A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, March 10th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's that time of changing seasons
where there is quite a variation in temperature
as the day goes by.
Being prepared with an extra layer of clothing
and taking other measures
to stay on top of our health is important.
Let's lead healthy lives
without being negligent about such things!
Friday, March 10th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"
(Letter to Niike - WND, Vol.1, page 1027)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, March 10th, 2017
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I am reminded of the words of the Argentinian human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: 'When people aim for a shared human goal, when they aspire to peace and freedom, they unleash extraordinary capabilities.'[i]
"Dr. Esquivel developed this conviction through deepening solidarity with the people of Latin America who refused to relinquish hope for the future even in the midst of the most difficult social conditions. He expressed his admiration for the actions of the common people with this striking image:
"'When we enter more deeply into the lives of ordinary people, we see that man or woman, young or old—with no pretence at heroics—optimistically look daily for a miracle to occur and a bud to blossom.
"Such a flower can bloom in the midst of the struggles of daily life, in a child's smile, in the creation of hope and in the illumination of our path showing us that our exertions are our liberation.'[ii]
"…through maintaining empathetic connections with those who struggle and dedicating ourselves to the work of empowerment, each of us should be able to cause a flower to bloom in our immediate surroundings."
SGI Newsletter No. 9564, SGI President Ikeda's 2017 Peace Proposal, The Global Solidarity of Youth: Ushering In a New Era of Hope, translation released 6th March, 2017
[i] (trans. from) Ikeda and Esquivel, La fuerza de la esperanza, 30.
[ii] Ibid., 80.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANDAN NO SA GA
HAGESHIKU NARU TOKI.
ICHIMAI HAORU NADO
TAICHO KANRI O KANMEI NI.
YUDAN NAKU KENKO JINSEI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO EWA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI WO SASHIOKITEWA NANTO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)
Friday, March 10th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's that time of changing seasons
where there is quite a variation in temperature
as the day goes by.
Being prepared with an extra layer of clothing
and taking other measures
to stay on top of our health is important.
Let's lead healthy lives
without being negligent about such things!
Friday, March 10th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"
(Letter to Niike - WND, Vol.1, page 1027)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, March 10th, 2017
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I am reminded of the words of the Argentinian human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: 'When people aim for a shared human goal, when they aspire to peace and freedom, they unleash extraordinary capabilities.'[i]
"Dr. Esquivel developed this conviction through deepening solidarity with the people of Latin America who refused to relinquish hope for the future even in the midst of the most difficult social conditions. He expressed his admiration for the actions of the common people with this striking image:
"'When we enter more deeply into the lives of ordinary people, we see that man or woman, young or old—with no pretence at heroics—optimistically look daily for a miracle to occur and a bud to blossom.
"Such a flower can bloom in the midst of the struggles of daily life, in a child's smile, in the creation of hope and in the illumination of our path showing us that our exertions are our liberation.'[ii]
"…through maintaining empathetic connections with those who struggle and dedicating ourselves to the work of empowerment, each of us should be able to cause a flower to bloom in our immediate surroundings."
SGI Newsletter No. 9564, SGI President Ikeda's 2017 Peace Proposal, The Global Solidarity of Youth: Ushering In a New Era of Hope, translation released 6th March, 2017
[i] (trans. from) Ikeda and Esquivel, La fuerza de la esperanza, 30.
[ii] Ibid., 80.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANDAN NO SA GA
HAGESHIKU NARU TOKI.
ICHIMAI HAORU NADO
TAICHO KANRI O KANMEI NI.
YUDAN NAKU KENKO JINSEI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO EWA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI WO SASHIOKITEWA NANTO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)
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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...
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