Sent to you today from London...
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Summer is here,
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Summer is here,
bringing with it the opportunity
to return home and meet family.
It's also a great opportunity
to return home and meet family.
It's also a great opportunity
to have some heartfelt conversations
with those whom we don't necessarily
with those whom we don't necessarily
get a chance to meet on a daily basis.
Whether it be relatives or old friends
let's use this time to talk,
and bring them that much awaited
Whether it be relatives or old friends
let's use this time to talk,
and bring them that much awaited
refreshing breeze of hope!
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring.Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person."
(Winter Always Turns to Spring
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring.Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person."
(Winter Always Turns to Spring
- WND, Vol. I, page 536)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Aug. 10th,
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The way to change people's hearts and minds is through engaging in one-on-one dialogue."
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
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KISEI "SEASON" TORAI
HIGORO AENAI HITO TOMO
KOKORO O KAYOWASERU KOKI DA.
SHINSEKI YA KYUYU TO KATARAI
KIBO NO RYOFU O TODOKEYO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITOWA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARUTO
NARU IMADA MUKASHI YORI KIKAZU MIZU FUYU NO AKITO KAERERU KOTO O IMADA
KIKAZU HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITONO BOMPU TO NARU KOTO O"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1253)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KISEI "SEASON" TORAI
HIGORO AENAI HITO TOMO
KOKORO O KAYOWASERU KOKI DA.
SHINSEKI YA KYUYU TO KATARAI
KIBO NO RYOFU O TODOKEYO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITOWA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARUTO
NARU IMADA MUKASHI YORI KIKAZU MIZU FUYU NO AKITO KAERERU KOTO O IMADA
KIKAZU HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITONO BOMPU TO NARU KOTO O"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1253)
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If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
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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!
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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from there on it is all automatic!
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...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
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