A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The life of a person who refuses to accept defeat
will always shine brilliantly in the end.
In the midst of enduring
the constant daily challenges of life,
a life of true fulfilment can definitely be found.
Continue steadfastly on your chosen path!
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If all of you nurture the same seeds of Myoho-renge-kyo in your hearts, then you all will be reborn together in the same land of Myoho-renge-kyo. When the three of you are reunited there face to face, how great your joy will be!"
(Reply to the Mother of Ueno
- WND, page 1074)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism,
Seikyo Shinbun, March 19th, 2016
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The French author Romain Rolland (1866–1944), who was born 150 years ago this month (January 2016), called out: 'Be reverent before the dawning day. . . . Be reverent towards each day. Love it, respect it, do not sully it, do not hinder it from coming into flower.'[1]
"By doing gongyo and chanting daimoku every morning, we of the SGI greet each new day with reverence.
"How will we go about creating a golden record of achievement in the year ahead, one that we can look back on and say that we have exerted ourselves to the fullest? In accord with the principle of 'consistency from beginning to end,' the determination we make now, as we prepare to take on new challenges, is the key. How hard we strive this very day makes all the difference.
"What should I accomplish today, a day that will never come again? What is my mission to fulfill? In our daily morning gongyo, let us chant daimoku vigorously, with a strong vow. This is the formula for absolute victory that will put us in perfect rhythm with the great Law of the universe."
SGI Newsletter No. 9369, The Eternal Citadel of Soka Let Us Make a Fresh Departure, from 20th Jan., 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 14th March, 2016
[1] Romain Rolland, Jean-Christophe, translated by Gilbert Cannan (Paris: A Michel, 1929),
p. 352.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"MAKENAI HITO" NI
SAIGO NO EIKAN WA KAGAYAKU.
CHOSEN SHITSUZUKERU NAKA NI
JUJITSU NO JINSEI GA ARU.
CHIKARAZUYOKU SHINNEN NO
MICHI O AYUME!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ONAJI MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO TANE O KOKORO NI HARAMASE TAMAINABE ONAJI MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO KUNI E UMARESASE TAMAUBESHI SANNIN OMOTE O NARABESASE TAMAWAN TOKI ONYOROKOBI IKAGA URESHIKU OBOSHIMESU BEKIYA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1570)
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The life of a person who refuses to accept defeat
will always shine brilliantly in the end.
In the midst of enduring
the constant daily challenges of life,
a life of true fulfilment can definitely be found.
Continue steadfastly on your chosen path!
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If all of you nurture the same seeds of Myoho-renge-kyo in your hearts, then you all will be reborn together in the same land of Myoho-renge-kyo. When the three of you are reunited there face to face, how great your joy will be!"
(Reply to the Mother of Ueno
- WND, page 1074)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism,
Seikyo Shinbun, March 19th, 2016
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The French author Romain Rolland (1866–1944), who was born 150 years ago this month (January 2016), called out: 'Be reverent before the dawning day. . . . Be reverent towards each day. Love it, respect it, do not sully it, do not hinder it from coming into flower.'[1]
"By doing gongyo and chanting daimoku every morning, we of the SGI greet each new day with reverence.
"How will we go about creating a golden record of achievement in the year ahead, one that we can look back on and say that we have exerted ourselves to the fullest? In accord with the principle of 'consistency from beginning to end,' the determination we make now, as we prepare to take on new challenges, is the key. How hard we strive this very day makes all the difference.
"What should I accomplish today, a day that will never come again? What is my mission to fulfill? In our daily morning gongyo, let us chant daimoku vigorously, with a strong vow. This is the formula for absolute victory that will put us in perfect rhythm with the great Law of the universe."
SGI Newsletter No. 9369, The Eternal Citadel of Soka Let Us Make a Fresh Departure, from 20th Jan., 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 14th March, 2016
[1] Romain Rolland, Jean-Christophe, translated by Gilbert Cannan (Paris: A Michel, 1929),
p. 352.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"MAKENAI HITO" NI
SAIGO NO EIKAN WA KAGAYAKU.
CHOSEN SHITSUZUKERU NAKA NI
JUJITSU NO JINSEI GA ARU.
CHIKARAZUYOKU SHINNEN NO
MICHI O AYUME!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ONAJI MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO TANE O KOKORO NI HARAMASE TAMAINABE ONAJI MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO KUNI E UMARESASE TAMAUBESHI SANNIN OMOTE O NARABESASE TAMAWAN TOKI ONYOROKOBI IKAGA URESHIKU OBOSHIMESU BEKIYA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1570)
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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!
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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/practice
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...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
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