A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Genuine youthfulness lies in
the power of spirit to strive constantly to improve oneself.
Living without making any effort to progress
the power of spirit to strive constantly to improve oneself.
Living without making any effort to progress
naturally leads to our life state lowering.
By not yielding to living a life of comfort and ease,
let's create another drama of new challenges
for the sake of kosen-rufu!
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Three things are required – a good teacher, a good believer, and a good teaching – before prayers can be effective and disasters banished from the land."
("Those Initially Aspiring To The Way", WND-1 page 880)
Selection Sources: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun: September 23rd, 2016
Saturday, September 24th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Experiencing the power of faith is the direct path to developing conviction. In life, we encounter all sorts of problems and difficulties, both big and small. We may sometimes feel stuck in our jobs, relationships, family situations, and so on. We may have accidents or fall ill. Some of us may feel frustrated at not being able to introduce anyone to Nichiren Buddhism. It's important to regard each such problem or difficulty as our personal challenge, chant daimoku earnestly, and participate in Soka Gakkai activities. If we do so, we will definitely make a breakthrough. Sometimes our problems are resolved one at a time, and sometimes they are all resolved at once, as the Daishonin describes when he writes: 'The sufferings of hell will vanish instantly' (WND-1, 199). We can also build an invincible self, such that even if our problems persist, we won't be swayed or defeated by them. That's because our Buddhist practice enables us to elevate our state of life.
"By accumulating experiences of surmounting difficulties through faith, we can deepen and strengthen our conviction in the power of Nichiren Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 9452, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 43, translation released 20th Sep. 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available
by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHIN NO WAKASA TOWA TSUNE NI
KOJO O MEZASU TAMASHII NO CHIKARA DA.
TEITAI WA KOTAI NI TSUZU.
AN'ITSU NI NAGASAREZU
ARATANA CHOSEN NO GEKI O!
By not yielding to living a life of comfort and ease,
let's create another drama of new challenges
for the sake of kosen-rufu!
Friday, September 23rd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Three things are required – a good teacher, a good believer, and a good teaching – before prayers can be effective and disasters banished from the land."
("Those Initially Aspiring To The Way", WND-1 page 880)
Selection Sources: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun: September 23rd, 2016
Saturday, September 24th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Experiencing the power of faith is the direct path to developing conviction. In life, we encounter all sorts of problems and difficulties, both big and small. We may sometimes feel stuck in our jobs, relationships, family situations, and so on. We may have accidents or fall ill. Some of us may feel frustrated at not being able to introduce anyone to Nichiren Buddhism. It's important to regard each such problem or difficulty as our personal challenge, chant daimoku earnestly, and participate in Soka Gakkai activities. If we do so, we will definitely make a breakthrough. Sometimes our problems are resolved one at a time, and sometimes they are all resolved at once, as the Daishonin describes when he writes: 'The sufferings of hell will vanish instantly' (WND-1, 199). We can also build an invincible self, such that even if our problems persist, we won't be swayed or defeated by them. That's because our Buddhist practice enables us to elevate our state of life.
"By accumulating experiences of surmounting difficulties through faith, we can deepen and strengthen our conviction in the power of Nichiren Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 9452, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 43, translation released 20th Sep. 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available
by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHIN NO WAKASA TOWA TSUNE NI
KOJO O MEZASU TAMASHII NO CHIKARA DA.
TEITAI WA KOTAI NI TSUZU.
AN'ITSU NI NAGASAREZU
ARATANA CHOSEN NO GEKI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
YOKI SHI TO · YOKI DANNA TO · YOKI HO TO KONO MITSU YORIAITE INORI O JOJUSHI KOKUDO NO DAINAN OMO HARAUBEKI MONO NARI.
("HOKKE SHOSHIN JOBUTSU SHO", GOSHO ZENSHU page 550)
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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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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
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
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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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
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