A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's in the midst of challenging ourselves
in activities for the sake of kosen-rufu
that we can elevate our life condition
way beyond our imagination!
The Daishonin states,
"(The greater the hardships befalling him,)
the greater the delight he feels,
because of his strong faith."*
Let's advance, no matter what,
by proudly taking on any and all challenges
that might confront us.
*"A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering", WND-I, page 33
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myō means to revive, that is, to return to life."
(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. I, page 149)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, September 25th, 2016
Monday, September 26th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Courageously challenging ourselves gives rise to tremendous joy and strengthens and solidifies our conviction. That joy and conviction causes powerful life force to well forth, becoming the impetus for surmounting difficulties and for sharing Buddhism with others.
"In a word, the strength of the Soka Gakkai's pioneer members lay in their dedicated, wholehearted efforts to introduce others to faith. As a result, the great life state of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, the great joy of being a follower of the Daishonin, beat in their hearts. That enabled them to continue forging ahead bravely, undaunted by any obstacle they faced.
"There is no greater source of strength than sharing the Mystic Law with others. Through our steady efforts to do so, we can develop strong and steadfast faith."
SGI Newsletter No. 9452, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 44, translation released 20th Sep. 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 --
KOFU NO DAITOSO NO NAKADE
KYOGAI WA OKIKU HIRAKARERU.
"GOJO NO SHINJIN
IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASUBESHI"
KUNAN NI MUNE HARI SUSUMIYUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSUWA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 947)
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's in the midst of challenging ourselves
in activities for the sake of kosen-rufu
that we can elevate our life condition
way beyond our imagination!
The Daishonin states,
"(The greater the hardships befalling him,)
the greater the delight he feels,
because of his strong faith."*
Let's advance, no matter what,
by proudly taking on any and all challenges
that might confront us.
*"A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering", WND-I, page 33
Sunday, September 25th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myō means to revive, that is, to return to life."
(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. I, page 149)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, September 25th, 2016
Monday, September 26th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Courageously challenging ourselves gives rise to tremendous joy and strengthens and solidifies our conviction. That joy and conviction causes powerful life force to well forth, becoming the impetus for surmounting difficulties and for sharing Buddhism with others.
"In a word, the strength of the Soka Gakkai's pioneer members lay in their dedicated, wholehearted efforts to introduce others to faith. As a result, the great life state of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, the great joy of being a follower of the Daishonin, beat in their hearts. That enabled them to continue forging ahead bravely, undaunted by any obstacle they faced.
"There is no greater source of strength than sharing the Mystic Law with others. Through our steady efforts to do so, we can develop strong and steadfast faith."
SGI Newsletter No. 9452, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 44, translation released 20th Sep. 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 --
KOFU NO DAITOSO NO NAKADE
KYOGAI WA OKIKU HIRAKARERU.
"GOJO NO SHINJIN
IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASUBESHI"
KUNAN NI MUNE HARI SUSUMIYUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSUWA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 947)
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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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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