A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Thursday, Feb 11th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Being in difficult, trying times
offers us the opportunity to propel our lives
forwards and change.
The Daishonin reminds us with the words,
Thursday, Feb 11th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Being in difficult, trying times
offers us the opportunity to propel our lives
forwards and change.
The Daishonin reminds us with the words,
"winter always turns to spring."*
With absolute conviction in our hearts,
let's earnestly and resolutely chant
(to overcome whatever challenges we face.)
* Gosho: Winter Always Turns to Spring - WND, Vol. I, page 536)
Thursday, Feb 11th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Concerning prayer, there are conspicuous prayer and conspicuous response, conspicuous prayer and inconspicuous response, inconspicuous prayer and inconspicuous response, and inconspicuous prayer and conspicuous response. But the only essential point is that, if you believe in this sutra, all your desires will be fulfilled in both the present and the future…And the seventh volume states, '[If a person who has an illness is able to hear this sutra, then] his illness will be wiped out and he will know neither old age nor death.'"
(Letter to the Lay Priest Dōmyō
- WND, Vol.1, page 750)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun,
Feb. 11th, 2016
Friday, Feb 12th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The true measure of friendship is revealed in times of trouble. There will probably be occasions when you have differences of opinion or minor misunderstandings with your friends. Every time you overcome such incidents, however, your friendship will be strengthened.That's how genuine friendships are forged.
Friday, Feb 12th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The true measure of friendship is revealed in times of trouble. There will probably be occasions when you have differences of opinion or minor misunderstandings with your friends. Every time you overcome such incidents, however, your friendship will be strengthened.That's how genuine friendships are forged.
"So keep making new friends at your own pace, actively reach out to others, and deepen your connections with them."
SGI Newsletter No. 9343, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [13] The Peaks of Guilin, China, from 1st April, 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, the Soka Gakkai monthly newspaper for the junior high and high school divisions, translation released 20th Jan., 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHIREN NO TOKI KOSO
HIYAKU NO "CHANCE".
[FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU]
DAIKAKUSHIN O MUNE NE
GOJO NA INORI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KITO NI OITEWA KENKI KENNO KENKI MYO-O MYOKI MYO-O MYOKI KENNO NO KITO ARITO IEDOMO TADA KANYO WA KONO KYO NOSHINJIN O ITASHI TAMAI SORAWABA GENTO NO SHOGAN MANZOKU ARUBEKU SORO...DAISHICHI NI IWAKU [BYO SOKU JO METSU SHITE FURO FUSHI NARAN] TO KINGEN KORE O UTAGAU BEKARAZU]
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1242)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHIREN NO TOKI KOSO
HIYAKU NO "CHANCE".
[FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU]
DAIKAKUSHIN O MUNE NE
GOJO NA INORI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KITO NI OITEWA KENKI KENNO KENKI MYO-O MYOKI MYO-O MYOKI KENNO NO KITO ARITO IEDOMO TADA KANYO WA KONO KYO NOSHINJIN O ITASHI TAMAI SORAWABA GENTO NO SHOGAN MANZOKU ARUBEKU SORO...DAISHICHI NI IWAKU [BYO SOKU JO METSU SHITE FURO FUSHI NARAN] TO KINGEN KORE O UTAGAU BEKARAZU]
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1242)
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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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