A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, September 18th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Associating with good friends in faith
enables us to lead victorious lives.*
If and when we have a problem,
it's important that we consult someone senior in faith
rather than trying to struggle by ourselves.
Let's strive together to achieve our human revolution!
*Good Friends - http://www.sgi.org/about-us/buddhism-in-daily-life/good-friends.html
Friday, September 18th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If the nation is destroyed and people's homes are wiped out, then where can one flee for safety? If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?"
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, September 18th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Associating with good friends in faith
enables us to lead victorious lives.*
If and when we have a problem,
it's important that we consult someone senior in faith
rather than trying to struggle by ourselves.
Let's strive together to achieve our human revolution!
*Good Friends - http://www.sgi.org/about-us/buddhism-in-daily-life/good-friends.html
Friday, September 18th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If the nation is destroyed and people's homes are wiped out, then where can one flee for safety? If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?"
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 24)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, September 18th, 2015
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At Tribhuvan University (in 1995), I gave a lecture titled 'Homage to the Sagarmatha[1] of Humanism: The Living Lessons of Gautama Buddha.' In it, I said that world peace begins with people maintaining a 'consistent, unshaken selfhood,' like the Himalayas.
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At Tribhuvan University (in 1995), I gave a lecture titled 'Homage to the Sagarmatha[1] of Humanism: The Living Lessons of Gautama Buddha.' In it, I said that world peace begins with people maintaining a 'consistent, unshaken selfhood,' like the Himalayas.
"Those who are bighearted are not envious of others. People who have an inner richness are not disturbed by trivial matters.
"You have Nichiren Buddhism, you have daimoku, to enable you to build a strong self that can confidently overcome every form of adversity.
"Nichiren Daishonin writes:
'If we inquire into the origin of Mount Sumeru, we find that it began with a single speck of dust. . . . One added to one becomes two, two becomes three, and so on to make ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or an asamkhya [an exceedingly large number]. Yet 'one' is the mother of all. (WND-1, 667)
"Each small effort, each friendship, each act of kindness to your parents will help you build a self that is like the Himalayas.
"Daimoku is the energy source for that effort. Even when you are having a hard time taking action, if you chant daimoku with determination and press forward one step after another, you will definitely be able to keep going, day after day."
SGI Newsletter No. 9297, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [10] The Towering Summits of Nepal, from 1st Jan., 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal translation released Sep. 17th, 2015
[1] Sagarmatha: The Nepalese name for Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, also known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, located in the Himalayan range on the Nepal-China border.
* 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--
ZENCHISHIKI NO TOMO ARITE
JINSEI NO SHORI ARI.
NAYAMI WA HITORI DE KAKAEZU
YOKI SEMPAI NI SODAN O!
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO AYUMI O TOMONI!
SGI Newsletter No. 9297, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [10] The Towering Summits of Nepal, from 1st Jan., 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal translation released Sep. 17th, 2015
[1] Sagarmatha: The Nepalese name for Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, also known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, located in the Himalayan range on the Nepal-China border.
* 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--
ZENCHISHIKI NO TOMO ARITE
JINSEI NO SHORI ARI.
NAYAMI WA HITORI DE KAKAEZU
YOKI SEMPAI NI SODAN O!
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO AYUMI O TOMONI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KUNI O USHINAI IEO MESSEBA IZURENO TOKORONIKA YO O NOGAREN NANJI SUBEKARAKU ISSHIN NO ANDO O OMOWABA MAZU SHIHYO NO SEIHITSU O INORAN MONOKA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 31)
"KUNI O USHINAI IEO MESSEBA IZURENO TOKORONIKA YO O NOGAREN NANJI SUBEKARAKU ISSHIN NO ANDO O OMOWABA MAZU SHIHYO NO SEIHITSU O INORAN MONOKA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 31)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
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