[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 10th July, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 11th July, 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Friday, July 10th, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Let's be sure to express our gratitude, from the heart, to those family members who, although they may not be SGI members, still unconditionally support our activities for kosen-rufu! Our own personal growth and improvement is itself the ultimate proof of this Buddhism. Friday, July 10th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "A hundred years of practice in the Land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day's practice in the impure world. Two thousand years of propagating Buddhism during the Former and Middle Days of the Law are inferior to an hour of propagation in the Latter Day of the Law." (On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 736) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 10th, 2015 Saturday, July 11th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Could not this illness . . . be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way' (WND-1, 937; "The Good Medicine for All Ills"). "Buddhism recognises illness as one of the fundamental sufferings that human beings experience—one of the four sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness, and death. In seeking a solution to illness, both Buddhism and medical science share a common goal. Both ask what is necessary for people to enjoy vibrant mental and physical well-being and to lead fulfilling lives. "Health is not simply the absence of illness. A truly healthy life is creative—one in which we keep challenging something, creating something, and moving forwards to expand our horizons as long as we live. "My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said that people today make two basic mistakes: they confuse knowledge with wisdom and wrongly associate sickness with death. "Knowledge and wisdom are not the same. The relationship between the two can be discussed from many perspectives. "Speaking very generally, we can say that medical science combats illness through knowledge. Buddhism, on the other hand, develops human wisdom so that we may balance our lives and strengthen our life force. By doing so, we can use medical knowledge as an aid in the process of healing ourselves. "It is therefore foolish to ignore or reject medical science. To do so on religious grounds would amount to fanaticism. We need to make intelligent use of medical knowledge to conquer illness, and Buddhism can help us bring forth the wisdom to do that effectively." SGI Newsletter No. 9263, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 11: "Illness Gives Rise to the Resolve to Attain the Way," 11.1 Struggling with Illness Can Forge Invincible Spiritual Strength, from the June 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 6th July, 2015 * 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-- KOFU NO KATSUDO O SASAERU MUNYUKAI NO KAZOKU NI KOKORO KARA KANSHA O! WATASHITACHI NO SEICHO KOSO BUPPO NO SAIKO NO SHOMEI DA. --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "GOKURAKU HYAKUNEN NO SHUGYO WA EDO NO ICHINICHI NO KUDOKU NI OYOBAZU SHOZO NISENNEN NO GUTSU WA MAPPO NO ICHIJI NI OTORUKA" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 329)

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