A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, April 29th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Today again,
let's try to meet up with our friends
Saturday, April 29th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Today again,
let's try to meet up with our friends
and have a good ole chat.
Through such efforts we can gain fresh new inspiration,
expand our joy and feel a real sense of fulfilment.
Let's make this spring bloom with blossoms of happiness
through our numerous conversations with others!
Through such efforts we can gain fresh new inspiration,
expand our joy and feel a real sense of fulfilment.
Let's make this spring bloom with blossoms of happiness
through our numerous conversations with others!
Saturday, April 29th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
- WND, Vol. I, page 444)
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Seikyo Shimbun, April 29th, 2017
Sunday, April 30th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is one more important point regarding our attitude in faith, and that is, believing without doubt.
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin says that faith is the 'sharp sword' for vanquishing the deep-seated delusion of fundamental darkness or ignorance (cf. OTT, 119). To explain what faith is, he cites the definition given by T'ien-t'ai in his Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra: 'Belief means to be without doubt.'
"'To be without doubt' means to believe in the Gohonzon (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo) with absolute faith, unshaken by any obstacle.
"This is in contrast to understanding the teachings but lacking faith. The Daishonin warns: '"Knowledge without faith" describes those who are knowledgeable about the Buddhist doctrines but have no faith. These people will never attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 1030). Even if one can understand difficult Buddhist teachings intellectually, it will not be enough to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.
"What, then, does it mean to 'be without doubt?' It is to believe wholeheartedly, to have absolute conviction. However, I should point out that there is a crucial distinction between being without doubt [after questioning and seeking answers] and simply never doubting.
"If religion were to reject having doubts, it would be rejecting the inherent freedom of the human spirit [to question and think critically]. Such a religion would become alienated from society and run the risk of becoming dogmatic and fanatical."
Sunday, April 30th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is one more important point regarding our attitude in faith, and that is, believing without doubt.
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin says that faith is the 'sharp sword' for vanquishing the deep-seated delusion of fundamental darkness or ignorance (cf. OTT, 119). To explain what faith is, he cites the definition given by T'ien-t'ai in his Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra: 'Belief means to be without doubt.'
"'To be without doubt' means to believe in the Gohonzon (Nam-myoho-renge-kyo) with absolute faith, unshaken by any obstacle.
"This is in contrast to understanding the teachings but lacking faith. The Daishonin warns: '"Knowledge without faith" describes those who are knowledgeable about the Buddhist doctrines but have no faith. These people will never attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 1030). Even if one can understand difficult Buddhist teachings intellectually, it will not be enough to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime.
"What, then, does it mean to 'be without doubt?' It is to believe wholeheartedly, to have absolute conviction. However, I should point out that there is a crucial distinction between being without doubt [after questioning and seeking answers] and simply never doubting.
"If religion were to reject having doubts, it would be rejecting the inherent freedom of the human spirit [to question and think critically]. Such a religion would become alienated from society and run the risk of becoming dogmatic and fanatical."
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], Vanquishing Fundamental Darkness through "Being without Doubt", from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April, 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 --
KYO MO KAROYAKANI
TOMO TO AO! KATARO!
SOKONI SHINSENNA KANDO GA ARI
YOROKOBI TO JUJITSU GA HIROGARU!
SACHI NO HANA KAORU TAIWA NO HARU NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJO NI MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1132)
-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
KYO MO KAROYAKANI
TOMO TO AO! KATARO!
SOKONI SHINSENNA KANDO GA ARI
YOROKOBI TO JUJITSU GA HIROGARU!
SACHI NO HANA KAORU TAIWA NO HARU NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJO NI MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1132)
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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
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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