A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's that time of the year
when the mornings grow ever chillier.
Striving to spread a message of hope,
right from the start of the day,
are none other than the noble deliverers
of our SGI newspapers and other publications.
We all appreciate your efforts
and hope that you will always make
safety and health your number one priority,
as well as being carefully aware
of your surroundings.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore a person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debt of gratitude owed to their father and mother. Even if one does not feel in one's own heart that one can do so, one can repay it through the power of this sutra."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude ,
- WND, Vol.2, page 638)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, November 2nd, 2016
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Never prejudge a situation, deciding in advance that a particular community or person will rebuff your efforts to share Buddhism. The Mystic Law is like the all-illuminating sun.
"As human beings, we all seek happiness and peace while dealing with the inescapable realities of ageing, sickness, and death. By reaching out to engage in frank and open dialogue, we can help others form a connection to Buddhism, and spread trust and understanding for our movement.
"The Daishonin writes: 'Even a stranger, if you open up your heart to him, may be willing to lay down his life for you' (WND-1, 444). I have built bridges of friendship and blazed trails of trust wherever I have travelled. Today, our great Soka network for peace, culture, and education spans the world, shining with the brilliant light of hope."
SGI Newsletter No. 9480, Creating the New Era, (26) Spreading Our Network of Buddhism with Hearts like the Sun, from 2nd October, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 1st Nov. 2016.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
AKEGATA NO SAMUSA MASU KISETSU.
KIBO NO ASA O TODOKE NI HASHIRU
HAITATSUIN NO MINASAMA NI KANSHA!
KENKO, MUJIKO O DAIICHI NI!
SHUI NO HAIRYO MO DAIJI DA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA CHICHI TO HAHA TONO ON O HOZURU NARI WAGA KOKORO NIWA HOZURU TO OMOWANEDOMO KONO KYO NO CHIKARA NITE HOZURU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1528)
published in the Seikyo Shinbun and more.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's that time of the year
when the mornings grow ever chillier.
Striving to spread a message of hope,
right from the start of the day,
are none other than the noble deliverers
of our SGI newspapers and other publications.
We all appreciate your efforts
and hope that you will always make
safety and health your number one priority,
as well as being carefully aware
of your surroundings.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore a person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debt of gratitude owed to their father and mother. Even if one does not feel in one's own heart that one can do so, one can repay it through the power of this sutra."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude ,
- WND, Vol.2, page 638)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, November 2nd, 2016
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Never prejudge a situation, deciding in advance that a particular community or person will rebuff your efforts to share Buddhism. The Mystic Law is like the all-illuminating sun.
"As human beings, we all seek happiness and peace while dealing with the inescapable realities of ageing, sickness, and death. By reaching out to engage in frank and open dialogue, we can help others form a connection to Buddhism, and spread trust and understanding for our movement.
"The Daishonin writes: 'Even a stranger, if you open up your heart to him, may be willing to lay down his life for you' (WND-1, 444). I have built bridges of friendship and blazed trails of trust wherever I have travelled. Today, our great Soka network for peace, culture, and education spans the world, shining with the brilliant light of hope."
SGI Newsletter No. 9480, Creating the New Era, (26) Spreading Our Network of Buddhism with Hearts like the Sun, from 2nd October, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 1st Nov. 2016.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
AKEGATA NO SAMUSA MASU KISETSU.
KIBO NO ASA O TODOKE NI HASHIRU
HAITATSUIN NO MINASAMA NI KANSHA!
KENKO, MUJIKO O DAIICHI NI!
SHUI NO HAIRYO MO DAIJI DA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA CHICHI TO HAHA TONO ON O HOZURU NARI WAGA KOKORO NIWA HOZURU TO OMOWANEDOMO KONO KYO NO CHIKARA NITE HOZURU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1528)
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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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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!
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
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
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
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