A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, July 28th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In the course of a day
one at least smiles twice or thrice
in their (our parents) direction". *
Let's greet our mothers and fathers
cheerfully with a smile,
conveying our appreciation
with kind warm words.
Let's treat them
with respect and kindness
as if we were repaying
our debts of gratitude!
*"First, being filial toward one's father and mother means that though a parent may act unreasonably or speak in a tone of ill will, one never shows the slightest anger or looks displeased. One never in any way disobeys a parent; is always mindful of providing a parent with all manner of good things, and if this happens to be impossible, in the course of a day one at least smiles twice or thrice in their direction." - "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude", WND-II, page 636
Friday, July 28th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND, Vol. I, page 4)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, July 28th, 2017
Saturday, July 29th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The sun is brilliant, and the moon, clear. The words of the Lotus Sutra are brilliant and clear, clear and brilliant, like the reflection of a face in a bright mirror, or the image of the moon on clear water.'
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
Saturday, July 29th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The sun is brilliant, and the moon, clear. The words of the Lotus Sutra are brilliant and clear, clear and brilliant, like the reflection of a face in a bright mirror, or the image of the moon on clear water.'
- Good Fortune in This Life, (WND-1, 654–55).
"The words of the Lotus Sutra and the writings of Nichiren Daishonin are a brilliant source of light that illuminates the eternal future. They are a bright mirror that shows the way to peace and happiness for all humankind.
"The heritage of faith dedicated to kosen-rufu, which is the heart of Nichiren Buddhism, lives on solely in the Soka Gakkai. It is in this noble community of practitioners that we can truly polish our lives based on Buddhist practice and study.
"Reading the Gosho together and coming into contact with the Daishonin's sunlike spirit, let's advance along the brilliant, clear, and hope-filled path of human revolution."
SGI Newsletter No. 9665, ADVANCING WITH THE GOSHO: WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SGI PRESIDENT IKEDA, (74) Advance on the Brilliant Path of Practice and Study! (Translated from July 20th, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 28th July, 2017)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GOSEIKUN "ICHINICHI NI NISANDO
EMITE MUKAE TO NARI"
CHICHI HAHA NI EGAO DE SESSHIYO.
KANSHA NO KOTOBA O TODOKEYO.
OYA KOKO O HO-ON NO KOKORO DE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBONI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 384)
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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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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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