A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Privately-owned activity centres
of our organisation,
are treasured castles of kosen-rufu
in our local community.
Whenever we attend meetings at such places,
let's be very careful about the neighbours,
in particular about where we leave
our bicycles and cars.
Let's also try to keep
the loud conversations down
on the streets nearby.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"From now on too, no matter what may happen, you must not slacken in the least. You must raise your voice all the more and admonish [those who slander].'"
(Kamatari Suggests the Fashioning of a Buddha Image
- WND, Vol. 2, page 597)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shimbun, Sep. 14th, 2017
Friday, September 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those who fail to challenge error are tainted by it. Similarly, those who fail to fight against the devilish nature of authority fall victim to it themselves.
"We find this principle clearly stated in the Daishonin's writings. This process of the degeneration of Buddhism is not restricted to the past. That is why it is crucial for us to carefully read the Daishonin's writings today.
"It would be a terrible calamity if the spirit of our first two presidents, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, were to disappear from the Soka Gakkai. We would no longer be able to carry out kosen-rufu. We would have completely betrayed our mentors and the Daishonin."
"That is why I am taking decisive leadership for our movement and teaching our members the mentor-disciple spirit, determined to live on and press forward undefeated through all."
SGI Newsletter No. 9707, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 25: The Mentor-Disciple Relationship Is the Heart of the Soka Gakkai—Part 2 [of 2], 25.5 Walking the Path of a Disciple throughout One's Life, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th Sep., 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOJIN KAIKAN KAIJO WA
CHIIKI KOFU NO HOJO DA.
SHIYOJI WA CHURIN CHUSHA
SOTO DENO TACHIBANASHI NADO
KINRIN NI SAISHIN NO HAIRYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOREYORI ATOMO IKANARU KOTO ARITOMO SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOTO NAKARE IYOIYO HARIAGETE SEMU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1090)
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Privately-owned activity centres
of our organisation,
are treasured castles of kosen-rufu
in our local community.
Whenever we attend meetings at such places,
let's be very careful about the neighbours,
in particular about where we leave
our bicycles and cars.
Let's also try to keep
the loud conversations down
on the streets nearby.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"From now on too, no matter what may happen, you must not slacken in the least. You must raise your voice all the more and admonish [those who slander].'"
(Kamatari Suggests the Fashioning of a Buddha Image
- WND, Vol. 2, page 597)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shimbun, Sep. 14th, 2017
Friday, September 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those who fail to challenge error are tainted by it. Similarly, those who fail to fight against the devilish nature of authority fall victim to it themselves.
"We find this principle clearly stated in the Daishonin's writings. This process of the degeneration of Buddhism is not restricted to the past. That is why it is crucial for us to carefully read the Daishonin's writings today.
"It would be a terrible calamity if the spirit of our first two presidents, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, were to disappear from the Soka Gakkai. We would no longer be able to carry out kosen-rufu. We would have completely betrayed our mentors and the Daishonin."
"That is why I am taking decisive leadership for our movement and teaching our members the mentor-disciple spirit, determined to live on and press forward undefeated through all."
SGI Newsletter No. 9707, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 25: The Mentor-Disciple Relationship Is the Heart of the Soka Gakkai—Part 2 [of 2], 25.5 Walking the Path of a Disciple throughout One's Life, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th Sep., 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOJIN KAIKAN KAIJO WA
CHIIKI KOFU NO HOJO DA.
SHIYOJI WA CHURIN CHUSHA
SOTO DENO TACHIBANASHI NADO
KINRIN NI SAISHIN NO HAIRYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOREYORI ATOMO IKANARU KOTO ARITOMO SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOTO NAKARE IYOIYO HARIAGETE SEMU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1090)
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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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