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Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
Daily Gosho
"Only by defeating a powerful enemy can one prove one's real strength."
("Letter from Sado", WND-1 page 302)
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's Guidance
Seikyo Shinbun: July 17th, 2017
"Only by defeating a powerful enemy can one prove one's real strength."
("Letter from Sado", WND-1 page 302)
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's Guidance
Seikyo Shinbun: July 17th, 2017
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
Daily Encouragement
"How can Buddhists repay their debts of gratitude? The Daishonin tells us that we can do so by studying and gaining a deep understanding of the teachings of Buddhism, thereby becoming people of true wisdom and striving to guide to happiness those to whom we owe debts of gratitude.
"…Repaying debts of gratitude is deeply rooted in human nature, irrespective of time or place, and is an integral part of people's lives, as the tales and historical anecdotes quoted by the Daishonin in his treatise illustrate.
"In modern Japan, the phrase 'repaying debts of gratitude' is often associated with the hierarchical relations of Japan's feudal period, but that is really only one small aspect of the concept.
"The Chinese characters the sutras used to denote 'repaying debts of gratitude' (Jpn. ho'on; Chn. bao en) are thought to be translated from the Sanskrit expression krita-jna, which literally means 'acknowledging (jna) what has been done on one's behalf (krita).'
"Recognising that we owe our present existence to the help and support of many others and, with gratitude for that fact, working in turn to help and support others—this in itself is what is meant by 'knowing one's debts of gratitude' and 'repaying one's debts of gratitude.'
"Repaying debts of gratitude is proof of our humanity. In Buddhism, repaying debts of gratitude is not just limited to the debts owed to a specific group of people such as one's parents or the country's ruler. A life of deep and genuine gratitude naturally recognises the debt of gratitude one owes to all living beings.
"How do we repay our debt of gratitude to all living beings? The Daishonin tells us that 'learning and mastering Buddhism' is also important in this endeavour (cf. WND-1, 690)."
SGI Newsletter No. 9657, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [20] Striving to Realize Our Vow for Kosen-rufu Is the Best Way to Repay Our Debts of Gratitude to Others, from the December 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 14th July, 2017
KYO NO GOSHO
"GOTEKI O FUKUSHITE HAJIMETE RIKISHI O SHIRU"
("SADO GOSHO", Gosho Zenshu page 957)
"GOTEKI O FUKUSHITE HAJIMETE RIKISHI O SHIRU"
("SADO GOSHO", Gosho Zenshu page 957)
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