A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
True victor is another name for
a person who never gives up.
No matter what happens,
let's move forwards!
Burning with the spirit,
"I will never ever give up!,"
let's overcome the obstacles within our hearts!
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When that is done, then both oneself
and others together will take joy
in their possession of wisdom and compassion."
(Chapter Eighteen: The Benefits of Responding with Joy
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shimbun, July 19th, 2014
Sunday, July 20th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda said: 'If we were too perfect to begin with, others would find it hard to relate to us. That's why we specifically chose to be born as ordinary people so that we could widely spread Buddhism in society.'
"Because we have our own struggles, we can support and empathise with others who are struggling. Because we are not defeated by our own sorrows, we can encourage others who are sad and grieving.
"The vow of mentors and disciples dedicated to kosen-rufu is to overcome our own sufferings and show actual proof of victory so that we can help others who are suffering become happy, too.
"Those who have awakened to their profound mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth are strong; they are fearless.
"Especially in difficult or trying times, I hope you'll read the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. Everything is clearly revealed in the Gosho as if in a mirror."
SGI Newsletter No. 9036, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together,
(23) Following the Supreme Philosophy of Life,
from 23rd June, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
translation released 11th July, 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--
SHIN NO SHORISHA TOWA
AKIRAMENAI HITO NO IMYO DA.
NANI GA ATTEMO MAE E!
MAKEJI DAMASHII O MOYASHI
WAGA KOKORO NO KABE O YABURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JITA TOMONI CHIE TO JIHI TO ARU O KI TOWA IUNARI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
True victor is another name for
a person who never gives up.
No matter what happens,
let's move forwards!
Burning with the spirit,
"I will never ever give up!,"
let's overcome the obstacles within our hearts!
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When that is done, then both oneself
and others together will take joy
in their possession of wisdom and compassion."
(Chapter Eighteen: The Benefits of Responding with Joy
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shimbun, July 19th, 2014
Sunday, July 20th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda said: 'If we were too perfect to begin with, others would find it hard to relate to us. That's why we specifically chose to be born as ordinary people so that we could widely spread Buddhism in society.'
"Because we have our own struggles, we can support and empathise with others who are struggling. Because we are not defeated by our own sorrows, we can encourage others who are sad and grieving.
"The vow of mentors and disciples dedicated to kosen-rufu is to overcome our own sufferings and show actual proof of victory so that we can help others who are suffering become happy, too.
"Those who have awakened to their profound mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth are strong; they are fearless.
"Especially in difficult or trying times, I hope you'll read the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. Everything is clearly revealed in the Gosho as if in a mirror."
SGI Newsletter No. 9036, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together,
(23) Following the Supreme Philosophy of Life,
from 23rd June, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
translation released 11th July, 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--
SHIN NO SHORISHA TOWA
AKIRAMENAI HITO NO IMYO DA.
NANI GA ATTEMO MAE E!
MAKEJI DAMASHII O MOYASHI
WAGA KOKORO NO KABE O YABURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"JITA TOMONI CHIE TO JIHI TO ARU O KI TOWA IUNARI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)
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If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
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ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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from there on it is all automatic!
ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!
http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise
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/
And if you are looking for back editions of To My Friends click on...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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