A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin writes:
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the
greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith."*
Hardships provide us with the opportunity to improve and grow!
Each and everyday,
let's do all we can to break through the shells of our
self-imposed limitations,
and advance joyfully and enthusiastically!
Gosho: (A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering - WND-1, pg. 33,
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the greater the delight he feels,
because of his strong faith. Doesn't a fire burn more briskly when
logs are added? All rivers flow into the sea, but does the sea turn
back their waters?"
Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others
who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out. These golden
words will never prove false."
(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1001)
Selection source: Young Mens Division study for September,
Seikyo Shimbun, Aug 30th, 2014
Wednesday, Sep., 24th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Always be alert and show thoughtful consideration and attention to detail in order to ensure each members' health and safety and allow everyone to advance joyfully.
"As the season changes from summer to autumn, please take care of your health and guard against catching colds.
"Although you are no doubt very busy, I hope you will always start the day with courage and energy by doing an invigorating gongyo that resounds like 'the neighing of white horses'" (WND-1, 989).
SGI Newsletter No. 9091, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (32) Victory Starts with Our Own Growth,from 1st Sep., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 19th Sep., 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--
[GOJO NO SHINJIN]
IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASU BESHI]
KUNAN WA KOJO NO CHIKARA DA!
HIBI JISHIN NO KABE O YABURI
HARIKITTE SUSUMO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMAU BESHI SHOYO
ONTEKI KAISHITSU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin writes:
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the
greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith."*
Hardships provide us with the opportunity to improve and grow!
Each and everyday,
let's do all we can to break through the shells of our
self-imposed limitations,
and advance joyfully and enthusiastically!
Gosho: (A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering - WND-1, pg. 33,
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the greater the delight he feels,
because of his strong faith. Doesn't a fire burn more briskly when
logs are added? All rivers flow into the sea, but does the sea turn
back their waters?"
Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others
who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out. These golden
words will never prove false."
(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1001)
Selection source: Young Mens Division study for September,
Seikyo Shimbun, Aug 30th, 2014
Wednesday, Sep., 24th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Always be alert and show thoughtful consideration and attention to detail in order to ensure each members' health and safety and allow everyone to advance joyfully.
"As the season changes from summer to autumn, please take care of your health and guard against catching colds.
"Although you are no doubt very busy, I hope you will always start the day with courage and energy by doing an invigorating gongyo that resounds like 'the neighing of white horses'" (WND-1, 989).
SGI Newsletter No. 9091, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (32) Victory Starts with Our Own Growth,from 1st Sep., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 19th Sep., 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--
[GOJO NO SHINJIN]
IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASU BESHI]
KUNAN WA KOJO NO CHIKARA DA!
HIBI JISHIN NO KABE O YABURI
HARIKITTE SUSUMO!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMAU BESHI SHOYO
ONTEKI KAISHITSU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)
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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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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!
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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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