A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Jan 29th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's put our whole heart into
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Jan 29th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's put our whole heart into
what we're doing now!
Half-hearted efforts
achieve nothing worth speaking of.
It's our earnest and serious resolve to win
that yields "wisdom" and "strength."
Friday, Jan 29th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or of the realms of hungry spirits and animals."
(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder
Half-hearted efforts
achieve nothing worth speaking of.
It's our earnest and serious resolve to win
that yields "wisdom" and "strength."
Friday, Jan 29th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or of the realms of hungry spirits and animals."
(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder
– WND Vol.1 page 949)
Selection Source: " The New Human Revolution"
Seikyo Shinbun, Jan 29th, 2016
Saturday, Jan 30th, 2016
[1] Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters: From the Collection of Dr. Ludwig Nohl, translated by Lady Wallace (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1866), vol. 1, p. 35.
* 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 --
Selection Source: " The New Human Revolution"
Seikyo Shinbun, Jan 29th, 2016
Saturday, Jan 30th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), who wrote the Ninth Symphony, renowned for its choral section 'Ode to Joy,' declared after overcoming much hardship in his life: 'Oh! it is glorious to live one's life a thousand times over!'[1]
"German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), who wrote the Ninth Symphony, renowned for its choral section 'Ode to Joy,' declared after overcoming much hardship in his life: 'Oh! it is glorious to live one's life a thousand times over!'[1]
"Because of your great mission and lofty sense of responsibility, you may often be very busy. You may face many struggles and challenges. But all of your hard work and effort is what makes your lives infinitely more fulfilling. Your lives shine with unmatched brilliance."
SGI Newsletter No. No. 9345, The Song of Human Victory, Singing Songs of Joy and Triumph Together, from 25th December, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 22nd Jan., 2016
[1] Ludwig van Beethoven, Beethoven's Letters: From the Collection of Dr. Ludwig Nohl, translated by Lady Wallace (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1866), vol. 1, p. 35.
* 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 --
IMA NASU BEKI KOTO NI
ZENRYO O TSUKUSO!
CHUTO-HANPA WA SON DA.
SHINKEN-SHOBU NO ICHINEN GA
"CHIE" TO "CHIKARA" NI NARU.
ZENRYO O TSUKUSO!
CHUTO-HANPA WA SON DA.
SHINKEN-SHOBU NO ICHINEN GA
"CHIE" TO "CHIKARA" NI NARU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HOKEKYO NO SHISHIOU O TAMOTSU WA ISSAI NO JIGOKU, GAKI, CHIKUSHOURA NO HYAKUJU NI OSORURUKOTO NASHI
( Sennichiama gozen ohenji, page 1316)
HOKEKYO NO SHISHIOU O TAMOTSU WA ISSAI NO JIGOKU, GAKI, CHIKUSHOURA NO HYAKUJU NI OSORURUKOTO NASHI
( Sennichiama gozen ohenji, page 1316)
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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...
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