A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The greater the hardship we overcome,
the stronger we grow and
the more confidently we can inspire
and encourage others.
Let's share such conviction
that we can indeed change karma into mission
and the joy that we experience
through practising this faith
with as many other people as we possibly can!
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But now you must build your reputation on the Lotus Sutra and give yourself up to it."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena
- WND, Volume I, page 385)
Selection source: "Suntetsu",
Seikyo Shinbun, October 22nd, 2016
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter what obstacles and problems arise in our lives, we can pray with strong faith to the Gohonzon, and support and encourage one another as fellow members. That's why a life lived together with the SGI is in itself a wonderful life in which all difficulties are 'peace and comfort.'
"We cannot experience the 'greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212) if we are unnecessarily afraid of hardships and reluctant to step out of our comfort zone. Nichiren Buddhism teaches the way to live that is the polar opposite of such passivity.
"The Daishonin writes: 'The greater the hardships befalling him [the votary of the Lotus Sutra], the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith' (WND-1, 33); and 'At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat' (WND-1, 637).
"In this way, he teaches that to live positively and proactively is to lead a life of true peace and comfort. This means willingly taking on every challenge, and regarding difficulties as enjoyable and as opportunities to develop into a person who can help many others."
SGI Newsletter No. 9468, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [11] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 3 [of 5], "Faith for Overcoming Obstacles"—Confronting Challenges with the Heart of a Lion King, Be Proactive and Positive, from the March 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Oct., 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 --
KONNAN O NORIKOETA BUN
JIBUN JISHIN GA TSUYOKU NARU!
NAYAMERU TOMO O HAGEMASERU!
SHUKUMEI O SHIMEI NI KAERU
KAKUSHIN TO KANKI O KATARINUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TOMOKAKUMO HOKEKYO NI NA O TATE MI O MAKASE TAMOBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1360)
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The greater the hardship we overcome,
the stronger we grow and
the more confidently we can inspire
and encourage others.
Let's share such conviction
that we can indeed change karma into mission
and the joy that we experience
through practising this faith
with as many other people as we possibly can!
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But now you must build your reputation on the Lotus Sutra and give yourself up to it."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena
- WND, Volume I, page 385)
Selection source: "Suntetsu",
Seikyo Shinbun, October 22nd, 2016
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter what obstacles and problems arise in our lives, we can pray with strong faith to the Gohonzon, and support and encourage one another as fellow members. That's why a life lived together with the SGI is in itself a wonderful life in which all difficulties are 'peace and comfort.'
"We cannot experience the 'greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212) if we are unnecessarily afraid of hardships and reluctant to step out of our comfort zone. Nichiren Buddhism teaches the way to live that is the polar opposite of such passivity.
"The Daishonin writes: 'The greater the hardships befalling him [the votary of the Lotus Sutra], the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith' (WND-1, 33); and 'At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat' (WND-1, 637).
"In this way, he teaches that to live positively and proactively is to lead a life of true peace and comfort. This means willingly taking on every challenge, and regarding difficulties as enjoyable and as opportunities to develop into a person who can help many others."
SGI Newsletter No. 9468, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [11] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 3 [of 5], "Faith for Overcoming Obstacles"—Confronting Challenges with the Heart of a Lion King, Be Proactive and Positive, from the March 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Oct., 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 --
KONNAN O NORIKOETA BUN
JIBUN JISHIN GA TSUYOKU NARU!
NAYAMERU TOMO O HAGEMASERU!
SHUKUMEI O SHIMEI NI KAERU
KAKUSHIN TO KANKI O KATARINUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TOMOKAKUMO HOKEKYO NI NA O TATE MI O MAKASE TAMOBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1360)
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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:
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