A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
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.
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
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.)
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www."
--- 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)
[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.)
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www."
--- 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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