A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
May 7th - 14th, 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings will increase."*
Let's always praise, to the fullest, our noble fellow members'
selfless devotion and dedication for the sake of kosen-rufu.
Ever-increasing our joy and inspiration,
let's strive, now more than ever,
to create waves of victory!
*"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra" - WND-I, page 673
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. I, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shimbun, May 7th, 2017
Monday, May 8th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'The "mind" of 'many in body, one in mind' is not the ordinary mind, or heart. It is the mind of faith. "One in mind" means being "one in faith"—one in our commitment to this Buddhism and its practice. That's the real meaning of "many in body, one in mind."'[1]
"'…Many in body, one in mind' is not something as superficial as just being on friendly terms or getting along well together. The "mind" in question is the mind or heart that has complete faith in the Gohonzon, that never strays from the example of Nichiren Daishonin's life, that forges ahead tirelessly together with our fellow practitioners to the very end. This unwavering faith is the 'mind' of 'many in body, one in mind.' Because we share the same commitment in faith and the objective of kosen-rufu, we are comrades in faith and united in the spirit of 'many in body, one in mind.'
"If that oneness of mind is easily shaken or undermined whenever something happens, then it didn't really exist in the first place; you were never truly 'one in mind' with other members. And that leads to defeat in life."
SGI Newsletter No. 9604, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 23: The Unity of "Many in Body, One in Mind"—Part 2 [of 2], The Meaning of "Mind" in "Many in Body, One in Mind", from the December 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 2nd May, 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1989), vol. 4, p. 543.
*The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU"
TOTOKI TOMO NO KENTO O
SAIDAINI TATAE HAGEMASO!
YOROKOBI TO KANDO O MASHITE
IYOIYO SHORI NO HADO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1338)
May 7th - 14th, 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings will increase."*
Let's always praise, to the fullest, our noble fellow members'
selfless devotion and dedication for the sake of kosen-rufu.
Ever-increasing our joy and inspiration,
let's strive, now more than ever,
to create waves of victory!
*"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra" - WND-I, page 673
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. I, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shimbun, May 7th, 2017
Monday, May 8th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'The "mind" of 'many in body, one in mind' is not the ordinary mind, or heart. It is the mind of faith. "One in mind" means being "one in faith"—one in our commitment to this Buddhism and its practice. That's the real meaning of "many in body, one in mind."'[1]
"'…Many in body, one in mind' is not something as superficial as just being on friendly terms or getting along well together. The "mind" in question is the mind or heart that has complete faith in the Gohonzon, that never strays from the example of Nichiren Daishonin's life, that forges ahead tirelessly together with our fellow practitioners to the very end. This unwavering faith is the 'mind' of 'many in body, one in mind.' Because we share the same commitment in faith and the objective of kosen-rufu, we are comrades in faith and united in the spirit of 'many in body, one in mind.'
"If that oneness of mind is easily shaken or undermined whenever something happens, then it didn't really exist in the first place; you were never truly 'one in mind' with other members. And that leads to defeat in life."
SGI Newsletter No. 9604, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 23: The Unity of "Many in Body, One in Mind"—Part 2 [of 2], The Meaning of "Mind" in "Many in Body, One in Mind", from the December 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 2nd May, 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1989), vol. 4, p. 543.
*The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU"
TOTOKI TOMO NO KENTO O
SAIDAINI TATAE HAGEMASO!
YOROKOBI TO KANDO O MASHITE
IYOIYO SHORI NO HADO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1338)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
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