A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our unceasing efforts to cultivate friends
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our unceasing efforts to cultivate friends
with each person whom we meet
and to help them to draw forth their innate goodness
and to help them to draw forth their innate goodness
is the very movement and challenge of kosen-rufu.
By engaging ourselves in sincere dialogue with others
By engaging ourselves in sincere dialogue with others
at the grass-roots level,
let's spread the philosophy
let's spread the philosophy
of respecting the dignity of life
far and wide around the world!
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The first shi of the word shishi, or 'lion' [which means "teacher"], is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second shi [which means 'child'] is the Wonderful Law as it is received by the disciples. The 'roar' is the sound of the teacher and the disciples chanting in unison."
(Chapter Thirteen:
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The first shi of the word shishi, or 'lion' [which means "teacher"], is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second shi [which means 'child'] is the Wonderful Law as it is received by the disciples. The 'roar' is the sound of the teacher and the disciples chanting in unison."
(Chapter Thirteen:
Encouraging Devotion, Point Five,
on the words "to roar the lion's roar" (sa shishi ku)
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings,
page 111)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen",
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen",
Seikyo Shinbun, July 8th, 2017
Sunday, July 9th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'No matter how many terrible enemies you may encounter, banish all fears and never think of backsliding' (WND-1, 395).
"In accord with these words of the Daishonin, let's summon forth fearless courage and limitless wisdom as we aim toward the arch of triumph of kosen-rufu!"
Sunday, July 9th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'No matter how many terrible enemies you may encounter, banish all fears and never think of backsliding' (WND-1, 395).
"In accord with these words of the Daishonin, let's summon forth fearless courage and limitless wisdom as we aim toward the arch of triumph of kosen-rufu!"
SGI Newsletter No. 9646, Forging Ahead in the New Era, (12) Aiming toward the Arch of Triumph of Kosen-rufu, from 20th June, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 5th July, 2017
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITORI HITORI TO YUJO O MUSUBI
ZENSEI O HIKIDASU NOGA
KOSEN RUFU NO TATAKAI DA.
WARERA NO KUSA NO NE NO TAIWA DE
SEIMEI SONGEN NO KOKORO O SEKAI NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHI TOWA SHISHO SAZUKURU TOKORO NO MYOHO SHI TOWA DESHI UKURU TOKORO NO MYOHO KU TOWA SHITEI TOMONI TONAURU TOKORO NO ONJO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 748)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITORI HITORI TO YUJO O MUSUBI
ZENSEI O HIKIDASU NOGA
KOSEN RUFU NO TATAKAI DA.
WARERA NO KUSA NO NE NO TAIWA DE
SEIMEI SONGEN NO KOKORO O SEKAI NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHI TOWA SHISHO SAZUKURU TOKORO NO MYOHO SHI TOWA DESHI UKURU TOKORO NO MYOHO KU TOWA SHITEI TOMONI TONAURU TOKORO NO ONJO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 748)
__._,_.___
Posted by: Scobie-John Le May-Grellan <sjlmg@yahoo.co.uk>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a new topic | • | Messages in this topic (1) |
If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
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:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
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:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment