A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
People who don't forget to appreciate
and respect those around them
are truly noble and praiseworthy individuals.
Such a humble and unassuming attitude causes
fragrant flowers of trust and confidence
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
People who don't forget to appreciate
and respect those around them
are truly noble and praiseworthy individuals.
Such a humble and unassuming attitude causes
fragrant flowers of trust and confidence
to bloom in abundance.
Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its colour;
the more a sword is whetted, the sharper it will become. And the more
one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra, the more one's own blessings will increase."
(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 673) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 26th, 2014
Saturday, Sep 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its colour;
the more a sword is whetted, the sharper it will become. And the more
one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra, the more one's own blessings will increase."
(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 673) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 26th, 2014
Saturday, Sep 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I would like to share a Gosho passage that I'm sure all of you are very familiar with. It is from a letter of encouragement the Daishonin sent to Shijo Kingo, who found himself in difficult circumstances. Kingo had incurred his lord's disfavour by trying to convert him to the Daishonin's teaching, an act that also invited hostility from his fellow samurai retainers. The Daishonin writes to him:
"'Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than [experiencing] the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.' (WND-1, 681)
"'Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than [experiencing] the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.' (WND-1, 681)
"Right now, your life may be filled with suffering. But just as pleasure never lasts forever, neither does suffering. In life, there is both suffering and joy. Sometimes we win, and other times we lose. Both suffering and joy are a part of life; this is life's reality. That is why, whether experiencing suffering or joy, we should keep chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, just as we are, says the Daishonin. If we do that, we will attain a state of supreme happiness through the wisdom and power of the Mystic Law. We can lead a life in which nothing will defeat us."
SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chapter 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th 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--
SHUI ENO KANSHA TO
KEII O WASURENAI NOGA
HONTONI IDAINA HITO DA.
KENKYONA FURUMAI NI
SHINRAI NO HANA WA SAKI KAORU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOGANE WA YAKEBA IYOIYO IRO MASARI TSURUGI WA TOGEBA IYOIYO TOKUNARU HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU
(Gosho Zenshu pg. 1241)
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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!
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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