A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our pioneers members who shine so brilliantly now
have overcome numerous ups and downs in life
and are indeed great examples for us to respectfully follow.
May you all, gallant trailblazers of kosen-rufu,
enjoy long and healthy lives!
Friday, November 13th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakīrti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."
(The Good Medicine for All Ills
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our pioneers members who shine so brilliantly now
have overcome numerous ups and downs in life
and are indeed great examples for us to respectfully follow.
May you all, gallant trailblazers of kosen-rufu,
enjoy long and healthy lives!
Friday, November 13th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakīrti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."
(The Good Medicine for All Ills
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol. I, page 937)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, November 13th, 2015
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The higher a mountain, the stronger the winds that buffet it. The peaks of the Himalayas, the king of all mountain ranges, are constantly pounded by violent winds. According to weather data, winter temperatures in the Himalayas may drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) and relentless icy gales sometimes reach speeds of more than 100 meters per second (224 miles per hour). But in even the strongest wind, the 'king of mountain ranges' towers with majestic dignity and imperturbable calm.
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The higher a mountain, the stronger the winds that buffet it. The peaks of the Himalayas, the king of all mountain ranges, are constantly pounded by violent winds. According to weather data, winter temperatures in the Himalayas may drop to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) and relentless icy gales sometimes reach speeds of more than 100 meters per second (224 miles per hour). But in even the strongest wind, the 'king of mountain ranges' towers with majestic dignity and imperturbable calm.
"Buddhism teaches that we should live our lives with the perfect perfect serenity and composure of the Himalayas, not bending in the least before the eight winds, which might otherwise extinguish the flame of our Buddhist practice. In his writing 'The Eight Winds,' Nichiren Daishonin states:
"Worthy [wise] persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure. They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who is unbending before the eight winds. (WND-1, 796)"
SGI Newsletter No. 9316, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 14: "Faith for Overcoming Obstacles," 14.3 Do Not Succumb to the "Eight Winds", from the October 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 9th Nov. 2015
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
IKUSANGA O KACHIKOETA
KOSO NO TOMO NO KAGAYAKI KOSO
WARERA NO MOHAN NARI!
KOFU KAITAKU NO YUJA NI
KENKO TO CHOJU ARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANKYO NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1480)
IKUSANGA O KACHIKOETA
KOSO NO TOMO NO KAGAYAKI KOSO
WARERA NO MOHAN NARI!
KOFU KAITAKU NO YUJA NI
KENKO TO CHOJU ARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANKYO NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1480)
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
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