A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's honour each and every promise we make
no matter how small or insignificant it may seem!
It's important to be sincere in keeping our word!
Being reliable and trustworthy
are the most precious
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's honour each and every promise we make
no matter how small or insignificant it may seem!
It's important to be sincere in keeping our word!
Being reliable and trustworthy
are the most precious
and irreplaceable assets we can possess!
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What is most important is that, by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo alone, you can attain Buddhahood. It will no doubt depend on the strength of your faith. To have faith is the basis of Buddhism."
Thursday, Nov 5th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What is most important is that, by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo alone, you can attain Buddhahood. It will no doubt depend on the strength of your faith. To have faith is the basis of Buddhism."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol. I, page 832)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Vol. I, page 832)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, Nov 5th, 2015
Friday, Nov 6th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Something that Dr. John Kenneth Galbraith, world-renowned economist and professor emeritus of Harvard University, said during our meeting in Tokyo nine years ago made a very deep impression on me. 'I will be 82 the week after next [on October 15],' he said, 'but I regard each birthday as a fresh start. I believe the older we get, the more there is to learn.' This is the philosophy of life of the ever-youthful Dr. Galbraith. He also offered the view that having firm goals or plans for the day when we get up in the morning is important in terms of staying alert and healthy.
Friday, Nov 6th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Something that Dr. John Kenneth Galbraith, world-renowned economist and professor emeritus of Harvard University, said during our meeting in Tokyo nine years ago made a very deep impression on me. 'I will be 82 the week after next [on October 15],' he said, 'but I regard each birthday as a fresh start. I believe the older we get, the more there is to learn.' This is the philosophy of life of the ever-youthful Dr. Galbraith. He also offered the view that having firm goals or plans for the day when we get up in the morning is important in terms of staying alert and healthy.
"We should wake up every morning ready to take on the world. In that regard, doing a vigorous morning gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which enables us to start the day fresh and energetic, is a wonderful way to maintain health and well-being.
"Our practice of gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo represents a sublime ceremony in which we bring the microcosm of our lives into harmony with the fundamental rhythm of the macrocosm, the universe. We join our hands in prayer before the Gohonzon and do gongyo and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Our voice reaches all Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and heavenly deities—the protective functions of the universe. Though we cannot see them, they gather round us to keep us safe from harm. We are in their midst. How awesome is the power of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo! All of the protective functions become our allies. That is why we have the ability and mission to guide humanity to happiness."
"Our practice of gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo represents a sublime ceremony in which we bring the microcosm of our lives into harmony with the fundamental rhythm of the macrocosm, the universe. We join our hands in prayer before the Gohonzon and do gongyo and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Our voice reaches all Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and heavenly deities—the protective functions of the universe. Though we cannot see them, they gather round us to keep us safe from harm. We are in their midst. How awesome is the power of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo! All of the protective functions become our allies. That is why we have the ability and mission to guide humanity to happiness."
SGI Newsletter No. 9302, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 13: "You Will Grow Younger, and Your Good Fortune Will Accumulate," 13.7 There Is No Retirement from Faith, from the September 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 2nd 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---
CHISANA YAKUSOKU MO
HITOTSU HITOTSU TAISETSU NI!
DAISEIJITSU DE KOTAEYO!
SHINYO] [SHINRAI] KOSO
KAKEGAE NO NAI TAKARA DA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO BAKARI TONAETE HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI KOTO MOTTOMO TAISETSU NARI SHINJIN NO KOHAKU NI YORUBEKI NARI BUPPO NO KOMPON WA SHIN O MOTTE MINAMOTO TO SU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1244)
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU---
CHISANA YAKUSOKU MO
HITOTSU HITOTSU TAISETSU NI!
DAISEIJITSU DE KOTAEYO!
SHINYO] [SHINRAI] KOSO
KAKEGAE NO NAI TAKARA DA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO BAKARI TONAETE HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI KOTO MOTTOMO TAISETSU NARI SHINJIN NO KOHAKU NI YORUBEKI NARI BUPPO NO KOMPON WA SHIN O MOTTE MINAMOTO TO SU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1244)
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