A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, May 18th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's carefully look after those members
who cannot physically be present at meetings!
It's only by making steady efforts to listen to their worries and concerns
and offering warm encouragement
that the solidarity of hope is expanded and developed!
Sunday, May 18th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if
we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course
attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not
lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an
easy and secure existence in this life.) This is what I have taught my
disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts
and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises
they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 283)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, May 18th, 2014
Monday, May 19th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Sunday, May 18th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's carefully look after those members
who cannot physically be present at meetings!
It's only by making steady efforts to listen to their worries and concerns
and offering warm encouragement
that the solidarity of hope is expanded and developed!
Sunday, May 18th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if
we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course
attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not
lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an
easy and secure existence in this life.) This is what I have taught my
disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts
and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises
they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 283)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, May 18th, 2014
Monday, May 19th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Each of you is striving to do your best in your job or other responsibilities and to win in all areas of life while using your spare time to work for Buddhism, kosen-rufu, people's happiness, and the welfare of society. In this Latter Day of the Law teeming with perverse individuals, you are exerting yourselves energetically, often amid many hardships and obstacles, chanting daimoku for others' happiness, travelling long distances to talk with friends and show them warm concern and understanding. You are truly bodhisattvas. There is no nobler life, no life based on a loftier philosophy. Each of you is translating this unsurpassed philosophy into action and spreading its message far and wide. To possess a philosophy of such profound value is itself the greatest fortune. Accordingly, the second condition for happiness is to possess a profound philosophy."
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
* 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--
KAIGO NI TSUDOENAI
TOMO O TAISETSU NI!
NAYAMI NI MIMI O KATAMUKE
HAGEMASHI O KASANERU NAKA DE
KIBO NO RENTAI WA KAKUDAI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIE SHIKADOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKEN
TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA
WASURURU NARU BESHI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)
Guidance, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace <New Series>, from
the April 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th
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--
KAIGO NI TSUDOENAI
TOMO O TAISETSU NI!
NAYAMI NI MIMI O KATAMUKE
HAGEMASHI O KASANERU NAKA DE
KIBO NO RENTAI WA KAKUDAI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIE SHIKADOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKEN
TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA
WASURURU NARU BESHI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)
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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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