A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Everyone of us has a priceless irreplaceable life
with a noble mission that only we personally can fulfil.
Let's courageously take on the challenges we face right now
so that we make the causes for the blossoms of happiness of
Let's courageously take on the challenges we face right now
so that we make the causes for the blossoms of happiness of
"Cherry, Plum, Peach or Damson"*
to bloom in our lives!
* http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/applying-buddhism/work/the-meaning-of-work.html
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."
(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 64) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun,
September 4th, 2014
Friday, September 5th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"We need to search out and foster new capable people. It's important that we encourage and help them develop their abilities.
* http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/applying-buddhism/work/the-meaning-of-work.html
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."
(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 64) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun,
September 4th, 2014
Friday, September 5th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"We need to search out and foster new capable people. It's important that we encourage and help them develop their abilities.
"Each member is a noble Bodhisattva of the Earth. Please find their strong points and praise them. Let's ensure that everyone is able to make the most of their unique qualities to contribute to kosen-rufu.
"… please avoid judging others based on your own narrow-minded criteria. More importantly, please don't let personal likes and dislikes influence you. If you only care for those you get along with, truly capable people will not develop.
"First Soka Gakkai president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi compared finding and fostering capable people to 'panning for gold in the sand.'
"Our organisation has created a stream of golden capable people through members taking active part in SGI activities. Indeed, this is the best way to foster capable people."
SGI Newsletter No. 9076, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, Now Is the Time to Create a Steady Stream of Capable People, Finding the Strong Points of Each Individual, from 21st Nov., 2012, issue of the Soka Shimpo, translation released 29th Aug. 2014
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAKEGAE NO NAI
TOTOKI SHIMEI ARU JINSEI DA!
GANZEN NO KADAI NI IDOMI
OBAITORI NO
SACHI NO HANA O SAKASEYUKE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SUBEKARAKU KOKORO O ITSUNI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO WAREMO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMIKOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 467)
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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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