A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
December 21st - 28th, 2015
-- WORDS Of THE WEEK --
Seasonal or holiday greetings are something
that can warmly connect people's hearts.
The Daishonin teaches,
"The seeds of Buddhahood sprout
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
December 21st - 28th, 2015
-- WORDS Of THE WEEK --
Seasonal or holiday greetings are something
that can warmly connect people's hearts.
The Daishonin teaches,
"The seeds of Buddhahood sprout
as a result of conditions."*
Cheerfully and with a bright smile,
let's strive to expand our movement
by developing good friendships
* 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 --
NENMATSU NENSHI NO AISATSU WA
ATATAKAKU KOKORO O MUSUBU.
"BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU"
AKARUKU SAWAYAKANI
BUTSUEN TO YUKO NO KAKUDAI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHI TOWA SHISHO SAZUKURU TOKORONO MYOHO SHI TOWA DESHI UKURU TOKORONO MYOHO KU TOWA SHITEI TOMONI TONAURU TOKORONO ONJO NARI SA TOWA OKOSU TO YOMUNARI MAPPO NI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO O OKOSU NARI "
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 748)
Cheerfully and with a bright smile,
let's strive to expand our movement
by developing good friendships
with as many people as we can
and help them to form
and help them to form
a connection to this Buddhism!
*The Properties of Rice - WND-I, page 1117
Monday, December 21st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The first shi of the word shishi, or 'lion' [which means 'teacher'], is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second shi [which means 'child'] is the Wonderful Law as it is received by the disciples. The 'roar' is the sound of the teacher and the disciples chanting in unison. The verb sa, 'to make' or 'to roar,' should here be understood to mean to initiate or to put forth. It refers to the initiating of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law."
(Chapter Thirteen: Encouraging Devotion
*The Properties of Rice - WND-I, page 1117
Monday, December 21st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The first shi of the word shishi, or 'lion' [which means 'teacher'], is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second shi [which means 'child'] is the Wonderful Law as it is received by the disciples. The 'roar' is the sound of the teacher and the disciples chanting in unison. The verb sa, 'to make' or 'to roar,' should here be understood to mean to initiate or to put forth. It refers to the initiating of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law."
(Chapter Thirteen: Encouraging Devotion
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings,
page 111)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 21st, 2015
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In too many parts of the world today, misery and suffering are spreading, and signs of an evil and impure age are to be seen everywhere. As a fundamental mistrust in human beings intensifies, conditions indicative of the Latter Day are expanding on a global scale.
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In too many parts of the world today, misery and suffering are spreading, and signs of an evil and impure age are to be seen everywhere. As a fundamental mistrust in human beings intensifies, conditions indicative of the Latter Day are expanding on a global scale.
"That's why thoughtful, concerned people are seeking a religion of hope that promotes revitalisation and positive development in the face of any kind of adversity, a philosophy that enables people to reveal their inner potential.
"The time has arrived for SGI members to demonstrate their true strengths as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. The entire world is eager to celebrate the emergence of a group of people who will 'illuminate the long darkness' of the Latter Day of the Law (cf. WND-2, 936). The stage is ready for SGI members to play an active role and create a new global culture. As powerful testimony to the westward transmission of Buddhism, the exuberant activities of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth have brought about a new era in which the Buddhism of the sun illuminates the world."
SGI Newsletter No. 9329, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World , [1] "On Reprimanding Hachiman", Forging Ahead Courageously in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, from the May 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Dec. 2015
SGI Newsletter No. 9329, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World , [1] "On Reprimanding Hachiman", Forging Ahead Courageously in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, from the May 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Dec. 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 --
NENMATSU NENSHI NO AISATSU WA
ATATAKAKU KOKORO O MUSUBU.
"BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU"
AKARUKU SAWAYAKANI
BUTSUEN TO YUKO NO KAKUDAI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHI TOWA SHISHO SAZUKURU TOKORONO MYOHO SHI TOWA DESHI UKURU TOKORONO MYOHO KU TOWA SHITEI TOMONI TONAURU TOKORONO ONJO NARI SA TOWA OKOSU TO YOMUNARI MAPPO NI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO O OKOSU NARI "
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 748)
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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/
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