A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Come, today again,
let's embark upon a new challenge!
The heart of Buddhism lies in
continuous improvement and advancement.
Let's become victors in our human revolution!
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you
to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many
Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those
persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha
lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be
false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 217)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 1st, 2014
Thursday, May 2nd, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Come, today again,
let's embark upon a new challenge!
The heart of Buddhism lies in
continuous improvement and advancement.
Let's become victors in our human revolution!
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you
to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many
Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those
persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha
lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be
false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 217)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 1st, 2014
Thursday, May 2nd, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"People seek all kinds of worldly 'palaces of happiness.' Some seek wealth or social standing, while others wish for fame, celebrity, or popularity. But none of those things have the permanence of a steadfast mountain peak. In our ever-changing existences, they are like the light of fireflies, flickering beautifully but destined to fade and disappear all too soon.
"A life spent in pursuit of the ephemeral, transitory glories of the world is also ephemeral and transitory. Chasing eagerly after forms of happiness that are insubstantial and impermanent is a sad and empty way to live.
"As the Daishonin says, one's own highest state of life is an eternal and indestructible palace, a true bastion of happiness.
"People may live in fine houses or possess great wealth, but if their hearts are mean and their life conditions are low, they will not be truly happy; they will be dwelling in palaces of misery. In contrast, people who have beautiful, generous hearts and a high life condition, irrespective of their present circumstances, are certain to attain both material and spiritual happiness. This accords with the Buddhist principle of the oneness of life and its environment—that our lives and our surroundings are one and inseparable."
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--
SA KYO MO
ARATANA KADAI NI IDOMO!
BUPPO NO KAKUSHIN WA
MUGEN NO KOJO NI ARU.
NINGENKAKUMEI NO SHORISHA TARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA
SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAISHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO
SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)
* 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--
SA KYO MO
ARATANA KADAI NI IDOMO!
BUPPO NO KAKUSHIN WA
MUGEN NO KOJO NI ARU.
NINGENKAKUMEI NO SHORISHA TARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA
SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAISHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO
SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)
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http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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