* Apologies yesterday for a new Buddhist concept "Chosen-rufu," of course it should have been "kosen-rufu" and "through" should have read "though!" Hope you have a great day!…
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Faith is another name for unabated courage.
Believing wholeheartedly that
"I can change my present circumstances
no matter what,"
chanting and taking action with such conviction
towards this goal,
let's live out the drama
of transforming our karma
and emerging as victors!
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life.) This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. I, page 283)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, March 15th, 2017
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Happiness is not the outcome of eliminating or distancing ourselves from the desires and impulses that give rise to suffering. It is instead vital that we grasp the reality that enlightenment—the strength and wisdom to forge a path to a better life—continues to exist within us even in the midst of anguish and pain.
"The problem is not simply one of suffering but of how we face that suffering and the kinds of action we take in response.
"In his commentary on a passage in the Lotus Sutra that reads, 'It [the Lotus Sutra] can cause living beings to cast off all distress, all sickness and pain. It can unloose all the bonds of birth and death,'[i] Nichiren writes, 'we should take the words "cast off" in the sense of 'becoming enlightened concerning'"[ii] (i.e., to clearly see the nature of).
"Here Nichiren encourages us not to avert our eyes from the realities that surround us but to confront them head-on. By clearly understanding the nature of our circumstances, we can transform ourselves just as we are, from someone tormented by anguish into someone who creates their own happiness. Further, Buddhism teaches that these waves of transformation propagate through the web of interconnectedness within which we live, potently impacting our immediate surroundings and society as a whole.
"The theme of not being entrapped in a situation but rather transforming that situation by proactively creating new connections was used by the philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906–75) when discussing the authentically human (humanitas). Referencing the concept 'venture into the public realm' discussed by Karl Jaspers, who was also her mentor, she argued that the authentically human cannot be attained in isolation, but 'only by one who has thrown his life and his person into the 'venture into the public realm.'"[iii]
"Arendt describes this venture as the act of 'weav[ing] our strand into a network of relations.' While acknowledging the uncertainty of the result—'What comes of it we never know'—Arendt expresses her strong confidence on the following point:
"[T]his venture is only possible when there is trust in people. A trust—which is difficult to formulate but fundamental—in what is human in all people. Otherwise such a venture could not be made.[iv]
"This trust is, as Arendt stresses, fundamental and is directed not only at ourselves and others in our immediate environment; it is also trust in the sense of facing the world in which we live without ever losing hope."
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] Watson, trans., The Lotus Sutra, 328.
[ii] Nichiren, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, 174.
[iii] Arendt, Men in Dark Times, 73–74.
[iv] Arendt, Essays in Understanding, 23.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHINKO TO WA
AKIRAMENAI YUKI NO IMYO DA.
[GENJO WA KAERARERU!]
KAKUSHIN NO INORI TO KODO DE
SHUKUMEI TENKAN NO SHORI GEKI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIE SHIKADOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKEN TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA WASURURU NARU BESHI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Faith is another name for unabated courage.
Believing wholeheartedly that
"I can change my present circumstances
no matter what,"
chanting and taking action with such conviction
towards this goal,
let's live out the drama
of transforming our karma
and emerging as victors!
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life.) This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. I, page 283)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, March 15th, 2017
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Happiness is not the outcome of eliminating or distancing ourselves from the desires and impulses that give rise to suffering. It is instead vital that we grasp the reality that enlightenment—the strength and wisdom to forge a path to a better life—continues to exist within us even in the midst of anguish and pain.
"The problem is not simply one of suffering but of how we face that suffering and the kinds of action we take in response.
"In his commentary on a passage in the Lotus Sutra that reads, 'It [the Lotus Sutra] can cause living beings to cast off all distress, all sickness and pain. It can unloose all the bonds of birth and death,'[i] Nichiren writes, 'we should take the words "cast off" in the sense of 'becoming enlightened concerning'"[ii] (i.e., to clearly see the nature of).
"Here Nichiren encourages us not to avert our eyes from the realities that surround us but to confront them head-on. By clearly understanding the nature of our circumstances, we can transform ourselves just as we are, from someone tormented by anguish into someone who creates their own happiness. Further, Buddhism teaches that these waves of transformation propagate through the web of interconnectedness within which we live, potently impacting our immediate surroundings and society as a whole.
"The theme of not being entrapped in a situation but rather transforming that situation by proactively creating new connections was used by the philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906–75) when discussing the authentically human (humanitas). Referencing the concept 'venture into the public realm' discussed by Karl Jaspers, who was also her mentor, she argued that the authentically human cannot be attained in isolation, but 'only by one who has thrown his life and his person into the 'venture into the public realm.'"[iii]
"Arendt describes this venture as the act of 'weav[ing] our strand into a network of relations.' While acknowledging the uncertainty of the result—'What comes of it we never know'—Arendt expresses her strong confidence on the following point:
"[T]his venture is only possible when there is trust in people. A trust—which is difficult to formulate but fundamental—in what is human in all people. Otherwise such a venture could not be made.[iv]
"This trust is, as Arendt stresses, fundamental and is directed not only at ourselves and others in our immediate environment; it is also trust in the sense of facing the world in which we live without ever losing hope."
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] Watson, trans., The Lotus Sutra, 328.
[ii] Nichiren, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, 174.
[iii] Arendt, Men in Dark Times, 73–74.
[iv] Arendt, Essays in Understanding, 23.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHINKO TO WA
AKIRAMENAI YUKI NO IMYO DA.
[GENJO WA KAERARERU!]
KAKUSHIN NO INORI TO KODO DE
SHUKUMEI TENKAN NO SHORI GEKI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIE SHIKADOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKEN TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA WASURURU NARU BESHI."
(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)
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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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