A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
With such variations in temperatures
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
With such variations in temperatures
at this time in the year,
let's be careful to pay close attention to our health.
A change in the environment is often accompanied
let's be careful to pay close attention to our health.
A change in the environment is often accompanied
by a feeling of over tiredness, watch out for it!
Let's always remind each other
about making our health
the number one priority.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra. Since it will be the same in any event, do not betray grief. Just as you have written in your letter, you must act and speak without the least servility. If you try to curry favour, the situation will only worsen."
(A Warning against Begrudging One's Fief
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra. Since it will be the same in any event, do not betray grief. Just as you have written in your letter, you must act and speak without the least servility. If you try to curry favour, the situation will only worsen."
(A Warning against Begrudging One's Fief
- WND, Vol. 1, page 824)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 13th, 2016
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are times in life when one is assailed by unexpected trials. Because one is moving forwards towards a great ideal, true to their own mission, one experiences difficulties such as 'torrential rain' and 'mighty storms.' Encountering adversity, therefore is proof one is advancing.
"At times, challenging realities may stop you in your tracks. But you possess the invincible Soka spirit. You can definitely transform thunder into heaven's symphony, and a violent storm into an ode to development. Our Buddhist faith and practice are the driving force behind this powerful, indomitable optimism.
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Misfortune will change into fortune. Muster your faith, and pray to this Gohonzon. Then what is there that cannot be achieved?' (WND-1, 412).
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are times in life when one is assailed by unexpected trials. Because one is moving forwards towards a great ideal, true to their own mission, one experiences difficulties such as 'torrential rain' and 'mighty storms.' Encountering adversity, therefore is proof one is advancing.
"At times, challenging realities may stop you in your tracks. But you possess the invincible Soka spirit. You can definitely transform thunder into heaven's symphony, and a violent storm into an ode to development. Our Buddhist faith and practice are the driving force behind this powerful, indomitable optimism.
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Misfortune will change into fortune. Muster your faith, and pray to this Gohonzon. Then what is there that cannot be achieved?' (WND-1, 412).
"I hope that all of you, while challenging yourselves to do gongyo and chant daimoku everyday, will develop the incredible life force to turn the thunder of any tribulation into a symphony of hope and keep forging ahead steadily."
SGI Newsletter No. 9381, Spread Your Wings towards the Future, [15] Sunny Havana, Capital of Cuba, from 1st June, 2015, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translation released 8th April, 2016.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANDANSA GA OKII JIKI
TAICHO KANRI NI KIOTSUKEYO.
KANKYO NO HENKA NI YORU
HIRO NO CHIKUSEKI NI MO CHUI.
KENKO DAIICHI NO KOEGAKE O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKETAMAU BEKARAZU SAREBA ONAJIKUWA NAGEKITARU KISHIKI NAKUTE KONO JO NI KAKITARUGA GOTOKU SUKOSHIMO HETSURAWAZU FURUMAI OSE ARUBESHI NAKANAKA HETSURAU NARABA ASHIKARINAN"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1163)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANDANSA GA OKII JIKI
TAICHO KANRI NI KIOTSUKEYO.
KANKYO NO HENKA NI YORU
HIRO NO CHIKUSEKI NI MO CHUI.
KENKO DAIICHI NO KOEGAKE O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKETAMAU BEKARAZU SAREBA ONAJIKUWA NAGEKITARU KISHIKI NAKUTE KONO JO NI KAKITARUGA GOTOKU SUKOSHIMO HETSURAWAZU FURUMAI OSE ARUBESHI NAKANAKA HETSURAU NARABA ASHIKARINAN"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1163)
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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...
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