A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's thanks to the often unnoticed efforts
of all those who take responsibility as support staff,
that our meetings are well prepared and come off so smoothly.
Your "unseen virtue"* to wholeheartedly support our joyful gatherings
are certain to be rewarded with "visible reward"* that shines brilliantly!*
*Gosho: WND1, pg 907, Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward, "Where there
is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward."
Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This one word 'together' means that, as long as they are together
with Nichiren, they will reach the treasure land. But if they are not
together with him, they will fall into the great citadel of the Avichi
hell."
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 734, The Record of the Orally Transmitted
Teachings, page 78)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sep 10th, 2014
Thursday, Sep 11th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's thanks to the often unnoticed efforts
of all those who take responsibility as support staff,
that our meetings are well prepared and come off so smoothly.
Your "unseen virtue"* to wholeheartedly support our joyful gatherings
are certain to be rewarded with "visible reward"* that shines brilliantly!*
*Gosho: WND1, pg 907, Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward, "Where there
is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward."
Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This one word 'together' means that, as long as they are together
with Nichiren, they will reach the treasure land. But if they are not
together with him, they will fall into the great citadel of the Avichi
hell."
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 734, The Record of the Orally Transmitted
Teachings, page 78)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sep 10th, 2014
Thursday, Sep 11th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Where there is progress, there is resistance. When we challenge ourselves, waves of difficulties arise. Let us regard encountering obstacles as a source of pride, and stand up resolutely to injustices that cause people suffering. This is the spirit of a true revolutionary, the spirit of Soka.
"It was in July, 60 years ago (in 1954), that President Toda selected Ninety-Three, a novel by the French writer Victor Hugo (1802–85), as one of the books to be studied by the young men's division training group Suiko-kai (Water Margin Group). In this novel that called for the victory of humanity, Hugo writes: 'Man was not made to drag chains, but to soar on wings.'[1]
"Encouraging people individually is the key to empowering them to break free from the chains of karma and suffering and soar on their own wings into the skies of their mission. Let us, therefore, continue to engage with others and share with them our philosophy of hope and justice, which has the power to illuminate all humankind. Let us always cherish in our hearts the great dream of a future where the song of humanity's victory resounds far and wide."
SGI Newsletter No. 9071, The Song of Human Victory, To You, My Youthful Friends, Who Share a Noble Vow, from 11th July, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 26th Aug. 2014
[1] Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three, translated by Frank Lee Benedict (New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc., 1988), p. 382.
* 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--
YAKUIN NO KATAGATA NO
MIEZARU JINRYOKU ARITE
KAIGO UNEI WA BANZEN NI.
SACHI NO TSUDOI SASAERU INTOKU NI
KUDOKU NO YOHO WA SANZEN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KYO NO ICHIJI WA NICHIREN NI KYO SURU TOKI WA HOSHO NI ITARUBESHI
FUGU NARABA ABI DAIJO NI OTSUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 734)
SGI Newsletter No. 9071, The Song of Human Victory, To You, My Youthful Friends, Who Share a Noble Vow, from 11th July, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 26th Aug. 2014
[1] Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three, translated by Frank Lee Benedict (New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc., 1988), p. 382.
* 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--
YAKUIN NO KATAGATA NO
MIEZARU JINRYOKU ARITE
KAIGO UNEI WA BANZEN NI.
SACHI NO TSUDOI SASAERU INTOKU NI
KUDOKU NO YOHO WA SANZEN!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KYO NO ICHIJI WA NICHIREN NI KYO SURU TOKI WA HOSHO NI ITARUBESHI
FUGU NARABA ABI DAIJO NI OTSUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 734)
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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...
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