A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
March 6th - 12th, 2017
-- Words of the Week --
Those who have suffered the most
certainly have the right
to the greatest of happiness!
This is what the great power
of the Mystic Law is all about
(- enabling people to become happy.)
"Where there is unseen virtue,
there will be visible reward."*
Today again,
let's strive to accumulate
"the treasures of the heart"! **
*"Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward" - WND-I, page 907
**"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!" - "The Three Kinds of Treasure", WND-I, page 851
Monday, March 6th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person. The sutra reads, 'If there are those who hear the Law, then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.'"
(Winter Always Turns to Spring
- WND, Vol. I, page 536)
Selection source:
SGI President Ikeda's message,
Seikyo Shinbun, March 6th, 2017
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the Soka Gakkai, when we speak of 'the tradition of discussion meetings,' we're not referring to the fact that we've been holding discussion meetings for many years, but rather to the Soka Gakkai tradition of valuing each individual, which is epitomised in our discussion meetings.
"The Soka Gakkai has always been committed to encouraging the honest, hardworking ordinary people of the world. That's the very heart of our discussion meetings. In the eyes of society, our discussion meetings may seem very simple, modest gatherings, involving a small number of individuals and not particularly noteworthy. But these meetings are based on a profound philosophy that teaches the Law pervading the entire universe. They have a warmth that embraces everyone. They brim with irrepressible hope that can inspire even those overwhelmed by painful karma to get back on their feet again. They are joyful, inspiring, and often deeply moving. Soka Gakkai discussion meetings are oases where ordinary people gather; they reverberate with a spirit of fresh resolve and gratitude, where suffering is transformed into courage, and exhaustion into a satisfying sense of fulfilment.
"These small gatherings are microcosms of human harmony. They are democracy in action. They are the heartbeat of kosen-rufu, linking faith, families, and local communities. They are filled with the sincere spirit—the spirit of the Lotus Sutra—to help all our precious fellow members and friends become happy."
SGI Newsletter No. 9563, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 22: The Organisation for Advancing Kosen-rufu—Part 2 [of 2], 22.6 Discussion Meetings Are the Heart of the Soka Gakkai, from the November 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 3rd March, 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
ICHIBAN KURO SHITA HITO GA
ICHIBAN SHIAWASE NI NARU.
KORE GA MYOHO NO DAIKURIKI DA.
"INTOKU AREBA YOHO ARI"
KYO MO "KOKORO NO TAKARA" O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO WA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU IMADA MUKASHI YORI KIKAZU MIZU FUYU NO AKI TO KAERERU KOTO O IMADA KIKAZU HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO NO BOMPU TO NARU KOTO O KYOMON NIWA NYAKU U MOMPOSHA MUICHI FUJOBUTSU TO TOKARETE SORO"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1253)
March 6th - 12th, 2017
-- Words of the Week --
Those who have suffered the most
certainly have the right
to the greatest of happiness!
This is what the great power
of the Mystic Law is all about
(- enabling people to become happy.)
"Where there is unseen virtue,
there will be visible reward."*
Today again,
let's strive to accumulate
"the treasures of the heart"! **
*"Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward" - WND-I, page 907
**"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!" - "The Three Kinds of Treasure", WND-I, page 851
Monday, March 6th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person. The sutra reads, 'If there are those who hear the Law, then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.'"
(Winter Always Turns to Spring
- WND, Vol. I, page 536)
Selection source:
SGI President Ikeda's message,
Seikyo Shinbun, March 6th, 2017
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the Soka Gakkai, when we speak of 'the tradition of discussion meetings,' we're not referring to the fact that we've been holding discussion meetings for many years, but rather to the Soka Gakkai tradition of valuing each individual, which is epitomised in our discussion meetings.
"The Soka Gakkai has always been committed to encouraging the honest, hardworking ordinary people of the world. That's the very heart of our discussion meetings. In the eyes of society, our discussion meetings may seem very simple, modest gatherings, involving a small number of individuals and not particularly noteworthy. But these meetings are based on a profound philosophy that teaches the Law pervading the entire universe. They have a warmth that embraces everyone. They brim with irrepressible hope that can inspire even those overwhelmed by painful karma to get back on their feet again. They are joyful, inspiring, and often deeply moving. Soka Gakkai discussion meetings are oases where ordinary people gather; they reverberate with a spirit of fresh resolve and gratitude, where suffering is transformed into courage, and exhaustion into a satisfying sense of fulfilment.
"These small gatherings are microcosms of human harmony. They are democracy in action. They are the heartbeat of kosen-rufu, linking faith, families, and local communities. They are filled with the sincere spirit—the spirit of the Lotus Sutra—to help all our precious fellow members and friends become happy."
SGI Newsletter No. 9563, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 22: The Organisation for Advancing Kosen-rufu—Part 2 [of 2], 22.6 Discussion Meetings Are the Heart of the Soka Gakkai, from the November 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 3rd March, 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
ICHIBAN KURO SHITA HITO GA
ICHIBAN SHIAWASE NI NARU.
KORE GA MYOHO NO DAIKURIKI DA.
"INTOKU AREBA YOHO ARI"
KYO MO "KOKORO NO TAKARA" O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO WA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU IMADA MUKASHI YORI KIKAZU MIZU FUYU NO AKI TO KAERERU KOTO O IMADA KIKAZU HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO NO BOMPU TO NARU KOTO O KYOMON NIWA NYAKU U MOMPOSHA MUICHI FUJOBUTSU TO TOKARETE SORO"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1253)
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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
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