A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of my dear friends
who are fighting against illness right now,
never ever be defeated!
By chanting daimoku
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of my dear friends
who are fighting against illness right now,
never ever be defeated!
By chanting daimoku
like that of a roaring lion,*
please be absolutely determined to
change your karma into your mission,
never ever giving up!
*"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?" - "Reply to Kyō'ō", WND-I, page 412
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one's heavy karma from the past is not expiated within this lifetime, one must undergo the sufferings of hell in the future, but if one experiences extreme hardship in this life [because of the Lotus Sutra], the sufferings of hell will vanish instantly."
(Lessening One's Karmic Retribution - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 199) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 9th, 2015
Monday, August 10th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
please be absolutely determined to
change your karma into your mission,
never ever giving up!
*"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?" - "Reply to Kyō'ō", WND-I, page 412
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one's heavy karma from the past is not expiated within this lifetime, one must undergo the sufferings of hell in the future, but if one experiences extreme hardship in this life [because of the Lotus Sutra], the sufferings of hell will vanish instantly."
(Lessening One's Karmic Retribution - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 199) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 9th, 2015
Monday, August 10th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the Lotus Sutra, we find the words: 'You should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha' (LSOC28, 365). Let us always deeply respect and treasure those seeking Buddhism, greeting them as Buddhas."
SGI Newsletter No. 9280, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (17) Joyfully Spreading the Daishonin's Teachings, from 31st May, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 6th Aug., 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--
YAMAI TO TATAKAU TOMOYO
ZETTAINI MAKERUNA!
SHISHIKU NO INORI DE
SHUKUMEI O WAGA SHIMEI ETO
DANJITE KAEYUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SENGO NO OMOKI KONJO NI TSUKIZU SHITE MIRAI NI JIGOKU NO KU O UKUBEKIGA KONJO NI KAKARU JUKU NI AISORAEBA JIGOKU NO KURUSHIMI PATTO KIETE"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1000)
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
YAMAI TO TATAKAU TOMOYO
ZETTAINI MAKERUNA!
SHISHIKU NO INORI DE
SHUKUMEI O WAGA SHIMEI ETO
DANJITE KAEYUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SENGO NO OMOKI KONJO NI TSUKIZU SHITE MIRAI NI JIGOKU NO KU O UKUBEKIGA KONJO NI KAKARU JUKU NI AISORAEBA JIGOKU NO KURUSHIMI PATTO KIETE"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1000)
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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...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
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