A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Lofty aspirations make for a lofty life.
As long as we are alive let's dedicate ourselves
to the great vow for kosen-rufu.
Let's engrave a glorious history without any regrets!
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whether you chant the Buddha's name, recite the sutra, or merely
offer flowers and incense, all your virtuous acts will implant
benefits and roots of goodness in your life. With this conviction you
should strive in faith."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 4)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, June 11th, 2014
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Shakyamuni placed the highest value on the bonds linking fellow practitioners. The gathering of teacher and disciples and of good friends in faith is the harmonious community of believers—also known as 'the invincible Sangha.'[1]
"Shakyamuni's community of believers was open to all people, to the world. He warmly welcomed those who joined this community, showing them the greatest respect, never discriminating against anyone on account of class or social status.
"The ideal realm of Buddhism is one where everyone respects and encourages one another based on warm, heart-to-heart ties of caring and understanding.
"Disrupting the harmonious community of believers is nothing other than closing off and destroying one's own path to Buddhahood. It is the action of 'worms born from the body of the lion itself feed on the lion' (WND-1, 570), or 'warriors who destroy their own castle from within' (WND-1, 217)."
SGI Newsletter No. 9011, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory. Special Lecture Commemorating May 3, Soka Gakkai Day, Uniting with Eternal Friends toward a New Age of the People's Triumph, from the May 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 9th June, 2014
[1] Cf. Ibid., "Devatasamyutta" [37 (7) Concourse <55>], p. 115.
* 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--
IDAI NARU [KOKOROZASHI] GA
IDAI NARU JINSEI O TSUKURU.
ONAJI ISSHO NARABA
KOFU NO DAIGAN NI IKIYO!
KUINAKI REKISHI O KIZAME!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHIKARU AIDA HOTOKE NO NA O TOMAE KYOKAN O YOMI HANA O CHIRASHI KO O
HINERU MADEMO MINA WAGA ICHINEN NI OSAMETARU KUDOKU ZENKON NARI TO
SHINJIN O TORU BEKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 383)
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