A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To the members of our Sun and Courage Groups*
(senior SGI men's division members)
who are brimming with wisdom
from a lifetime of having a seeking mind,
we are all deeply grateful for your unceasing efforts
for the sake of kosen-rufu!
With the spirit of now more than ever,
let's together create a golden history of our lives!
(*)Taiyo-kai - "Sun Group"; Kanto-kai - "Fighting Spirit Group." In Japan, these are groups for retired men, 60 years or older, who participate in daytime activities.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now when Nichiren and his followers perform ceremonies for the deceased, reciting the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the ray of light from the daimoku reaches all the way to the hell of incessant suffering and makes it possible for them to attain Buddhahood then and there. This is the origin of the prayers for transference of merit for the deceased."
("The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teaching", page17)
Selection Source: Together with the Gosho
Seikyo Shinbun: March 22nd, 2017
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'We must engage in our struggle now, for one hundred, two hundred years hence. Two hundred years from now, history will have proven the correctness of the Soka Gakkai's path. Posterity is certain to bear witness to it.'
"To foster capable Soka successors is to sow the seeds and plant the saplings of worldwide kosen-rufu, of world peace. It is building a future in which all humanity can truly enjoy happiness. So long as there is a steady stream of Soka future division members growing into fine people, the future of humanity is secure.
"Setting our sights on the Soka Gakkai's centennial in 2030 and the future far beyond, let's now join together and give our all to fostering our future division members, each of whom possesses a profound mission. Doing so will also ensure that the mighty river of kosen-rufu endures and flows on eternally."
SGI Newsletter No. 9571, The Buddhism of the Sun-Illuminating the World, (16) Fostering Successors- Now Is the Time to Create the Future of Soka! From the August 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th March, 2017
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To the members of our Sun and Courage Groups*
(senior SGI men's division members)
who are brimming with wisdom
from a lifetime of having a seeking mind,
we are all deeply grateful for your unceasing efforts
for the sake of kosen-rufu!
With the spirit of now more than ever,
let's together create a golden history of our lives!
(*)Taiyo-kai - "Sun Group"; Kanto-kai - "Fighting Spirit Group." In Japan, these are groups for retired men, 60 years or older, who participate in daytime activities.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now when Nichiren and his followers perform ceremonies for the deceased, reciting the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the ray of light from the daimoku reaches all the way to the hell of incessant suffering and makes it possible for them to attain Buddhahood then and there. This is the origin of the prayers for transference of merit for the deceased."
("The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teaching", page17)
Selection Source: Together with the Gosho
Seikyo Shinbun: March 22nd, 2017
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'We must engage in our struggle now, for one hundred, two hundred years hence. Two hundred years from now, history will have proven the correctness of the Soka Gakkai's path. Posterity is certain to bear witness to it.'
"To foster capable Soka successors is to sow the seeds and plant the saplings of worldwide kosen-rufu, of world peace. It is building a future in which all humanity can truly enjoy happiness. So long as there is a steady stream of Soka future division members growing into fine people, the future of humanity is secure.
"Setting our sights on the Soka Gakkai's centennial in 2030 and the future far beyond, let's now join together and give our all to fostering our future division members, each of whom possesses a profound mission. Doing so will also ensure that the mighty river of kosen-rufu endures and flows on eternally."
SGI Newsletter No. 9571, The Buddhism of the Sun-Illuminating the World, (16) Fostering Successors- Now Is the Time to Create the Future of Soka! From the August 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th March, 2017
* 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 --
SHOGAI KYUDO NO KENJA TARU
TAIYO-KAI · KANTO-KAI NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
IYOIYO NO KOKOROIKI DE
OGON NO JIBUN-SHI O TOMONI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI SHORYO O TOBURAU TOKI HOKEKYO O DOKUJU SHI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKI · DAIMOKU NO HIKARI MUKEN NI ITARITE SOKUSHIN JOBUTSU SESHIME, EKO NO MON KORE YORI JI OKORU NARI
("ONGI KUDEN", Gosho Zenshu page 712)
-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
SHOGAI KYUDO NO KENJA TARU
TAIYO-KAI · KANTO-KAI NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
IYOIYO NO KOKOROIKI DE
OGON NO JIBUN-SHI O TOMONI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI SHORYO O TOBURAU TOKI HOKEKYO O DOKUJU SHI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKI · DAIMOKU NO HIKARI MUKEN NI ITARITE SOKUSHIN JOBUTSU SESHIME, EKO NO MON KORE YORI JI OKORU NARI
("ONGI KUDEN", Gosho Zenshu page 712)
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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
http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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