A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make it our responsibility
to see our friends and fellow members to happiness!
When we begin by chanting powerful Daimoku
unlimited wisdom and courage wells up from the core of our being.
Let's never forget this prime point!
Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 17)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Nov 12th, 2014
Thursday, Nov. 13th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism is not about turning one's back on life or escaping reality, or acting as if one has already attained enlightenment and risen above considerations of happiness and unhappiness. In particular, thinking oneself alone to be special has nothing to do with Buddhism.
"Rather, genuine practitioners of Buddhism are those who, as humble seekers of happiness, earnestly pursue their Buddhist practice together with and in the same way as everyone else. They take action with courage and joy, more determined than anyone to never pass up an opportunity to accumulate good fortune. Such people never arrogantly think, 'This is good enough,' but continue to exert themselves out of a desire to gain still more fortune and benefit and to develop a state of eternal happiness. The spirit of Buddhism pulses in this resolve to keep improving and challenging oneself without end."
SGI Newsletter No. 9112, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 5: Happiness for Both Ourselves and Others, from the October 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 27th Oct., 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--
DANJITE MINA O KOFUKU NI!
GOJO NA INORI KARA
MUGEN NO CHIE TO
YUKI GA WAKIAGARU.
KONO GENTEN O WASURERU NA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SOYO KIBINI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTONI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make it our responsibility
to see our friends and fellow members to happiness!
When we begin by chanting powerful Daimoku
unlimited wisdom and courage wells up from the core of our being.
Let's never forget this prime point!
Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 17)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Nov 12th, 2014
Thursday, Nov. 13th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism is not about turning one's back on life or escaping reality, or acting as if one has already attained enlightenment and risen above considerations of happiness and unhappiness. In particular, thinking oneself alone to be special has nothing to do with Buddhism.
"Rather, genuine practitioners of Buddhism are those who, as humble seekers of happiness, earnestly pursue their Buddhist practice together with and in the same way as everyone else. They take action with courage and joy, more determined than anyone to never pass up an opportunity to accumulate good fortune. Such people never arrogantly think, 'This is good enough,' but continue to exert themselves out of a desire to gain still more fortune and benefit and to develop a state of eternal happiness. The spirit of Buddhism pulses in this resolve to keep improving and challenging oneself without end."
SGI Newsletter No. 9112, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 5: Happiness for Both Ourselves and Others, from the October 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 27th Oct., 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--
DANJITE MINA O KOFUKU NI!
GOJO NA INORI KARA
MUGEN NO CHIE TO
YUKI GA WAKIAGARU.
KONO GENTEN O WASURERU NA!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SOYO KIBINI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTONI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)
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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!
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
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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
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
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