A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
To eliminate misery
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
To eliminate misery
from the face of the Earth
and develop happiness
for ourselves and others,
is what kosen-rufu is all about.
Starting with our immediate surroundings,
our local community,
let's help to develop and expand
is what kosen-rufu is all about.
Starting with our immediate surroundings,
our local community,
let's help to develop and expand
a solidarity of peace and harmony!
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Unlike most people, in the course of spreading these doctrines of mine I, Nichiren, have occasion to meet with a great many persons."
(Condolences on a Deceased Husband - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 778) Selection source: Living Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, August 15th, 2015
Sunday, August 16th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Second president Josei Toda said: 'I keenly feel that our present times are characterised by people going about their daily lives with no sense of compassion for others. Callousness and indifference define our times.' He further added: 'We must foster more people whose actions naturally overflow with compassion.'
* 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--
CHIJO KARA HISAN O NAKUSHI
JITA TOMO NO KOFUKU NO KENSETSU O!
SORE GA KOSEN-RUFU DA.
MOTTOMO MIJIKANA CHIIKI KARA
WARAKU NO "scrum" O KAKUDAI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN WA KONO HOMON O MOSHI SORAEBA TANIN NIWA NIZU OKU NO HITO NI MAMIETE SORAEDOMO"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1418)
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Unlike most people, in the course of spreading these doctrines of mine I, Nichiren, have occasion to meet with a great many persons."
(Condolences on a Deceased Husband - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 778) Selection source: Living Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, August 15th, 2015
Sunday, August 16th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Second president Josei Toda said: 'I keenly feel that our present times are characterised by people going about their daily lives with no sense of compassion for others. Callousness and indifference define our times.' He further added: 'We must foster more people whose actions naturally overflow with compassion.'
"The aim of our movement for kosen-rufu is to cause a warm current of compassion to course ever more vibrantly through our coldhearted society and open the way to a new age of humanity characterised by peace and happiness."
SGI Newsletter No. 9282, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory,Special Lecture Commemorating January 26, Soka Gakkai International Day, The Mission of Our Soka Network: Bringing Humanity Together with the Spirit of Compassion, from the January 2015 Daibyakurenge, translation released 11th of August, 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--
CHIJO KARA HISAN O NAKUSHI
JITA TOMO NO KOFUKU NO KENSETSU O!
SORE GA KOSEN-RUFU DA.
MOTTOMO MIJIKANA CHIIKI KARA
WARAKU NO "scrum" O KAKUDAI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN WA KONO HOMON O MOSHI SORAEBA TANIN NIWA NIZU OKU NO HITO NI MAMIETE SORAEDOMO"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1418)
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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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