From London... A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. August 8th - 14th -- WORDS OF THE WEEK -- The Daishonin states, "The ray of light from the daimoku reaches all the way to the hell of incessant suffering and makes it possible for them to attain Buddhahood then and there."* The benefits of the Mystic Law are for eternity. Let's chant daimoku for the transference of merit for our deceased relatives and let the light of happiness reach all living beings. *"Now when Nichiren and his followers perform ceremonies for the deceased, reciting the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the ray of light from the daimoku reaches all the way to the hell of incessant suffering and makes it possible for them to attain Buddhahood then and there. This is the origin of the prayers for transference of merit for the deceased." - "The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings", page 17 Monday, August 8th, 2016 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?" (Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo - WND, Vol. II, page 811) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 8th, 2016 Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "Let's expand dialogue toward realising the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land,' create trust and friendship, and together give a resounding cheer for the SGI! SGI Newsletter No. 9432, Creating the New Era, (17) Solidifying Our Ever-Victorious Citadel of the People, from 12th June, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 1st Aug., 2016. * The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html -- KONSHU NO KOTOBA -- "DAIMOKU NO HIKARI MUKEN NI ITARITE SOKUSHIN JOBUTSU SESHIMU" MYOHO NO KUDOKU WA EIEN NARI. TSUIZEN NO SHODAI NO FUKKO O IKKA KENZOKU ISSAI SHUJO E! --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU OKAZE FUKEBA SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI, KYOSHU SHAKUSON O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZU YA ARUBEKI" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 1187) |
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