A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The strength of the inner resolve of a person
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The strength of the inner resolve of a person
who takes on the role of leading
is what sets the momentum
is what sets the momentum
for the entire group or organisation!
It's my hope that I can depend on you
to take such leadership
so that each and every one of our members
so that each and every one of our members
that you are looking after
feels at ease and has constant joy in their heart,
as they vibrantly advance in their endeavours!
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"
(Letter to Niike
feels at ease and has constant joy in their heart,
as they vibrantly advance in their endeavours!
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"
(Letter to Niike
- WND, Vol.1, page 1027)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, June 8th, 2016
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day,' the Daishonin admonishes his disciples: 'You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come' (WND-1, 622). 'In vain,' here, means to forget one's fundamental mission in life and allow oneself to be swept away by fleeting, unimportant concerns, leading an aimless and purposeless existence.
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day,' the Daishonin admonishes his disciples: 'You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come' (WND-1, 622). 'In vain,' here, means to forget one's fundamental mission in life and allow oneself to be swept away by fleeting, unimportant concerns, leading an aimless and purposeless existence.
"'Life is limited; we must not begrudge it' (WND-1, 214); 'You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come" (WND-1, 622)—how deeply we take these words to heart determines the depth of our lives.
"When I was young, my doctor said I probably wouldn't live to see my 30th birthday. I lived with a keen awareness of how limited my life might be. That's why I strove with all my might every day for kosen-rufu. I fought my hardest, determined to be a model for future generations, as a true disciple completely one in spirit with my mentor, so that I would have no regrets whenever my end might come.
"Because I have dedicated myself to my Buddhist practice in this spirit, I am certain that I have received the benefit of prolonging my life through dedication to the Mystic Law. Countless other SGI members relate joyful experiences of triumphing over illness and prolonging their lives through their Buddhist practice. They have all demonstrated proof of how wonderful it is to live life in accord with the golden words of the Daishonin.
"A life dedicated to the mission of fulfilling the great vow for kosen-rufu, compassionately sharing the Mystic Law with others, is guaranteed to produce a state of supreme joy and contentment."
"When I was young, my doctor said I probably wouldn't live to see my 30th birthday. I lived with a keen awareness of how limited my life might be. That's why I strove with all my might every day for kosen-rufu. I fought my hardest, determined to be a model for future generations, as a true disciple completely one in spirit with my mentor, so that I would have no regrets whenever my end might come.
"Because I have dedicated myself to my Buddhist practice in this spirit, I am certain that I have received the benefit of prolonging my life through dedication to the Mystic Law. Countless other SGI members relate joyful experiences of triumphing over illness and prolonging their lives through their Buddhist practice. They have all demonstrated proof of how wonderful it is to live life in accord with the golden words of the Daishonin.
"A life dedicated to the mission of fulfilling the great vow for kosen-rufu, compassionately sharing the Mystic Law with others, is guaranteed to produce a state of supreme joy and contentment."
SGI Newsletter No. 9351, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [3] "Aspiration for the Buddha Land," Heirs to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin, from the July 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 15th Feb. 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHO NO ICHINEN GA
SOSHIKI NO IKIOI O KIMERU!
MINA GA KOKORO KAROYAKA NI
IKIIKI TO SUSUMERU YO
MEISHIKI O TANOMU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO EWA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI WO SASHIOKITEWA NANTO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHO NO ICHINEN GA
SOSHIKI NO IKIOI O KIMERU!
MINA GA KOKORO KAROYAKA NI
IKIIKI TO SUSUMERU YO
MEISHIKI O TANOMU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO EWA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI WO SASHIOKITEWA NANTO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)
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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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