A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Another name of the Buddha is "One Who Can Endure."* Let's not be swayed by whatever situation we might be facing now. Rather, no matter what happens, let's live out our lives by fulfilling our unique missions, patiently and with perseverance, just as we promised ourselves! *One Who Can Endure -http://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/O/31 Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered." (On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 3rd, 2014 Monday, August 4th, 2014 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT --- "People are naturally attracted to gatherings that are enjoyable, warm, and inspiring. I hope you will take time to engage in heart-to-heart dialogues with others and create wonderful shared memories as you forge ahead with wisdom and compassion on this magnificent and wondrous path of true happiness." SGI Newsletter No. No. 9055, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (27) Bring Great Joy to Bloom in Your Own Lives and Those of Others, from the July 19th, 2014 Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 28th July, 2014 Brought to you today from Okinawa, Japan and Killarney, Ireland. * The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html --WAGATOMO NI OKURU-- HOTOKE NO BETSUMEI WA "NONIN" (YOKU SHINOBU). KANKYO NI FUNDO SARERUNA! MIZUKARA CHIKATTA SHIMEI NO MICHI O SHIMBO ZUYOKU AYUMINUKE! -- KYO NO GOSHO -- "DAICHI WA SASABE HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HIWA NISHI YORI IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARUBEKARAZU" (Gosho Zenshu, page 1351) |
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http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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