* The second part in the Five Eternal Guidelines is out! As before it is slightly longer than the normal length of "Daily Encouragement" but we do hope you'll read it through to the end. It's worth it!
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Friday, September 16th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Encouraging someone means
to help ease their heart
Friday, September 16th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Encouraging someone means
to help ease their heart
while they are facing difficulties.
Let's empathise with our friends
Let's empathise with our friends
who are enduring hardships,
and cheer them on with sincere warmth and care!
Our words of heartfelt conviction and confidence
and cheer them on with sincere warmth and care!
Our words of heartfelt conviction and confidence
are certain to fill them with hope!
Friday, September 16th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"...in order to repay my debt to my mother, I have vowed to enable all women to chant the daimoku of this sutra."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"...in order to repay my debt to my mother, I have vowed to enable all women to chant the daimoku of this sutra."
("The Sutra of True Requital", WND-I, page 931)
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's Essay
Seikyo Shimbun: September 15th, 2016
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's Essay
Seikyo Shimbun: September 15th, 2016
Saturday, September 17th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Poverty, epidemics and war continue to deprive people of their dignity, pride, independence, and joy in living, plunging them into dark despair and resignation. Seeing this recurring pattern of people being robbed of their very right to exist, how can we find meaning in life? A truly living religion, a religion concerned with people's welfare, must grapple head-on with this question.
"In the extreme confusion of the times, Mr. Toda strove tirelessly to convey the philosophy of happiness of Nichiren Buddhism. No matter what depths of suffering and despair we may be in right now, the power of faith in the Mystic Law enables us to open the way to a life of genuine happiness. This unshakable conviction has provided Soka Gakkai members with great hope for the future and been the bedrock of their determination to weather and challenge all of life's hardships.
"Mr. Toda stressed 'faith for achieving happiness.' His choice of the word 'achieving' embodies a profound philosophy of life. Happiness is not something given to us by others. It is not something we wait for to suddenly appear in our lives, unrelated to our own will and effort. Ultimately, each of us has to achieve happiness for ourselves. Faith in Nichiren Buddhism guarantees that we can do so.
"The purpose of our Buddhist practice is to build a state of eternally enduring happiness in our own lives and to help others do the same."
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Poverty, epidemics and war continue to deprive people of their dignity, pride, independence, and joy in living, plunging them into dark despair and resignation. Seeing this recurring pattern of people being robbed of their very right to exist, how can we find meaning in life? A truly living religion, a religion concerned with people's welfare, must grapple head-on with this question.
"In the extreme confusion of the times, Mr. Toda strove tirelessly to convey the philosophy of happiness of Nichiren Buddhism. No matter what depths of suffering and despair we may be in right now, the power of faith in the Mystic Law enables us to open the way to a life of genuine happiness. This unshakable conviction has provided Soka Gakkai members with great hope for the future and been the bedrock of their determination to weather and challenge all of life's hardships.
"Mr. Toda stressed 'faith for achieving happiness.' His choice of the word 'achieving' embodies a profound philosophy of life. Happiness is not something given to us by others. It is not something we wait for to suddenly appear in our lives, unrelated to our own will and effort. Ultimately, each of us has to achieve happiness for ourselves. Faith in Nichiren Buddhism guarantees that we can do so.
"The purpose of our Buddhist practice is to build a state of eternally enduring happiness in our own lives and to help others do the same."
SGI Newsletter No. 9450, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [10] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 2 [of 5], "Faith for Achieving Happiness"—Creating Lives of Happiness for, Ourselves and Others, from the February 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 15th Sep., 2016
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HAGEMASHI TOWA KOKORO O
KARUKU SHITE AGERU KOTO.
TOMO NO NAYAMI NI DOKU SHI
ATATAKANA ERU O!
KAKUSHIN NO KOTOBA GA KIBO NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HIMO NO ON O HOZEN TAMENI KONO KYO NO DAIMOKU O ISSAI NO NYONIN NI TONAE SASEN TO GANSU.
("SENNICHI AMA GOZEN GOHENJI," GOSHO ZENSHU Page 1312)
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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/
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