A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is no one who can exceed those
who look after their friends
and continue to support them
for the sake of their happiness.
They are indeed the true victors of life
and definitely lead the ultimate,
most noble life of all.
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal."
(Reply to Kyō'ō
- WND, Vol. I, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, October 16th, 2016
Monday, October 17th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The French philosopher Voltaire wrote of happiness: 'Be wise for your own sake. Be compassionate towards your fellow men. Build your happiness through the happiness of others.'[1]
"'Build your happiness through the happiness of others'—these are profound words, words that resonate with our Buddhist practice of striving for the happiness of both ourselves and others. True happiness cannot be found in the egoism of pursuing one's own happiness alone. Only in sincere practice motivated by the wish for the happiness of others can we attain our own happiness, which is why such action is the wisest course for ourselves as well.
"Nothing is more important than our everyday efforts and conduct. This is where our true humanity shines."
SGI Newsletter No. 9464, THE WISDOM FOR CREATING HAPPINESS AND PEACE, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 20: Be Good Citizens! Part 1 [of 2], 20.4 Kosen-rufu Starts from Actions in Daily Life, from the August 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released Oct. 7th, 2016
[1] Translated from Japanese. Kenji Takeuchi, Juhasseiki no Furansu Shisokai (Eighteenth-Century French Thought), (Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1976), p. 421. Cf. Voltaire, "De la liberté" (Liberty), "Discours en vers sur l'homme" (Discourse in Verse on Man).
* 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 --
TOMO NO MENDO O MITA HITO
SASAE TSUZUKETA HITO NIWA
DARE MO KANAWANAI.
SONO HITO KOSO SAIGOKU NO JINSEI O
KAZARIYUKU SHORISHA NARI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHISHIO WA ZENSAN GOICHI TO MOSHITE ARI NO KO O TORAN TO SURUNIMO MATA TAKEKI MONO O TORAN TO SURU TOKI MO IKIOI O IDASU KOTO WA TADA ONAJIKI KOTO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1124)
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is no one who can exceed those
who look after their friends
and continue to support them
for the sake of their happiness.
They are indeed the true victors of life
and definitely lead the ultimate,
most noble life of all.
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal."
(Reply to Kyō'ō
- WND, Vol. I, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, October 16th, 2016
Monday, October 17th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The French philosopher Voltaire wrote of happiness: 'Be wise for your own sake. Be compassionate towards your fellow men. Build your happiness through the happiness of others.'[1]
"'Build your happiness through the happiness of others'—these are profound words, words that resonate with our Buddhist practice of striving for the happiness of both ourselves and others. True happiness cannot be found in the egoism of pursuing one's own happiness alone. Only in sincere practice motivated by the wish for the happiness of others can we attain our own happiness, which is why such action is the wisest course for ourselves as well.
"Nothing is more important than our everyday efforts and conduct. This is where our true humanity shines."
SGI Newsletter No. 9464, THE WISDOM FOR CREATING HAPPINESS AND PEACE, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 20: Be Good Citizens! Part 1 [of 2], 20.4 Kosen-rufu Starts from Actions in Daily Life, from the August 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released Oct. 7th, 2016
[1] Translated from Japanese. Kenji Takeuchi, Juhasseiki no Furansu Shisokai (Eighteenth-Century French Thought), (Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1976), p. 421. Cf. Voltaire, "De la liberté" (Liberty), "Discours en vers sur l'homme" (Discourse in Verse on Man).
* 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 --
TOMO NO MENDO O MITA HITO
SASAE TSUZUKETA HITO NIWA
DARE MO KANAWANAI.
SONO HITO KOSO SAIGOKU NO JINSEI O
KAZARIYUKU SHORISHA NARI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHISHIO WA ZENSAN GOICHI TO MOSHITE ARI NO KO O TORAN TO SURUNIMO MATA TAKEKI MONO O TORAN TO SURU TOKI MO IKIOI O IDASU KOTO WA TADA ONAJIKI KOTO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1124)
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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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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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