A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What is it that needs doing, and by when?
Setting specific goals and
taking concrete action to accomplish them
are essential in order to
break down the walls of obstacles we face.
Let's all play out our personal dramas of
challenging ourselves!
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!"
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What is it that needs doing, and by when?
Setting specific goals and
taking concrete action to accomplish them
are essential in order to
break down the walls of obstacles we face.
Let's all play out our personal dramas of
challenging ourselves!
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!"
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
- WND, Vol. I, page 851)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Feb. 28th, 2016
Monday, February 29th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The foundation of Buddhism is a belief in the inherent dignity of all people. But this is something which, as the following passage from Shakyamuni's teachings indicates, is to be awakened through a process of self-reflection and self-awareness:
"'All tremble at violence; life is dear to all. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.' [i]
"In other words, Buddhism takes as its starting point the universal human impulse to avoid suffering or harm and the undeniable sense of the unique value of our own being. It then leads us to the realisation that others must feel the same. To the degree that we can put ourselves in the place of another, we gain a tangible sense of the reality of their suffering. Shakyamuni called upon us to view the world through such empathetic eyes and thus commit ourselves to a way of life that will protect all people from violence and discrimination.
"The altruism taught in Buddhism does not arise from a negation of the self. An awareness of the unavoidable pain of our own existence and the attachment we feel to the path in life that has brought us to this point can open us to the universality of human anguish, beyond all differences of nationality and ethnicity. It is our refusal to dismiss any form of suffering as unrelated to us that brings our humanity to its true lustre."
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda's Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
[i] Buddharakkhita, trans., The Dhammapada, 10:130:2.
* 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 --
ITSUMADE NI NANI O SURU KA.
"MEIKAKU NA MOKUHYO"
"GUTAITEKI NA KODO" GA
KABE O YABURIYUKU CHIKARA!
WAGA CHOSEN NO GEKI O TSUZURE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURETARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI KONO ONFUMI O GORAN ARAN YORIWA KOKORO NO TAKARA O TSUMASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1173)
Monday, February 29th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The foundation of Buddhism is a belief in the inherent dignity of all people. But this is something which, as the following passage from Shakyamuni's teachings indicates, is to be awakened through a process of self-reflection and self-awareness:
"'All tremble at violence; life is dear to all. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.' [i]
"In other words, Buddhism takes as its starting point the universal human impulse to avoid suffering or harm and the undeniable sense of the unique value of our own being. It then leads us to the realisation that others must feel the same. To the degree that we can put ourselves in the place of another, we gain a tangible sense of the reality of their suffering. Shakyamuni called upon us to view the world through such empathetic eyes and thus commit ourselves to a way of life that will protect all people from violence and discrimination.
"The altruism taught in Buddhism does not arise from a negation of the self. An awareness of the unavoidable pain of our own existence and the attachment we feel to the path in life that has brought us to this point can open us to the universality of human anguish, beyond all differences of nationality and ethnicity. It is our refusal to dismiss any form of suffering as unrelated to us that brings our humanity to its true lustre."
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda's Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
[i] Buddharakkhita, trans., The Dhammapada, 10:130:2.
* 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 --
ITSUMADE NI NANI O SURU KA.
"MEIKAKU NA MOKUHYO"
"GUTAITEKI NA KODO" GA
KABE O YABURIYUKU CHIKARA!
WAGA CHOSEN NO GEKI O TSUZURE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURETARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI KONO ONFUMI O GORAN ARAN YORIWA KOKORO NO TAKARA O TSUMASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1173)
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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/
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