A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
March 14th-20th, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
March 16th, "Kosen-rufu Day", is close by,*
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
March 14th-20th, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
March 16th, "Kosen-rufu Day", is close by,*
the opportunity for us to renew the spirit of
*Kosen-rufu Day - http://www.sgi.org/resources/study-materials/the-significance-of-march-16.html
**"from the indigo, an even deeper blue" - In his Great Concentration and Insight, the sixth-century Chinese Buddhist teacher T'ien-t'ai used the phrase "from the indigo, an even deeper blue." This employs the example of the ancient process of dyeing cloth using a blue dye made from the indigo plant, where the dyed cloth takes on a deeper blue than the plant from which it was derived due to repeated immersion in the dye. In the same way, if the mentor is likened to the indigo plant, by absorbing the mentor's teachings, the disciple can achieve an even more splendid "blue." This illustrates that the ultimate goal of the relationship is to enable the disciple to surpass the mentor. (ref.:http://www.joseitoda.org/)
Monday, March 14th, 2016
"The person who prepares in advance has the advantage. To succeed, we must make preparations with all our might and in the way that best suits each of us. No one can match a person who is prepared and who is determined to win."
"from the indigo, an even deeper blue."**
With the passion and enthusiasm
With the passion and enthusiasm
to carry out our great vow for kosen-rufu,
the courage to break through
the courage to break through
any and all kinds of obstacles,
and the great solidarity that creates history,
let's help to expand and develop
and the great solidarity that creates history,
let's help to expand and develop
our SGI Youth's strength and energy
into society!
*Kosen-rufu Day - http://www.sgi.org/resources/study-materials/the-significance-of-march-16.html
**"from the indigo, an even deeper blue" - In his Great Concentration and Insight, the sixth-century Chinese Buddhist teacher T'ien-t'ai used the phrase "from the indigo, an even deeper blue." This employs the example of the ancient process of dyeing cloth using a blue dye made from the indigo plant, where the dyed cloth takes on a deeper blue than the plant from which it was derived due to repeated immersion in the dye. In the same way, if the mentor is likened to the indigo plant, by absorbing the mentor's teachings, the disciple can achieve an even more splendid "blue." This illustrates that the ultimate goal of the relationship is to enable the disciple to surpass the mentor. (ref.:http://www.joseitoda.org/)
Monday, March 14th, 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."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
"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."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
- WND, Vol. I, page 851)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen,"
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen,"
Seikyo Shinbun, March 14th, 2016
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Advance preparation is very important. Whether you are heading out for a discussion meeting or to introduce Buddhism to others, or whether you are going to work, it is the person who prepares in advance who succeeds. The most important and fundamental preparation is gongyo and daimoku. Chanting to the Gohonzon with a strong determination to succeed is the best preparation of all. No matter how clever you may be at improvising, certain victory will not be yours with a hit-or-miss approach bereft of any prayer or preparation.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Advance preparation is very important. Whether you are heading out for a discussion meeting or to introduce Buddhism to others, or whether you are going to work, it is the person who prepares in advance who succeeds. The most important and fundamental preparation is gongyo and daimoku. Chanting to the Gohonzon with a strong determination to succeed is the best preparation of all. No matter how clever you may be at improvising, certain victory will not be yours with a hit-or-miss approach bereft of any prayer or preparation.
"The person who prepares in advance has the advantage. To succeed, we must make preparations with all our might and in the way that best suits each of us. No one can match a person who is prepared and who is determined to win."
SGI Newsletter No. 9368, excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held in Saitama Prefecture, on 27th Feb., 2016. From 9th March, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 11th March, 2016.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
JURAN NISHO NO 3.16 DA!
DAIGAN NI IKIRU "JONETSU"
KABE O YABURU "YUKI"
REKISHI O TSUKURU "RENTAI"
SOKA NO SEINENRYOKU O SHAKAI E!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURETARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1173)
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
JURAN NISHO NO 3.16 DA!
DAIGAN NI IKIRU "JONETSU"
KABE O YABURU "YUKI"
REKISHI O TSUKURU "RENTAI"
SOKA NO SEINENRYOKU O SHAKAI E!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURETARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1173)
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