A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Towards establishing an era
where humanism shines brilliantly,
let's develop and elevate our life conditions
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Towards establishing an era
where humanism shines brilliantly,
let's develop and elevate our life conditions
by chanting with profound conviction
and courageously take on
and courageously take on
any challenge that might confront us.
Let's, each of us, take the initiative!
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Little streams come together to form the great ocean, and tiny particles of dust accumulate to form Mount Sumeru. When I, Nichiren, first took faith in the Lotus Sutra, I was like a single drop of water or a single particle of dust in all the country of Japan. But later, when two people, three people, ten people, and eventually a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, and a million people come to recite the Lotus Sutra and transmit it to others, then they will form a Mount Sumeru of perfect enlightenment, an ocean of great nirvana. Seek no other path by which to attain Buddhahood!"
(The Selection of the Time
Let's, each of us, take the initiative!
Saturday, January 9th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Little streams come together to form the great ocean, and tiny particles of dust accumulate to form Mount Sumeru. When I, Nichiren, first took faith in the Lotus Sutra, I was like a single drop of water or a single particle of dust in all the country of Japan. But later, when two people, three people, ten people, and eventually a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, and a million people come to recite the Lotus Sutra and transmit it to others, then they will form a Mount Sumeru of perfect enlightenment, an ocean of great nirvana. Seek no other path by which to attain Buddhahood!"
(The Selection of the Time
- WND, Vol 1, page 579)
Selection source:
Selection source:
For Young Women's Division Buddhist study meeting,
Seikyo Shimbun, Jan. 9th, 2016
Sunday, January 10th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Sunday, January 10th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Everyone in Japan, from the sovereign on down to the common people, without exception has tried to do me harm, but I have survived until this day. You should realise that this is because, although I am alone, I have firm faith.'
- From "The Supremacy of the Law," (WND-1, 614).
"In any place and time, when one person who internalises the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin stands up, the Mystic Law will definitely spread from there. Our movement for kosen-rufu through compassionate propagation has grown to encompass 192 countries and territories. This is the result of the admirable unflagging efforts of courageous members, who have stood up alone based on the spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple.
"In any place and time, when one person who internalises the teachings of Nichiren Daishonin stands up, the Mystic Law will definitely spread from there. Our movement for kosen-rufu through compassionate propagation has grown to encompass 192 countries and territories. This is the result of the admirable unflagging efforts of courageous members, who have stood up alone based on the spirit of oneness of mentor and disciple.
"It's up to us, not someone else. The time is now, not some point in the future.
"Let's triumphantly open a new great era of kosen-rufu in our local communities with firm resolve and strong faith."
SGI Newsletter No. 9334, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement, (73) Taking Personal , Initiative, from 23rd Dec., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 7th Jan., 2016
* 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 --
NINGEN SHUGI NO KAGAYAKU JIDAI E
"INORI" O FUKAME
"KYOGAI" O HIRAKI
"YUKI" NO CHOSEN O!
MIZUKARA GA SENTO NI TATE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHURU ATSUMARITE TAIKAI TO NARU MIJIN TSUMORITE SHUMISEN TO NARERI NICHIREN GA HOKEKYO O SHINJI HAJIMESHI WA NIHONKOKU NIWA ITTAI ICHIMIJIN NO GOTOSHI HOKEKYO O NININ SANNIN JUNIN HYAKU SENMAN OKU NIN TONAE TSUTAURU HODO NARABA MYOKAKU NO SHUMISEN TOMO NARI DAI NEHAN NO TAIKAI TOMO NARUBESHI HOTOKE NI NARU MICHI WA KORE YORI HOKANI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 288)
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
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