A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be sure to acknowledge and offer our most heartfelt appreciation
to those members who, though not out in the limelight,
are working hard behind the scenes for the sake of kosen-rufu!
It is thanks to all the noble efforts of our fellow members
in those supporting behind-the-scenes roles
that the people's castle of Soka can grow eternally!
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Dedication" means dedication to the principle of eternal and
unchanging truth of the theoretical teaching, and "life" means that
one's life dedicated to that principle bases itself on the wisdom of
the truth of the essential teaching that functions in accordance with
changing circumstances. In essence, one dedicates one's life to
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 708,
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be sure to acknowledge and offer our most heartfelt appreciation
to those members who, though not out in the limelight,
are working hard behind the scenes for the sake of kosen-rufu!
It is thanks to all the noble efforts of our fellow members
in those supporting behind-the-scenes roles
that the people's castle of Soka can grow eternally!
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Dedication" means dedication to the principle of eternal and
unchanging truth of the theoretical teaching, and "life" means that
one's life dedicated to that principle bases itself on the wisdom of
the truth of the essential teaching that functions in accordance with
changing circumstances. In essence, one dedicates one's life to
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 708,
The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 3)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 10th, 2014
Friday, April 11th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter how our civilisation advances or science and medicine progress, the sorrow and pain of losing loved ones will continue to exist. But as we have learned from the letter, 'Reply to the Mother of Ueno,' the Mystic Law and life are eternal, spanning the three existences.
"From the perspective of Buddhism, the end of this life (death) is the departure toward our next existence—just another step in the great ongoing story of life itself, as we enact fresh dramas of birth and death with each new lifetime.
"Life-to-life ties forged in this present existence are not severed or extinguished by death. Though they may be invisible, like radio waves, these connections endure eternally. With this deep conviction, though the sadness of loss may linger, there will be no sense of loneliness. Tears of sorrow will eventually turn into tears of fresh commitment. Surviving family members, loved ones, and friends of the deceased will be able to look ahead to the future positively. Family members of the deceased, in particular, will be able to gain the courage and energy to live to the fullest not only for themselves but for the deceased—striving not as mere "survivors" but as "successors" who share and carry on the deceased's aspirations.
"Our view of life and death exerts a decisive influence on our lives. If more people, therefore, believed in the eternity of life, just imagine how human civilisation might be transformed!"
SGI Newsletter No. 8970, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [55] "Reply to the Mother of Ueno." The Bonds of Those Connected by the Mystic Law Are Eternal, from the August, 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 7th April 2014
* 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--
MEDATANAKUTEMO
KOFU NI TSUKUSU TOMO NI
SAIDAI NO KANSHA TO SHOSAN O!
TOTOKI KAGE NO SASAE ARITE
SOKA NO MINSHUJO WA EIEN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KI TO IU WA SHAKUMON FUHENSHINMYO NO RI NI KI SURU NARI.
MYO TOWA HONMON ZUIEN SHINNYO NO CHI NI MOTOZUKU NARI.
KIMYO TOWA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO KORE NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 708)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 10th, 2014
Friday, April 11th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter how our civilisation advances or science and medicine progress, the sorrow and pain of losing loved ones will continue to exist. But as we have learned from the letter, 'Reply to the Mother of Ueno,' the Mystic Law and life are eternal, spanning the three existences.
"From the perspective of Buddhism, the end of this life (death) is the departure toward our next existence—just another step in the great ongoing story of life itself, as we enact fresh dramas of birth and death with each new lifetime.
"Life-to-life ties forged in this present existence are not severed or extinguished by death. Though they may be invisible, like radio waves, these connections endure eternally. With this deep conviction, though the sadness of loss may linger, there will be no sense of loneliness. Tears of sorrow will eventually turn into tears of fresh commitment. Surviving family members, loved ones, and friends of the deceased will be able to look ahead to the future positively. Family members of the deceased, in particular, will be able to gain the courage and energy to live to the fullest not only for themselves but for the deceased—striving not as mere "survivors" but as "successors" who share and carry on the deceased's aspirations.
"Our view of life and death exerts a decisive influence on our lives. If more people, therefore, believed in the eternity of life, just imagine how human civilisation might be transformed!"
SGI Newsletter No. 8970, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [55] "Reply to the Mother of Ueno." The Bonds of Those Connected by the Mystic Law Are Eternal, from the August, 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 7th April 2014
* 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--
MEDATANAKUTEMO
KOFU NI TSUKUSU TOMO NI
SAIDAI NO KANSHA TO SHOSAN O!
TOTOKI KAGE NO SASAE ARITE
SOKA NO MINSHUJO WA EIEN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KI TO IU WA SHAKUMON FUHENSHINMYO NO RI NI KI SURU NARI.
MYO TOWA HONMON ZUIEN SHINNYO NO CHI NI MOTOZUKU NARI.
KIMYO TOWA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO KORE NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 708)
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