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Monday, August 31, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Aug. 31st - Sep. 6th 2015 Words of the Week, Aug. 31st Daily Gosho & Sep. 1st Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

August 31st - September 6th, 2015 
--- WORDS OF THE WEEK ---
The Daishonin encourages us,
"(Strengthen your faith) 
day by day and month after month."*
Let's advance by chanting daimoku 
with unyielding determination!
Let's brim with strong life force and
manifest bright clear wisdom!
This is how to develop a good rhythm 
towards achieving victory and success.
 
*"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage." - "On Persecutions Befalling the Sage", WND-I, page 997

Monday, August 31st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In this chapter Shakyamuni Buddha revealed the foremost point he wished to convey to us. The Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra over a period of eight years, and eight characters sum up the message that he has left behind for living beings in this later age, the Latter Day of the Law. It is in the passage that reads, 'Therefore, Universal Worthy, if you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha', particularly the eight characters that make up the end of the passage, 'you should rise and greet him,' etc."

(Chapter Twenty-eight: 
Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy 
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192) 
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shimbun, August 31st, 2015

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Makiguchi began practising Nichiren Buddhism at the age of 57. In his efforts to share the Mystic Law with others, he travelled throughout the country, visiting Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Shin'etsu, Kansai, Chugoku, Kyushu, and Shizuoka.

"He declared: 'Dialogue is the only way to truly communicate with people on questions about life. Isn't [the Daishonin's treatise] "On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land" presented in the form of a dialogue?'

"Even when he was imprisoned by the Japanese militaristic authorities, Mr. Makiguchi courageously spoke about Buddhism to the guards in prison and the prosecutors interrogating him, endeavouring to persuade them of the rightness of the Daishonin's teachings.

"In his last letter from prison, we find him saying: 'I am avidly reading the philosophy of Kant,' and 'It is only natural that the three obstacles and four devils should have assailed me; it is just as the sutra states.'

"Such fearless courage is the noble spirit of Soka. Let us also speak to others about Buddhism with the same dauntless confidence as Mr. Makiguchi. Let us share our experiences, our conviction, and our joy, assuring others that they possess within them the life state of Buddhahood; that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the fundamental Law of life, enables us to connect with the universe; and that the Mystic Law is the source of tremendous life force."

SGI Newsletter No. No. 9287, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (19) Sharing Buddhism with the Heart of a Lion King, from 7th June, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun translation released 28th Aug. 2015 

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--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
"TSUKIZUKI HIBINI"
TSUYOKI INORI DE ZENSHIN DA.
MANMANTARU SEIMEIRYOKU O!
SAEWATARU CHIE O!
KOKONI SHORI NO "rhythm" GA.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO HON NO TOKI SAIJO DAIICHI NO SODEN ARI SHAKUSON HACHIKANEN NO HOKEKYO O HACHIJI NI TODOMETE MATSUDAI NO SHUJO NI YUZURI TAMONARI HACHIJI TOWA TOKIONGO TONYOKYOBUTSU NO MON NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 781) 

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30 Aug 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 31 Aug Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, August 30th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be sure to quickly pass on information and announcements
and provide swiftly the needed reports.
It's only by sharing accurate information 
that we can respond timely and accordingly 
and take the appropriate and necessary actions.
Let's be victorious by responding speedily!
 
Sunday, August 30th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."

(The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Emerging from the Earth - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 214) 
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 30th, 2015

Monday, August 31st, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is a motto that my wife has taken to heart and often shares with others: 'Complaining erases good fortune, while chanting with gratitude creates eternal happiness.'

"...Practising resolutely and consistently for 10, 20, or 30 years will imbue your life with the refreshing breeze of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity. Your family will flourish and you will be able to build a beautiful realm of enduring happiness in your community."

SGI Newsletter No. 9288, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (20) Chanting Is the Way to Build Enduring Happiness,from 13th June, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 28th Aug. 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
HOKOKU RENRAKU WA JINSOKU NI!
RENKEI O MITSU NI SHI
JOHO O KYOYU SHITEKOSO
TEKIKAKUNA TAIO GA DEKIRU.
"Speed" DE KATE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSANO SANJIN NENNENNI OKORUNARI IWAYURU NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 790)

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Aug 29 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Aug 30 Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, August 29th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Where people are united,
there is joyful advancement.
If we pull together in what we are chanting for,
there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome.
Together,
let's create a new history!

Saturday, August 29th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 345) Selection source: For YMD Gosho study meetings, Seikyo Shimbun, August 29th, 2015

Sunday, August 30th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The words "four sides" [of the treasure tower] stand for birth, ageing, sickness, and death. We use the aspects of birth, aging, sickness, and death to adorn the towers that are our bodies. And when, while in these four states of birth, ageing, sickness, and death, we chant Nam-myoho- renge-kyo, we cause them to waft forth the fragrance of the four virtues [eternity, happiness, true self, and purity].'
- From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, p. 90.

"Birth, ageing, sickness,and death are inescapable aspects of human existence. The teachings of Buddhism, which were expounded to help people overcome the sufferings inherent in the human condition, set forth the way by which all people can attain a state of life imbued with the four noble virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity.

"Those who align their lives with the Mystic Law have nothing to fear. For those of us who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, ageing, sickness, and even death become precious jewels adorning the treasure towers of our lives; they become joy-filled adventures.

"Let us make even greater efforts to spread this fragrant breeze [of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] that can give supreme hope to all humanity!"

SGI Newsletter No. 9286, Living the Gosho: (64) Living with the Greatest Joy through All Life's Seasons, from 27th Aug., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun  translation released 28th Aug., 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
DANKETSU ARU TOKORO
KANKI NO ZENSHIN ARI!
INORI O AWASEREBA
YABURENU KABE WA NAI.
TOMONI ARATANA REKISHI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HIWA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORINO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARUBEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1351)

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Friday, August 28, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Aug. 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 29th Aug. 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Friday, August 28th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By making every effort to support and pull together 
all of our local community's talents and strengths,
let's do our very best to foster 
young able individuals locally.
It's by offering warm kind words of encouragement,
believing in young people's capabilities,
that we ignite a flame of profound mission
in their lives.

Friday, August 28th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
Volume 1, page 909)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shimbun, August 28th, 2015

Saturday, August 29th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The vibrant dynamism of our members as they take action for the happiness of their friends and to build a peaceful society is inspiring to behold.

"…Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'How fortunate, how joyous, to think that with this unworthy body I have received in my heart the seeds of Buddhahood!' (WND-1, 578).

"Embracing the Mystic Law, we have planted the seeds of Buddhahood in our lives. If we remain steadfast in faith, we are certain to attain the fruit of Buddhahood. What a source of joy and happiness this is!

"While nurturing the great tree of our own happiness, we also sow the seeds of Buddhahood in the hearts of others, creating lives overflowing with boundless joy for both ourselves and others."

SGI Newsletter No. 9288, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (20) Chanting Is the Way to Build Enduring Happiness,from 13th June, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 28th Aug. 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
CHIIKI NO CHIKARA O KESSHU SHI
TESSHITE SEINEN O HAGUKUMO!
SHINJI HAGEMASU KOEKAKE GA
FUKAKI SHIMEI NO HONO O
WAKODO NO TAMASHII NI TENKA SURU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKIMBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 900)

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Aug. 27th + Daily Enc. Aug. 28th 2015

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, August 27th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Making an effort to step out of our homes 
and visit our friends and fellow members,
to engage in conversation with them
is the noble path towards expanding kosen-rufu!
Let's generate waves of hope
from the heart of our activities of the organisation!

Thursday, August 27th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Gold can be neither burned by fire nor corroded or swept away by water, but iron is vulnerable to both. A worthy person is like gold, a fool like iron. You are like pure gold because you embrace the 'gold' of the Lotus Sutra."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
page 217)
Selection source: "Teachings of Buddhism", 
Seikyo Shimbun, August 18th, 2015

Friday, August 28th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'Can anything exceed the sun and moon in brightness? Can anything surpass the lotus flower in purity?' (WND-1, 186). The real world is an unending muddy morass of problems and conflicts. However, in the midst of such troubles, Buddhism enables us actualise the brightest and purest way of life.

"The French author Madame de Staël (1766–1817) wrote: 'We must fortify ourselves by our own thoughts, in the midst of the reverses of life.'[1]

"For us, it is our Buddhist faith and practice that produces such courage. The sincere encouragement of our fellow members, who share our commitment, is also an inexhaustible source of courage."

SGI Newsletter No. 9285, The Song of Human Victory, The Spirit of Soka Youth Burns Brighter in July, from the July 8th, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 24th Aug., 2015

[1] Madame de Staël, Reflections on Suicide (New York: AMS Press Inc., 1975), pp. 64–65.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
TOMO NO MOTO E ASHI O HAKOBI
KATARIAU KOTO GA
KOFU SHINTEN NO ODO DA!
SOSHIKI NI SAIZENSEN KARA
KIBO NO HADO O OKOSE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOGANE WA TAIKA NIMO YAKEZU TAISUI NIMO TADAYOWAZU KUCHIZU KUROGANE WA SUIKA TOMONI TAEZU KENJIN WA KOGANE NO GOTOKUGUNIN WA KUROGANE NO GOTOSHI KIHEN ANI SHINKIN NI ARAZUYA HOKEKYO NO KOGANE O TAMOTSU YUEKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1337)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th Aug. 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 27th Aug. 2015. Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
Leadership positions in the SGI 
are not ones of authority
but rather ones of supporting
and serving the members.
I would like our 
newly appointed leaders to
take the initiative in working sincerely 
for the sake of the happiness and victory 
of our fellow members!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."

(Happiness in This World 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
Volume 1, page 681)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shimbun, August 26th, 2015

Thursday, August 27th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin says: '"Bodhisattva" is a preliminary step towards the attainment of the effect of Buddhahood' (OTT, 87). As long as we base ourselves on earnest daimoku and courageous dialogue for the sake of kosen-rufu, we can open the way for ever-victorious lives, filled with the greatest happiness and exhilaration, for both ourselves and those around us."

SGI Newsletter No. 9285, The Song of Human Victory, The Spirit of Soka Youth Burns Brighter in July, from the July 8th, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 24th Aug., 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GAKKAI NO YAKUSHOKU WA
DOSHI NI TSUKUSU SEKINENSHOKU.
SHINNIN NO 'LEADER' WA
TOMO NO KOFUKU SHORI E
SEIJITSU TO SOSSEN NO KODO O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOIAWASETE
NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASETAMAE KORE ANI JIJU HORAKU NI ARAZUYA IYOIYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1143)

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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th Aug., 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 26th Aug., 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Fresh new victories are initiated 
by taking on fresh new challenges!
With crystal clear goals and strong daimoku
to fulfill our vow for kosen-rufu,
let's set our sights 
on achieving
our own personal ultimate peak
of accomplishment!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all differences among themselves to become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim. This spiritual bond is the basis for the universal transmission of the ultimate Law of life and death."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
Vol.1, page 217)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism,
Seikyo Shimbun, August 18, 2015

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"​I have discussed with Kansai members on numerous occasions the significance of the phrase from the 'Life Span' (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, 'where living beings enjoy themselves at ease' (LSOC16, 272). 


"​True ease is a condition in which life is inherently enjoyable, and fulfillment and joy well up from the depths of our being. It is a state of absolute happiness that cannot be destroyed, no matter what circumstances we encounter. The source of this immense life force is chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for ourselves and others. Those who make daimoku their top priority will never be defeated. They are guaranteed to triumph over every obstacle and truly enjoy all that life brings."


SGI Newsletter No. 9285, The Song of Human Victory, The Spirit of Soka Youth Burns Brighter in July, from the July 8th, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 24th Aug., 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--
ATARASHI SHORI WA
ATARASHI CHOSEN KARA!
[MEIKAKU NA MOKUHYO] TO
[SEIGAN NO INORI] DE
WAGA SAIKOHO O MEZASE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOJITE NICHIREN GA DESHI DANNA TO JITA HISHI NO KOKORO NAKU SUIGYO NO OMOI O NASHITE ITAI DOSHIN NI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKORO O SHOJI ICHIDAIJI NO KETSUMYAKU TOWA IU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1337)

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