A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Iron, when heated in the flames and
pounded, becomes a fine sword."*
These words of the Daishonin teach us that
it's precisely during times of hardship
that we are able to forge a self as strong as steel.
We must never give in to our circumstances!
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the colour is better than that of the indigo plant. The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve, your colour will be better than that of others, and you will receive more blessings than they do."
(The Supremacy of the Law
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol. 1, page 615)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism,
Seikyo Shimbun, October 21st, 2015
Thursday, Oct 22nd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Does one accept one's destiny and allow one's life to be dominated by karma that is a source of unhappiness and misfortune? Or does one elevate one's destiny by transforming it into one's mission and powerfully overcome one's karma?
"As practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, we are dedicated to protecting the dignity of life, transforming the destiny of humankind in order to create a better world, and expanding a network of those committed to the realisation of true peace and happiness for all people. Our movement for kosen-rufu represents the unwavering response of the forces of the Buddha to the challenge of devilish functions that cause evil and misery. It is a continuous, never-ending battle between the forces of the Buddha and devilish functions. Since this is the case, we must never stop making efforts for even a single moment."
SGI Newsletter No. 9311, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [70] "The Great Battle," Those with Steadfast Faith Enjoy Immeasurable Good Fortune and Benefit, from the March 2015 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Oct. 2015
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU---
[KUROGANE WA KITAI UTEBA
TSURUGI TO NARU] GO SEIKUN.
KUNAN NO TOKI KOSO
HAGANE NO JISHIN GA KIZUKARERU.
DANJITE KUSSURU NA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IYOIYO GOJO NO ONKOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI KORI WA MIZUYORI IDETAREDOMO MIZU YORIMO SUSAMAJI AOKI KOTO WA AI YORI IDETAREDOMO KASANUREBA AIYORIMO IRO MASARU ONAJI HOKEKYO NITEWA OWASUREDOMO KOKOROZASHI O KASANUREBA TANIN YORIMO IRO MASARI RISHO MO ARUBEKINARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1221)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Iron, when heated in the flames and
pounded, becomes a fine sword."*
These words of the Daishonin teach us that
it's precisely during times of hardship
that we are able to forge a self as strong as steel.
We must never give in to our circumstances!
Wednesday, Oct 21st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the colour is better than that of the indigo plant. The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve, your colour will be better than that of others, and you will receive more blessings than they do."
(The Supremacy of the Law
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol. 1, page 615)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism,
Seikyo Shimbun, October 21st, 2015
Thursday, Oct 22nd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Does one accept one's destiny and allow one's life to be dominated by karma that is a source of unhappiness and misfortune? Or does one elevate one's destiny by transforming it into one's mission and powerfully overcome one's karma?
"As practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, we are dedicated to protecting the dignity of life, transforming the destiny of humankind in order to create a better world, and expanding a network of those committed to the realisation of true peace and happiness for all people. Our movement for kosen-rufu represents the unwavering response of the forces of the Buddha to the challenge of devilish functions that cause evil and misery. It is a continuous, never-ending battle between the forces of the Buddha and devilish functions. Since this is the case, we must never stop making efforts for even a single moment."
SGI Newsletter No. 9311, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [70] "The Great Battle," Those with Steadfast Faith Enjoy Immeasurable Good Fortune and Benefit, from the March 2015 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Oct. 2015
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU---
[KUROGANE WA KITAI UTEBA
TSURUGI TO NARU] GO SEIKUN.
KUNAN NO TOKI KOSO
HAGANE NO JISHIN GA KIZUKARERU.
DANJITE KUSSURU NA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IYOIYO GOJO NO ONKOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI KORI WA MIZUYORI IDETAREDOMO MIZU YORIMO SUSAMAJI AOKI KOTO WA AI YORI IDETAREDOMO KASANUREBA AIYORIMO IRO MASARU ONAJI HOKEKYO NITEWA OWASUREDOMO KOKOROZASHI O KASANUREBA TANIN YORIMO IRO MASARI RISHO MO ARUBEKINARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1221)
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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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