again, in everything—in daily life, work, school, and family relations. The teachings of Buddhism and our practice of faith are the driving force for unlimited improvement.
            

"Where people possess wisdom and life force derived from their Buddhist practice, they can move everything in a brighter, more positive, and more encouraging direction. Wise, genuine practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism are able to enter into a winning rhythm in actuality, not just in theory."

SGI Newsletter No. 8986, Selected Excerpts of SGI President Ikeda's Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th April 2014

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"Golden Week" GA "start".
YUJIN TONO KORYU NADO
YUIGINA REKISHI O!
KAZOKU NO KIZUNA O TSUYOMERU
KACHI ARU HIBI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TADA ICHIENNI OMOIKIRE YOKARAN WA FUSHIGI WARUKARAN WA ICHIJO TO OMOE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 26th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
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Friday, April 25th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To every one of those members
who plays a role in running our events and activities,
thank you all so very much for all the support you give!
It is because of your dedicated efforts behind the scenes
that we are able to hold joy-filled gatherings.
The benefit and good fortune accumulated
through such dedication is absolutely immeasurable.

Friday, April 25th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A person's writings tell us the nature of that person's mind."

(Questions and Answers on the Various Schools - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.II, page 18)  Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, April 25th, 2014

Saturday, April 26th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

All kinds of things happen in life. There is sorrow, there is suffering. Every day, there are things we may find unpleasant or annoying. Married couples may sometimes quarrel, and some may go through painful divorces. Even if a couple does get on well, they may have a sick child, or one of them may suffer illness. We face all kinds of sufferings and problems. How formidable are the challenges of living!
            

"Faith is the engine that enables us to persevere in life to the very end. Our Buddhist practice serves as the propulsive force for piercing through the clouds of suffering like a rocket and powerfully ascending higher and higher, without limit, to fly serenely through the skies of happiness. 
            

"When we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, hope and the strength to always live positively surge within us. Buddhism teaches that earthly desires—deluded impulses that are a cause of suffering—can be a springboard to enlightenment. Through faith in the Mystic Law, we can develop the ability to change all that is negative in our lives into something positive. 

We can transform all problems into happiness, sufferings into joy, anxiety into hope, and worry into peace of mind. We will always be able to find a way forward.

            

"The Daishonin writes: "Myo [of myoho, the Mystic Law] means to revive, that is, to return to life" (WND-1, 149). It is the immense power of the Mystic Law that gives vitality to and breathes fresh life into all things, including individuals, organisations, societies, and nations."

SGI Newsletter No. 8986, Selected Excerpts of SGI President Ikeda's Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th April 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GYOJI NO UNEI NI TAZUSAWARU
YAKUIN NO MINASAMA NI KANSHA!
KANKI AFURERU TSUDOI WA
KAGE NO SASAE AREBA KOSO.
SONO FUKUTOKU WA MURYO NARI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO NO KAKERU MONO O MOTTE SONO HITO NO KOKORONE O SHITTE SOSURU KOTO ARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 380)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 25th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 

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Thursday, April 24th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Texting, reading mail or talking on our mobile phones while walking
can easily distract our focus and divert our attention!
Let's be extremely careful
never to end up in an unexpected accident!

Thursday, April 24th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without
practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only
persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and
study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even
if it is only a single sentence or phrase. "

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, page 386)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 24th, 2014

Friday, April 25th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"Those who are earnest and diligent in faith will acquire benefit. On the other hand, those who make an outward show of diligent faith, but in reality are negligent and not earnestly striving in their Buddhist practice will not acquire benefit. Though they may fool others, they cannot fool the Buddhist law of cause and effect."

SGI Newsletter No. 8985, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 4, Bold Advance 11, translation released 23rd April 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
ARUKI NAGARA NO
MAIL YA DENWA WA
CHUIRYOKU GA SANMAN NI!
OMAWANU JIKO NI
AWANAI YO YOSHIN!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SOROBESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARUBEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORUBEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMAUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 24th April 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 

published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
As leaders, let's always respond with lightening speed to what our friends tell us
or requests for advice and encouragement.

Our sincerity and seriousness of intent is visible
in the speed with which we take action.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, those who become Nichiren's disciples and lay believers
should realise the profound karmic relationship they share with him
and spread the Lotus Sutra as he does. Being known as a votary of the
Lotus Sutra is a bitter, yet unavoidable, destiny."

(Letter to Jakunichi-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 994)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 23rd, 2014

Thursday, April 24th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"One person's victory can transform a workplace and even an entire community.
            

"The towering spirit of our members—'Heroes of the World'—shines like the sun, undefeated by difficult economic times and natural disasters, bringing peace and happiness to society.
            

"Let us once again today, with indestructible faith, make the lion's roar of daimoku resound, and strive to create the greatest possible value we can through our sincere efforts, whether or not others are aware of them.
 
"The presence of our members,
bravely challenging difficulties
in this troubled age,
brings smiles of hope
to society and the world."

SGI Newsletter No. 8978, Winning through Faith as "Heroes of the World," translation from the May 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge released 18th April 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
LEADER WA
TOMO NO HOKOKU YA SODAN NI
DENKO SEKKA DE KOTAEYO!
SEIJITSU TO SHINKENSA WA
SPEED NI ARAWARERU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKARU MONO NO DESHI DANNA TO NARAN HITOBITO WA SHUKUEN FUKASHI TO
OMOUTE NICHIREN TO ONAJIKU HOKEKYO O HIROMU BEKI NARI HOKEKYO NO GYOJA
TO IWARENURU KOTO WA FUSHO NARI MANUKARE GATAKI MINARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 903)

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