A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We can create maximum value in life
within a very short period of time using this faith.
This is the great joy of
practising the Daishonin's Buddhism!
To the extent that we lead a busy life,
let's always remember to go back to the basic point
of chanting daimoku resolutely and sincerely!
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(it is not one's allies but) one's powerful enemies who assist one's progress."
("The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra",
WND, Vol-1, page 770)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shimbun: April 25th, 2017
Monday, April 26th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin inscribed the Gohonzon for the happiness of all people. When we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon and come into contact with the enlightened life state of the Daishonin embodied therein, we cannot fail to become happy. The Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law is certain to protect those who take action as his emissaries to advance kosen-rufu.
"Strength or depth of faith cannot be measured by superficial markers. For example, the Daishonin does not specifically instruct us on how long we should chant, and so on. Of course, it's important that we set personal targets for the amount of daimoku we want to chant. That doesn't mean, however, that we should overdo things and force ourselves to chant when we are too tired or sleepy to do so, just because of some arbitrary quota we've set for ourselves. It might be more productive and valuable if we get some rest and chant the next morning, when we are refreshed in mind and body.
"The Daishonin also teaches that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo even once has immeasurable benefit.
"Elsewhere, he writes: "The neighing of the white horses [that revitalises King Rinda] is the sound of our voices chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo"[1] (WND-1, 989; "King Rinda"). Let's bring forth powerful life force by chanting vibrant and refreshing daimoku with the rhythm of a magnificent steed galloping across the open plains.
"Please remember that we are practising this Buddhism in order to realise happiness for ourselves and others.
SGI Newsletter No. 9587, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [17] Faith, Practice, and Study: The Basics of Nichiren Buddhism—Part 1 [of 3], Practising Freely and Naturally, from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April, 2017
[1] In "King Rinda," the Daishonin writes that when King Rinda heard the white horses neighing: "[His] complexion was restored to its original state, like the sun reemerging from an eclipse, and the strength of his body and the perceptive powers of his mind became many hundreds and thousands of times greater than they had been before" (WND-1, 986).
* 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 --
KAGIRI ARU JIKAN NO NAKA DE
SAIDAI NO KACHI O UMI DASU.
KORE GA SHINJIN NO DAIGOMI DA!
TABO DE AREBA ARU HODO
FUKAKI INORI NI TACHI KAERE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KYOTEKI GA HITO OBA · YOKU SHI KERU NARI
(SHUJU ON FURUMAI GOSHO, Gosho Zenshu page 917)
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We can create maximum value in life
within a very short period of time using this faith.
This is the great joy of
practising the Daishonin's Buddhism!
To the extent that we lead a busy life,
let's always remember to go back to the basic point
of chanting daimoku resolutely and sincerely!
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(it is not one's allies but) one's powerful enemies who assist one's progress."
("The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra",
WND, Vol-1, page 770)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shimbun: April 25th, 2017
Monday, April 26th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin inscribed the Gohonzon for the happiness of all people. When we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon and come into contact with the enlightened life state of the Daishonin embodied therein, we cannot fail to become happy. The Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law is certain to protect those who take action as his emissaries to advance kosen-rufu.
"Strength or depth of faith cannot be measured by superficial markers. For example, the Daishonin does not specifically instruct us on how long we should chant, and so on. Of course, it's important that we set personal targets for the amount of daimoku we want to chant. That doesn't mean, however, that we should overdo things and force ourselves to chant when we are too tired or sleepy to do so, just because of some arbitrary quota we've set for ourselves. It might be more productive and valuable if we get some rest and chant the next morning, when we are refreshed in mind and body.
"The Daishonin also teaches that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo even once has immeasurable benefit.
"Elsewhere, he writes: "The neighing of the white horses [that revitalises King Rinda] is the sound of our voices chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo"[1] (WND-1, 989; "King Rinda"). Let's bring forth powerful life force by chanting vibrant and refreshing daimoku with the rhythm of a magnificent steed galloping across the open plains.
"Please remember that we are practising this Buddhism in order to realise happiness for ourselves and others.
SGI Newsletter No. 9587, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [17] Faith, Practice, and Study: The Basics of Nichiren Buddhism—Part 1 [of 3], Practising Freely and Naturally, from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April, 2017
[1] In "King Rinda," the Daishonin writes that when King Rinda heard the white horses neighing: "[His] complexion was restored to its original state, like the sun reemerging from an eclipse, and the strength of his body and the perceptive powers of his mind became many hundreds and thousands of times greater than they had been before" (WND-1, 986).
* 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 --
KAGIRI ARU JIKAN NO NAKA DE
SAIDAI NO KACHI O UMI DASU.
KORE GA SHINJIN NO DAIGOMI DA!
TABO DE AREBA ARU HODO
FUKAKI INORI NI TACHI KAERE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KYOTEKI GA HITO OBA · YOKU SHI KERU NARI
(SHUJU ON FURUMAI GOSHO, Gosho Zenshu page 917)
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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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