A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, December 5th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings will increase."*
Let's praise each other's dedication and devotion
to achieve kosen-rufu!
By doing so,
everyone shines with good fortune and benefit
and everyone's strengths and capabilities increase!
*"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra" - WND-I, page 673
Saturday, December 5th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - WND, Vol. I, page 444.)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message,
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, December 5th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings will increase."*
Let's praise each other's dedication and devotion
to achieve kosen-rufu!
By doing so,
everyone shines with good fortune and benefit
and everyone's strengths and capabilities increase!
*"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra" - WND-I, page 673
Saturday, December 5th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - WND, Vol. I, page 444.)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message,
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 5th, 2015
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'Showing utmost respect and consideration for members who are striving out of the limelight—that is the Soka Gakkai spirit.' Bearing that guidance in mind and displaying teamwork that embodies the Daishonin's teaching that 'It is the heart that is important' (WND-1, 1000), let us advance in ever greater harmony and good cheer towards victory!
"May your noble
contributions to kosen-rufu—
unseen virtue bringing
infinite visible reward—
shine for all eternity!"
SGI Newsletter No. 9320, Teamwork That Cherishes the Heart, from the December 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Nov., 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 --
"HOMUREBA IYOIYO
KUDOKU MASARU"
MINADE FUNTO O TATAEAO!
SOKONI FUKUTOKU GA KAGAYAKI
JINZAI MO IKO SEIRYOKU O MASU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YONO MIDARE NIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'Showing utmost respect and consideration for members who are striving out of the limelight—that is the Soka Gakkai spirit.' Bearing that guidance in mind and displaying teamwork that embodies the Daishonin's teaching that 'It is the heart that is important' (WND-1, 1000), let us advance in ever greater harmony and good cheer towards victory!
"May your noble
contributions to kosen-rufu—
unseen virtue bringing
infinite visible reward—
shine for all eternity!"
SGI Newsletter No. 9320, Teamwork That Cherishes the Heart, from the December 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Nov., 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 --
"HOMUREBA IYOIYO
KUDOKU MASARU"
MINADE FUNTO O TATAEAO!
SOKONI FUKUTOKU GA KAGAYAKI
JINZAI MO IKO SEIRYOKU O MASU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YONO MIDARE NIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)
__._,_.___
Posted by: Scobie-John Le May-Grellan <sjlmg@icloud.com>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a new topic | • | Messages in this topic (1) |
If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
from there on it is all automatic!
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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
from there on it is all automatic!
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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment