A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make the start of each day
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make the start of each day
one of exchanging warm, refreshing greetings
with the people we meet in our neighbourhood and work place.
Our very presence, overflowing with a powerful life force,
is what radiates trust around us!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles
arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear
it firmly in mind.) To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But
Buddhahood lies in continuing faith."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 444)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shinbun, May 25th, 2014
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
with the people we meet in our neighbourhood and work place.
Our very presence, overflowing with a powerful life force,
is what radiates trust around us!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles
arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear
it firmly in mind.) To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But
Buddhahood lies in continuing faith."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 444)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shinbun, May 25th, 2014
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Establishing the world of Buddhahood as our basic life tendency is what it means to 'attain Buddhahood.' Of course, even with the world of Buddhahood as our basic life tendency, we won't be free of problems or suffering, because we will still possess the other nine worlds. But the foundation of our lives will become one of hope, and we will increasingly experience a condition of security and joy.
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, once explained this as follows:
"'Even if you fall ill, simply have the attitude, 'I'm all right. I know that if I chant to the Gohonzon, I will get well.' Isn't the world of Buddhahood a state of life in which we can live with total peace of mind? That said, however, given that the nine worlds are inherent in the world of Buddhahood, we might still occasionally become angry or have to deal with problems. Therefore, enjoying total peace of mind doesn't mean that we have to renounce anger or some such thing. When something worrying happens, it's only natural to be worried. But in the innermost depths of our lives, we will have a profound sense of security. This is what it means to be a Buddha. . . .'
"'Even if you fall ill, simply have the attitude, 'I'm all right. I know that if I chant to the Gohonzon, I will get well.' Isn't the world of Buddhahood a state of life in which we can live with total peace of mind? That said, however, given that the nine worlds are inherent in the world of Buddhahood, we might still occasionally become angry or have to deal with problems. Therefore, enjoying total peace of mind doesn't mean that we have to renounce anger or some such thing. When something worrying happens, it's only natural to be worried. But in the innermost depths of our lives, we will have a profound sense of security. This is what it means to be a Buddha. . . .'
"If we can regard life itself as an absolute joy, isn't that being a Buddha? Doesn't that mean attaining the same life state as the Daishonin? Even when faced with the threat of being beheaded, the Daishonin remained calm and composed. If it had been us in that situation, we'd have been in a state of complete panic! When the Daishonin was exiled to the hostile environment of Sado Island, he continued instructing his disciples on various matters and produced such important writings as 'The Opening of the Eyes' and 'The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind.' If he didn't have unshakable peace of mind, he would never have been able to compose such great treatises [under such difficult circumstances].[1]
"Our daily practice of gongyo—reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo—is a solemn ceremony in which our lives become one with the life of the Buddha. By applying ourselves steadfastly and persistently to this practice for manifesting our inherent Buddhahood, we firmly establish the world of Buddhahood in our lives so that it is solid and unshakable like the earth. On this foundation, this solid stage, we can freely enact at each moment the drama of the nine worlds."
"Our daily practice of gongyo—reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo—is a solemn ceremony in which our lives become one with the life of the Buddha. By applying ourselves steadfastly and persistently to this practice for manifesting our inherent Buddhahood, we firmly establish the world of Buddhahood in our lives so that it is solid and unshakable like the earth. On this foundation, this solid stage, we can freely enact at each moment the drama of the nine worlds."
SGI Newsletter No. 9000, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace,
Part 1: Happiness, 2.2 Buddhahood Is the Sun within Us, from the May
2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 26th May, 2014
Part 1: Happiness, 2.2 Buddhahood Is the Sun within Us, from the May
2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 26th May, 2014
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Works of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1982), vol. 2, pp. 446–47.
* 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--
CHIKI DE SHOKUBA DE
SUGASUGASHI AISATSU KARA
ICHINICHI NO "START" O!
SEIMEIRYOKU AFURERU SUGATA DE
SHINRAI NO HIKARI O HIROGEYO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(KONO KYO O KIKIUKURU HITO WA OOSHI MAKOTONI KIKIUKURU GOTOKUNI
DAINAN KITAREDOMO OKUJIFUBO NO HITOWA MARE NARUNARI) UKURU WA YASUKU
TAMOTSU WA KATASHI SARU AIDA JOBUTSU WA TAMOTSU NI ARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1136)
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