A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Encouraging people through one on one conversation
is the noble path to developing people
who are capable of achieving something.
Focusing our energies on helping people
to become more cheerful and hopeful about their situations,
let's become leaders who sincerely and wholeheartedly strive
to carefully listening to those who need someone to talk to!
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For though one's trustworthiness may at first go unnoticed, in time it will be openly rewarded."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude
- WND, Vol.2, page 636)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 19th, 2017
Thursday, April 20th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At the Soka Gakkai Kansai Headquarters just after my release from detention by the authorities, Mr. Toda said to me: 'We would be betraying Nichiren Daishonin's spirit of "establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land," if we ignored the suffering in society and closed ourselves off in the world of religion, content just to sit in peace and quiet and chant daimoku. The practice of Buddhism lies in the struggle to eliminate misery and suffering from the world, to defend human rights and human dignity, and to build a peaceful society. . . .
"'When you take the lead and challenge great difficulties, then, in accord with the principle of consistency from beginning to end, you will open the way to the attainment of Buddhahood in this lifetime not only for yourself, but for all who strive with you.'[1]
"For the happiness of the people, the security of society, and world peace, we must now make even greater efforts to advance in our struggle, rejoicing with the spirit of the wise.
"Courageously expanding our efforts for dialogue based on our convictions and successfully fostering wise young Bodhisattvas of the Earth, let us build a great network dedicated to realising the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land' that will enable humanity to triumph over every challenge confronting it."
SGI Newsletter No. 9590, 25th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Leading Noble Lives of Conviction, from 16th April, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 17th April, 2017
[1] Cf. The New Human Revolution, vol. 7, "At the Helm."
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ITTAI ICHI HAGEMASHI KOSO
JINZAI IKUSEI NO ODO DA.
AKARUKU GENKI NI NARU YO
LEADER WA SEISHIN SEI I
TOMO NO HANASHI NI MIMI O KATAMUKE YO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKURETE NO SHIN AREBA ARAWARETE NO TOKU ARU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1527)
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Encouraging people through one on one conversation
is the noble path to developing people
who are capable of achieving something.
Focusing our energies on helping people
to become more cheerful and hopeful about their situations,
let's become leaders who sincerely and wholeheartedly strive
to carefully listening to those who need someone to talk to!
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For though one's trustworthiness may at first go unnoticed, in time it will be openly rewarded."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude
- WND, Vol.2, page 636)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 19th, 2017
Thursday, April 20th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At the Soka Gakkai Kansai Headquarters just after my release from detention by the authorities, Mr. Toda said to me: 'We would be betraying Nichiren Daishonin's spirit of "establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land," if we ignored the suffering in society and closed ourselves off in the world of religion, content just to sit in peace and quiet and chant daimoku. The practice of Buddhism lies in the struggle to eliminate misery and suffering from the world, to defend human rights and human dignity, and to build a peaceful society. . . .
"'When you take the lead and challenge great difficulties, then, in accord with the principle of consistency from beginning to end, you will open the way to the attainment of Buddhahood in this lifetime not only for yourself, but for all who strive with you.'[1]
"For the happiness of the people, the security of society, and world peace, we must now make even greater efforts to advance in our struggle, rejoicing with the spirit of the wise.
"Courageously expanding our efforts for dialogue based on our convictions and successfully fostering wise young Bodhisattvas of the Earth, let us build a great network dedicated to realising the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land' that will enable humanity to triumph over every challenge confronting it."
SGI Newsletter No. 9590, 25th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Leading Noble Lives of Conviction, from 16th April, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 17th April, 2017
[1] Cf. The New Human Revolution, vol. 7, "At the Helm."
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ITTAI ICHI HAGEMASHI KOSO
JINZAI IKUSEI NO ODO DA.
AKARUKU GENKI NI NARU YO
LEADER WA SEISHIN SEI I
TOMO NO HANASHI NI MIMI O KATAMUKE YO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKURETE NO SHIN AREBA ARAWARETE NO TOKU ARU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1527)
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from there on it is all automatic!
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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