A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What opens up the path to our future
is the inner will and strength to realise our goals.
"That's it! I'm going to do it!"
When we set clear targets for ourselves
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What opens up the path to our future
is the inner will and strength to realise our goals.
"That's it! I'm going to do it!"
When we set clear targets for ourselves
and chant about them
we're able to muster up unlimited strength and courage!
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. 1, page 280)
Selection Source: "Koe",
Seikyo Shimbun, Sep. 20th, 2017
Friday, September 22nd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda often said that kosen-rufu begins with one-to-one, face-to-face dialogue.
"Buddhism is a religion of dialogue.
"Shakyamuni took the initiative, as one human being, to go among the people and talk with them. This was an expression of his noble spirit of compassion, which made it impossible for him to ignore anyone who was suffering or unhappy.
"Shakyamuni's manner of interacting with people was described as 'welcoming and hospitable, friendly in speech, happy to see others, always pleasant and bright, and eager to greet others before they greet him.'[1]
"As Soka Gakkai members, we, too, sincerely reach out to talk with and encourage others. Our efforts are the epitome of humanistic Buddhist dialogue, which is characterised by joyously taking initiative to engage in pleasant and enjoyable conversations with others while warmly embracing them with compassion and empathy.
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, A Person Who Reaches Out to Speak with Others, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Hajime Nakamura, Gotama Budda (Gautama Buddha), Book 2, Nakamura Hajime Senshu (Selected Writings of Hajime Nakamura), (Tokyo: Shunjusha, 1992), vol. 12, pp. 443–44.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MIRAI O HIRAKU NOWA
MIZUKARA NO ISHI TO CHIKARA DA.
"YOSHI, YARO!" TO
MOKUHYO O SADAME INORU KOTO DA.
SOKOKARA MUGEN NO YUKI GA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTE TAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN"
(Gosho Zenshu page 232)
we're able to muster up unlimited strength and courage!
Thursday, September 21st, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. 1, page 280)
Selection Source: "Koe",
Seikyo Shimbun, Sep. 20th, 2017
Friday, September 22nd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda often said that kosen-rufu begins with one-to-one, face-to-face dialogue.
"Buddhism is a religion of dialogue.
"Shakyamuni took the initiative, as one human being, to go among the people and talk with them. This was an expression of his noble spirit of compassion, which made it impossible for him to ignore anyone who was suffering or unhappy.
"Shakyamuni's manner of interacting with people was described as 'welcoming and hospitable, friendly in speech, happy to see others, always pleasant and bright, and eager to greet others before they greet him.'[1]
"As Soka Gakkai members, we, too, sincerely reach out to talk with and encourage others. Our efforts are the epitome of humanistic Buddhist dialogue, which is characterised by joyously taking initiative to engage in pleasant and enjoyable conversations with others while warmly embracing them with compassion and empathy.
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, A Person Who Reaches Out to Speak with Others, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Hajime Nakamura, Gotama Budda (Gautama Buddha), Book 2, Nakamura Hajime Senshu (Selected Writings of Hajime Nakamura), (Tokyo: Shunjusha, 1992), vol. 12, pp. 443–44.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MIRAI O HIRAKU NOWA
MIZUKARA NO ISHI TO CHIKARA DA.
"YOSHI, YARO!" TO
MOKUHYO O SADAME INORU KOTO DA.
SOKOKARA MUGEN NO YUKI GA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTE TAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN"
(Gosho Zenshu page 232)
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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...
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