A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's by meeting someone in person
that we deepen the trust we have with them.
When we also try to have a warm happy smile,
our bonds between each other become stronger.
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's by meeting someone in person
that we deepen the trust we have with them.
When we also try to have a warm happy smile,
our bonds between each other become stronger.
Now then is that time to go meet our friends!
Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"However, even a stranger, if you open up your heart to them, may be willing to lay down their life for you."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
- WND, Vol. I, page 444)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shinbun, October 2nd, 2016
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin's life was threatened on numerous occasions. He was exiled twice, and denounced and reviled by people throughout the land. 'From a mundane view,' as he put it, he may well have been 'the poorest person in Japan' (WND-1, 977). But viewed in the mirror of Buddhism, he was 'the wealthiest person in all Jambudvipa' (WND-1, 977)—that is, the wealthiest person in the entire world.
"'I am overwhelmed with joy and cannot restrain my tears' (WND-1, 977), he continues, describing the reality of his indestructible happiness, impervious to the devilish workings of the most powerful authorities.[1]
"As SGI members striving to realise kosen-rufu, the mission entrusted to us by Nichiren Daishonin, we are forging a state of unshakable happiness through our daily activities. In other words, we are accumulating the most valuable of treasures, the 'treasures of the heart.'
"The Daishonin writes: 'More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all' (WND-1, 851). Those who accumulate these 'treasures of the heart' in their lives through faith dedicated to kosen-rufu are truly the wealthiest, supremely happy people."
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"—"The Wealthiest Person in the Entire World", from the February 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 15th Sep., 2016
Monday, October 3rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin's life was threatened on numerous occasions. He was exiled twice, and denounced and reviled by people throughout the land. 'From a mundane view,' as he put it, he may well have been 'the poorest person in Japan' (WND-1, 977). But viewed in the mirror of Buddhism, he was 'the wealthiest person in all Jambudvipa' (WND-1, 977)—that is, the wealthiest person in the entire world.
"'I am overwhelmed with joy and cannot restrain my tears' (WND-1, 977), he continues, describing the reality of his indestructible happiness, impervious to the devilish workings of the most powerful authorities.[1]
"As SGI members striving to realise kosen-rufu, the mission entrusted to us by Nichiren Daishonin, we are forging a state of unshakable happiness through our daily activities. In other words, we are accumulating the most valuable of treasures, the 'treasures of the heart.'
"The Daishonin writes: 'More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all' (WND-1, 851). Those who accumulate these 'treasures of the heart' in their lives through faith dedicated to kosen-rufu are truly the wealthiest, supremely happy people."
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"—"The Wealthiest Person in the Entire World", from the February 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 15th Sep., 2016
[1] In other writings, the Daishonin states: "With this body of mine, I have fulfilled the prophecies of the [Lotus Sutra]. The more the government authorities rage against me, the greater is my joy" (WND-1, 243); "It is indeed a matter of joy that my situation perfectly fits the sutra passage that reads, 'Again and again we will be banished.' [LSOC13, 234] How delightful! How gratifying!" (WND-2, 463); and "I feel immeasurable delight even though I am now an exile [on Sado Island]" (WND-1, 386).
* 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 --
AU KOTODE
SHINRAI WA FUKAMARU.
EGAO O KAWASU KOTODE
KIZUNA WA TSUYOMASU.
SA SASSOTO TOMO NO MOTO E!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TANIN NAREDOMO KATARAI NUREBA INOCHI NIMO KAWARU ZOKASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1132)
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
AU KOTODE
SHINRAI WA FUKAMARU.
EGAO O KAWASU KOTODE
KIZUNA WA TSUYOMASU.
SA SASSOTO TOMO NO MOTO E!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TANIN NAREDOMO KATARAI NUREBA INOCHI NIMO KAWARU ZOKASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1132)
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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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