A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, April 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Gosho states that
'the seeds of Buddhahood sprout
as a result of conditions.'"*
Let's be constantly trying to meet people!
Let's be the ones who initiate a conversation!
While always treasuring old friends,
let's continue to build new bonds of friendship!
*Gosho: On The Properties of Rice - WND, Vol. I, page 1117
Friday, April 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And now the place where Nichiren and his followers chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, "whether . . . in mountain valleys or the wide wilderness" (chapter twenty-one, Supernatural Powers), these places are all the Land of Eternally Tranquil Light."
(Chapter Twenty-eight: Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings,
page 192)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 14th, 2017
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda declared: 'This is truly the time of kosen-rufu. We must be courageous.'[1] In order to act with courage, he said, we must have absolute conviction in what we are doing.
"…Mr. Toda stressed: 'Faith, practice, and study are vital prerequisites for us followers of Nichiren Buddhism, and teaching others about the Mystic Law is an essential requirement for all believers who have pledged to realise kosen-rufu. Once we embrace the Gohonzon, we need to remember that the Buddha entrusted us with this mission countless ages in the past."[2]
"Indeed, faith, practice, and study are the driving force for the growth and victory of all Soka Gakkai members, who are Bodhisattvas of the Earth from time without beginning. They are eternal guidelines for our efforts to carry out the mission we have been entrusted by the Buddha.
"In 'The True Aspect of All Phenomena,' Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith' (WND-1, 386).
"Exerting ourselves in faith, practice, and study and upholding the correct teaching, directly connected to the Daishonin, have been the tradition of the Soka Gakkai since its earliest days. Today, Nichiren Buddhism pulses vibrantly only within the efforts of Soka Gakkai members to compassionately propagate the Mystic Law based on faith, practice, and study.
"At this time, when the Soka Gakkai is making further great strides as a world religion, I would like to reaffirm with our members everywhere the importance of faith, practice, and study, by examining various passages from the Daishonin's writings."
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], The Faith of the Soka Gakkai: Unlocking Immeasurable Good Fortune and Benefit, from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April, 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese: Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1983), vol. 3, p. 72.
[2] Ibid., pp. 72–73.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU"
DONDON HITO TO AO!
JIBUN KARA HANASHI KAKEYO!
NAGANEN NO TOMO O TAISETSU NI
ARATANA YUJO O MUSUBE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU MONONO JUSHO WA SENGOKU KOYA MINA JAKKODO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 781
Friday, April 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Gosho states that
'the seeds of Buddhahood sprout
as a result of conditions.'"*
Let's be constantly trying to meet people!
Let's be the ones who initiate a conversation!
While always treasuring old friends,
let's continue to build new bonds of friendship!
*Gosho: On The Properties of Rice - WND, Vol. I, page 1117
Friday, April 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And now the place where Nichiren and his followers chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, "whether . . . in mountain valleys or the wide wilderness" (chapter twenty-one, Supernatural Powers), these places are all the Land of Eternally Tranquil Light."
(Chapter Twenty-eight: Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings,
page 192)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 14th, 2017
Saturday, April 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda declared: 'This is truly the time of kosen-rufu. We must be courageous.'[1] In order to act with courage, he said, we must have absolute conviction in what we are doing.
"…Mr. Toda stressed: 'Faith, practice, and study are vital prerequisites for us followers of Nichiren Buddhism, and teaching others about the Mystic Law is an essential requirement for all believers who have pledged to realise kosen-rufu. Once we embrace the Gohonzon, we need to remember that the Buddha entrusted us with this mission countless ages in the past."[2]
"Indeed, faith, practice, and study are the driving force for the growth and victory of all Soka Gakkai members, who are Bodhisattvas of the Earth from time without beginning. They are eternal guidelines for our efforts to carry out the mission we have been entrusted by the Buddha.
"In 'The True Aspect of All Phenomena,' Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith' (WND-1, 386).
"Exerting ourselves in faith, practice, and study and upholding the correct teaching, directly connected to the Daishonin, have been the tradition of the Soka Gakkai since its earliest days. Today, Nichiren Buddhism pulses vibrantly only within the efforts of Soka Gakkai members to compassionately propagate the Mystic Law based on faith, practice, and study.
"At this time, when the Soka Gakkai is making further great strides as a world religion, I would like to reaffirm with our members everywhere the importance of faith, practice, and study, by examining various passages from the Daishonin's writings."
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], The Faith of the Soka Gakkai: Unlocking Immeasurable Good Fortune and Benefit, from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April, 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese: Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1983), vol. 3, p. 72.
[2] Ibid., pp. 72–73.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU"
DONDON HITO TO AO!
JIBUN KARA HANASHI KAKEYO!
NAGANEN NO TOMO O TAISETSU NI
ARATANA YUJO O MUSUBE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU MONONO JUSHO WA SENGOKU KOYA MINA JAKKODO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 781
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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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