A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
To be victorious and shine right where we are,
the very place where we can fulfil own unique missions,
is itself the advancement of worldwide kosen-rufu.
So, therefore, courageously and patiently
let's today and tomorrow continue to challenge ourselves!
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When that is done, then both oneself and others together will take joy in their possession of wisdom and compassion. Now, when Nichiren and his followers chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they are expressing joy in the fact that they will inevitably become Buddhas eternally endowed with the three bodies."
(Chapter Eighteen: The Benefits of Responding with Joy - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message, Seikyo Shimbun, April 20th, 2014
Monday, April 21st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
To be victorious and shine right where we are,
the very place where we can fulfil own unique missions,
is itself the advancement of worldwide kosen-rufu.
So, therefore, courageously and patiently
let's today and tomorrow continue to challenge ourselves!
Sunday, April 20th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When that is done, then both oneself and others together will take joy in their possession of wisdom and compassion. Now, when Nichiren and his followers chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they are expressing joy in the fact that they will inevitably become Buddhas eternally endowed with the three bodies."
(Chapter Eighteen: The Benefits of Responding with Joy - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message, Seikyo Shimbun, April 20th, 2014
Monday, April 21st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"While striving to help my mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, keep his businesses afloat [in the early 1950s], there were many times when I felt we had exhausted all options. But the true struggle of faith starts when we're at rock bottom. I roused the strength and energy of a charging lion and did everything I could to support and assist my mentor.
"As practitioners of the Mystic Law, we can employ 'the strategy of the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 1001), which enables us to withstand anything and resolutely find a way forwards.
"When encouraging members facing trying circumstances, Mr. Toda would often cite the Daishonin's words: 'When great evil occurs, great good follows' (WND-1, 1119). He would also offer such encouragement as: 'The time has come to achieve great benefit by changing poison into medicine a hundredfold through the power of the Mystic Law!' and 'Those who have struggled the hardest always triumph in the end.'
"No matter what obstacles we may come up against, it's important that we keep chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, bring forth our inner wisdom, exercise our creativity and resourcefulness, and make sincere, steadfast efforts to overcome the situation. By doing so, we will definitely be able to make a breakthrough."
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
* 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--
WAGA SHIMEI NO TENCHI DE
KACHI KAGAYAKU KOTO GA
SEKAI KOFU NO ZENSHIN DA!
YUENI KYO MO MATA
YUKI TO NINTAI NO CHOSEN O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHIKARUNI JITA TOMONI JIHI TO CHIE TO ARU O KI TOWA IUNARI SHOSEN IM NICHIREN TONO TAGUI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKI KANARAZU MUSA SANJIN NO HOTOKE NI NARU O KI TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)
* 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--
WAGA SHIMEI NO TENCHI DE
KACHI KAGAYAKU KOTO GA
SEKAI KOFU NO ZENSHIN DA!
YUENI KYO MO MATA
YUKI TO NINTAI NO CHOSEN O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHIKARUNI JITA TOMONI JIHI TO CHIE TO ARU O KI TOWA IUNARI SHOSEN IM NICHIREN TONO TAGUI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKI KANARAZU MUSA SANJIN NO HOTOKE NI NARU O KI TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)
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