A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all leaders in vice roles,
who shoulder such vital missions
to open paths to unity and victory.
Now more than ever is the time
to show all of your abilities and talents
to the fullest.
Sharing the mutually strong determination
as do the leaders,
let's work to make where our headquarters stand
the places we dream of
for the sake of achieving Kosen-Rufu!
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"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. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena
- WND, Vol. I, page 386)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 14th, 2017
Thursday, June 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Bighearted people are happy. Our Buddhist practice enables us to become such individuals. I hope all of you will become people who are generous and broad-minded.
"The vast ocean has boundless capacity, whereas the capacity of a small pond is very limited.
"Nichiren Buddhism is as all-encompassing as the universe itself. Let us who practise it lead wonderful, expansive lives, treasuring those around us—family, friends, and fellow members—embracing all with our big hearts and enjoying life together.
"Of course, we must fight firmly and unremittingly against inhumanity and injustice, but I hope you will always be generous towards your friends and fellow members, and have room in your hearts to think about the happiness of others.
"Wishing to do whatever we can to support and encourage those facing illness or financial hardship; thinking about others, chanting for them, and taking action to help them—this is the spirit of practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism. Striving to bring happiness and joy to others, even though we may be struggling with problems ourselves, is the mark of bodhisattvas.
"I'd like you to become people with big hearts—people who remain strong and unshaken no matter what happens and, rather than focusing on themselves, are concerned with helping and imparting hope to others. This is the purpose of our Buddhist practice. When we persevere in Buddhist practice, we will accumulate solid good fortune without fail."
SGI Newsletter No. 9626, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 24: Leaders Who Guide Others to Happiness—Part 1 [of 2], 24.1 A Leadership Revolution, from the January 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 6th June, 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
DANKETSU TO SHORI NO MICHI O HIRAKU
SHIMEI FUKAKI FUKU YAKUSHOKU NO TOMO YO
IYOIYO HONRYO HAKKI NO TOKI!
"CHO" TO ONAJI ICHINEN DE
HONJIN NI KOFU NO RISOKYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1361)
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all leaders in vice roles,
who shoulder such vital missions
to open paths to unity and victory.
Now more than ever is the time
to show all of your abilities and talents
to the fullest.
Sharing the mutually strong determination
as do the leaders,
let's work to make where our headquarters stand
the places we dream of
for the sake of achieving Kosen-Rufu!
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"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. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena
- WND, Vol. I, page 386)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 14th, 2017
Thursday, June 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Bighearted people are happy. Our Buddhist practice enables us to become such individuals. I hope all of you will become people who are generous and broad-minded.
"The vast ocean has boundless capacity, whereas the capacity of a small pond is very limited.
"Nichiren Buddhism is as all-encompassing as the universe itself. Let us who practise it lead wonderful, expansive lives, treasuring those around us—family, friends, and fellow members—embracing all with our big hearts and enjoying life together.
"Of course, we must fight firmly and unremittingly against inhumanity and injustice, but I hope you will always be generous towards your friends and fellow members, and have room in your hearts to think about the happiness of others.
"Wishing to do whatever we can to support and encourage those facing illness or financial hardship; thinking about others, chanting for them, and taking action to help them—this is the spirit of practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism. Striving to bring happiness and joy to others, even though we may be struggling with problems ourselves, is the mark of bodhisattvas.
"I'd like you to become people with big hearts—people who remain strong and unshaken no matter what happens and, rather than focusing on themselves, are concerned with helping and imparting hope to others. This is the purpose of our Buddhist practice. When we persevere in Buddhist practice, we will accumulate solid good fortune without fail."
SGI Newsletter No. 9626, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 24: Leaders Who Guide Others to Happiness—Part 1 [of 2], 24.1 A Leadership Revolution, from the January 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 6th June, 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
DANKETSU TO SHORI NO MICHI O HIRAKU
SHIMEI FUKAKI FUKU YAKUSHOKU NO TOMO YO
IYOIYO HONRYO HAKKI NO TOKI!
"CHO" TO ONAJI ICHINEN DE
HONJIN NI KOFU NO RISOKYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1361)
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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!
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
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