A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, May 13th 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those with courage
are bright and cheerful.
Those with conviction
are always a pleasure to have around.
It is said, "Adversity makes a man wise."
Let's dare to take on all challenges that confront us
and continue to strive to establish an unshakable
rock-solid self to the very last moment!
Saturday, May 13th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Human beings are equally vulnerable. They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha's precious teachings. Small wonder they do not attain Buddhahood."
(Letter from Sado - WND, Vol. 1, page 301)
Selection Source: President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shinbun, May 13th, 2017
Sunday, May 14th 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the famous Japanese epic The Tale of the Heike, just before the decisive battle between the rival Taira and Minamoto clans, the young hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune[1] says: 'In battle, what I like is to attack flat out and win.'[2]
"When facing any challenge, it is important to attack it with all our might. Concentrating all our powers on it is the way to victory. The basic strategy in any struggle is to tackle it with all-out effort.
"This spirit of Yoshitsune is very similar to the Gakkai spirit.
"Let's also advance with the determination to actively take on all challenges, and experience the joy of achieving one exhilarating victory after another."
SGI Newsletter No. 9606, Showing Appreciation for Those Who Work Hard Behind the Scenes, from the April 24, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 8th May, 2017
[1] Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–89): One of the legitimate heirs of the Minamoto clan, which was purged from power by the Taira in a political coup in 1157. He defeated the Taira forces in a decisive battle at Dannoura in March 1185, leaving the Minamoto clan the rulers of Japan.
[2] The Tale of the Heike, translated by Helen Craig McCullough (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1988), p. 359.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YUKI NO HITO WA MEIRO DA!
SHINNEN NO HITO WA YUKAI DA!
"KANNAN NANJI O TAMA NI SU"
AETE KUNAN NI IDOMI
FUDO NO JIKO O KIZUKI YUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SEKEN NO ASAKI KOTO NIWA SHINMYO O USHINAEDOMO DAIJI NO BUPPO NANDO NIWA SUTSURU KOTO KATASHI YUENI HOTOKE NI NARU HITO MO NAKARU BESHI"
(GOSHO ZENSHU page 956)
Saturday, May 13th 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those with courage
are bright and cheerful.
Those with conviction
are always a pleasure to have around.
It is said, "Adversity makes a man wise."
Let's dare to take on all challenges that confront us
and continue to strive to establish an unshakable
rock-solid self to the very last moment!
Saturday, May 13th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Human beings are equally vulnerable. They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha's precious teachings. Small wonder they do not attain Buddhahood."
(Letter from Sado - WND, Vol. 1, page 301)
Selection Source: President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shinbun, May 13th, 2017
Sunday, May 14th 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the famous Japanese epic The Tale of the Heike, just before the decisive battle between the rival Taira and Minamoto clans, the young hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune[1] says: 'In battle, what I like is to attack flat out and win.'[2]
"When facing any challenge, it is important to attack it with all our might. Concentrating all our powers on it is the way to victory. The basic strategy in any struggle is to tackle it with all-out effort.
"This spirit of Yoshitsune is very similar to the Gakkai spirit.
"Let's also advance with the determination to actively take on all challenges, and experience the joy of achieving one exhilarating victory after another."
SGI Newsletter No. 9606, Showing Appreciation for Those Who Work Hard Behind the Scenes, from the April 24, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 8th May, 2017
[1] Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159–89): One of the legitimate heirs of the Minamoto clan, which was purged from power by the Taira in a political coup in 1157. He defeated the Taira forces in a decisive battle at Dannoura in March 1185, leaving the Minamoto clan the rulers of Japan.
[2] The Tale of the Heike, translated by Helen Craig McCullough (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1988), p. 359.
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YUKI NO HITO WA MEIRO DA!
SHINNEN NO HITO WA YUKAI DA!
"KANNAN NANJI O TAMA NI SU"
AETE KUNAN NI IDOMI
FUDO NO JIKO O KIZUKI YUKE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SEKEN NO ASAKI KOTO NIWA SHINMYO O USHINAEDOMO DAIJI NO BUPPO NANDO NIWA SUTSURU KOTO KATASHI YUENI HOTOKE NI NARU HITO MO NAKARU BESHI"
(GOSHO ZENSHU page 956)
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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...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
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