A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, January 20th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The smallest carelessness on our part
can easily result in a huge accident.
Please make sure that
Friday, January 20th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The smallest carelessness on our part
can easily result in a huge accident.
Please make sure that
we do not leave inflammables lying around
and that sources of fire are thoroughly
and that sources of fire are thoroughly
and constantly inspected!
The gosho says:
The gosho says:
"be millions of times more careful than ever!"*
* Gosho: The Hero of the World - WND-1, page 839.
Friday, January 20th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Blue dye is bluer even than indigo itself, and ice is colder than water. How wonderful it is, how wonderful!'
WND. Vol-2, 809; "Offerings in the Snow"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
"When there was something he didn't know, he wasn't afraid to ask questions, no matter whom he was speaking to. With this intense desire to learn, he turned wherever he was into a classroom. In that way, he acquired learning that he could use in real life.
"Mr. Matsushita once shared that everyone he came in contact with had something to teach him. Learning isn't just something we do when we are sitting at a desk. There is plenty to learn in our daily lives, from everyone we meet.
* Gosho: The Hero of the World - WND-1, page 839.
Friday, January 20th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Blue dye is bluer even than indigo itself, and ice is colder than water. How wonderful it is, how wonderful!'
WND. Vol-2, 809; "Offerings in the Snow"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 19th, 2017
Saturday, January 21st, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Konosuke Matsushita (1894–1989), the founder of Panasonic Corporation, the global electronics company said: 'Every day, I study. Every day, I learn something I didn't know before. Every day, I make new discoveries.'
Saturday, January 21st, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Konosuke Matsushita (1894–1989), the founder of Panasonic Corporation, the global electronics company said: 'Every day, I study. Every day, I learn something I didn't know before. Every day, I make new discoveries.'
"When there was something he didn't know, he wasn't afraid to ask questions, no matter whom he was speaking to. With this intense desire to learn, he turned wherever he was into a classroom. In that way, he acquired learning that he could use in real life.
"Mr. Matsushita once shared that everyone he came in contact with had something to teach him. Learning isn't just something we do when we are sitting at a desk. There is plenty to learn in our daily lives, from everyone we meet.
"He also said that though others may have viewed his situation as filled with hardship, he'd always felt filled with joy and hope. And because he always had hope in his heart and knew the joy of learning, he could never be defeated by any difficulty."
SGI Newsletter No. No. 9529, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [23] Konosuke Matsushita, Founder of a Global Corporation: Those Who Continue Learning Are Victors in Life, from 1st Feb., 2016, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 19th Jan., 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHISANA YUDAN GA
OKINA JIKO NI TSUNAGARU.
KANENBUTSU WA HOCHI SEZU
HI NO MOTO NO SOTENKEN O!
HYAKUSENMANOKU BAI NO YOJIN DE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
AIYORI MO AOKU, MIZU YORI MO TSUMETAIKI KORI KANATO, ARIGATASHI, ARIGATASHI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1554)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHISANA YUDAN GA
OKINA JIKO NI TSUNAGARU.
KANENBUTSU WA HOCHI SEZU
HI NO MOTO NO SOTENKEN O!
HYAKUSENMANOKU BAI NO YOJIN DE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
AIYORI MO AOKU, MIZU YORI MO TSUMETAIKI KORI KANATO, ARIGATASHI, ARIGATASHI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1554)
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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!
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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