A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
May our Men's and Women's Division members
always wholeheartedly support and encourage
our Youth Division members
who are striving to share this Buddhism
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
May our Men's and Women's Division members
always wholeheartedly support and encourage
our Youth Division members
who are striving to share this Buddhism
with others!
Collaborating closely with one another,
Collaborating closely with one another,
united in our hearts and spirit,
let's advance resolutely towards victory!
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."
("Happiness in This World",
let's advance resolutely towards victory!
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."
("Happiness in This World",
WND-1, page 681)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun: August 31st, 2016
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Faith for a harmonious family' is the most fundamental of the five eternal guidelines of the Soka Gakkai. Efforts to embody this kind of faith constitute the very essence of Buddhist practice. They also constitute a sure way for achieving kosen-rufu.
"Compassion for others is powerfully nurtured as we work together as a family to develop faith that creates harmony. If we can have compassion towards our own parents, we can develop compassion for other people as well.
"Many people live alone or are not married. Some couples don't have children. There are also single-parent families. Families come in all shapes and sizes.
"But we are all members of the Soka family. We are linked by the deepest, most beautiful life tie—our vow from time without beginning. The members of our value-creating family share one another's hardships, join together to overcome difficulties, praise one another's growth, and appreciate one another. They change complaint into prayer, criticism into encouragement, and share one another's joys and sorrows. They are a source of hope for transforming our local areas and communities. Building genuinely harmonious families is the key to creating a truly peaceful society.
"Today, a steady stream of harmonious families of the Mystic Law is shining around the world. They represent a huge network of millions and tens of millions of people working to create friendship, harmony, and peace. A positive revolution in the family will lead directly to changing the destiny of humankind.
"All around the globe, our members' examples of building harmonious families are producing oases of life that bring peace and security to society.
"The harmonious families of SGI members are bright suns of hope, the fruit of a truly universal religion."
SGI Newsletter No. 9437, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [9] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 1 [of 5], "Faith for a Harmonious Family"—Making Our Families Castles of Happiness and Security, The Harmonious Philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism Is the Hope of Humanity, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 24th Aug., 2016
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Faith for a harmonious family' is the most fundamental of the five eternal guidelines of the Soka Gakkai. Efforts to embody this kind of faith constitute the very essence of Buddhist practice. They also constitute a sure way for achieving kosen-rufu.
"Compassion for others is powerfully nurtured as we work together as a family to develop faith that creates harmony. If we can have compassion towards our own parents, we can develop compassion for other people as well.
"Many people live alone or are not married. Some couples don't have children. There are also single-parent families. Families come in all shapes and sizes.
"But we are all members of the Soka family. We are linked by the deepest, most beautiful life tie—our vow from time without beginning. The members of our value-creating family share one another's hardships, join together to overcome difficulties, praise one another's growth, and appreciate one another. They change complaint into prayer, criticism into encouragement, and share one another's joys and sorrows. They are a source of hope for transforming our local areas and communities. Building genuinely harmonious families is the key to creating a truly peaceful society.
"Today, a steady stream of harmonious families of the Mystic Law is shining around the world. They represent a huge network of millions and tens of millions of people working to create friendship, harmony, and peace. A positive revolution in the family will lead directly to changing the destiny of humankind.
"All around the globe, our members' examples of building harmonious families are producing oases of life that bring peace and security to society.
"The harmonious families of SGI members are bright suns of hope, the fruit of a truly universal religion."
SGI Newsletter No. 9437, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [9] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 1 [of 5], "Faith for a Harmonious Family"—Making Our Families Castles of Happiness and Security, The Harmonious Philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism Is the Hope of Humanity, from the January 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 24th Aug., 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GUKYO NI IDOMU SEINENBU NI
SONENBU, FUJINBU GA
SAIDAI NO OEN O!
TAGAI NO RENKEI O MITSU NI
KOKORO O AWASETE SHORI E!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NAMU-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHI TONAEI SASE TAMAE, KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA, IYOIYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, SHIJO KINGO DONO GOHENJI, page 1143)
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NAMU-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHI TONAEI SASE TAMAE, KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA, IYOIYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, SHIJO KINGO DONO GOHENJI, page 1143)
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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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