From Richmond, UK to you...
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us
with the following words:
"Fortune comes from one's heart
and makes one worthy of respect."*
Happiness is something that we create ourselves.
It's through refreshed
pure faith and practice
that the most fragrant flowers
of our unique missions in this life
fully blossom.
*"New Year's Gosho" - WND-I, page 1137
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing. Since you visit me constantly, regardless of the difficulties, your belief is comparable to flowing water."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Today there are people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on, they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing. Since you visit me constantly, regardless of the difficulties, your belief is comparable to flowing water."
(The Two Kinds of Faith
- WND, Vol. I, page 899)
Selection source:
Selection source:
Soka Gakkai member's experience,
Seikyo Shimbun, August 13th, 2016
Sunday, August 14th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When things aren't going the way you hope or when you feel that what you're attempting to achieve is impossible—such times are perfect opportunities for you to deepen your faith. The people and issues you have to deal with that are causing you problems actually contribute to making you a better and stronger person."
Sunday, August 14th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When things aren't going the way you hope or when you feel that what you're attempting to achieve is impossible—such times are perfect opportunities for you to deepen your faith. The people and issues you have to deal with that are causing you problems actually contribute to making you a better and stronger person."
SGI Newsletter No. 9431, Creating the New Era (16) Spreading Hope through Dialogue, from 4th June, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 29th July, 2016
* 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 --
"SAIWAI WA KOKORO YORI
IDETE WARE O KAZARU"
KOFUKU WA MIZUKARA TSUKURU MONO.
KIYORAKANA SHINJIN NI
SHIMEI NO HANA WA SAKI KAORU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOMOSOMO IMA NO TOKI HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO ARI ARUIWA HI NO GOTOKU SHINZURU HITO MO ARI ARUIWA MIZU NO GOTOKU SHINZURU HITO MO ARI CHOMON SURU TOKIWA MOETATSU BAKARI OMOEDOMO TOZAKARINUREBA SUTSURU KOKORO ARI MIZU NO GOTOKU TO MOSUWA ITSUMO TAISEZU SHINZURU NARI KOREWA IKANARU TOKIMO TSUNEWA TAISEZU TOWASE TAMAEBA MIZU NO GOTOKU SHINZESASE TAMAERUKA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1544)
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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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