* Hope you can spare just a few extra seconds today …and tomorrow…to read some VERY important guidance in the "Daily Encouragement"…stick with us!
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If Buddhism is about victory or defeat,*
then in that case,
a half-hearted attitude is one's greatest enemy.
First make a vow,
then challenge yourself to fulfil that vow!
Those who continue to put forth their best effort,
to the very end, no matter what happens,
are adorned with shining glorious victories in life.
*"Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat."
- "The Hero of the World", WND-I, page 835
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Though evils may be numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth."
(Many in Body, One in Mind
- WND, Vol. 1, page 618)
Selection Source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shinbun,
September 26th, 2017
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Lotus Sutra teaches the three rules of preaching[1]—or the three rules of the robe, seat, and room—as guidelines for propagation in the evil age of the Latter Day. It states that one should "enter the Thus Come One's room, put on the Thus Come One's robe, and sit in the Thus Come One's seat" (cf. LSOC10, 205), with the terms room, robe, and seat used to describe different aspects of the mind or spirit of the Buddha.
"If we view these three elements in terms of our efforts as the Buddha's emissaries carrying out the Buddha's work, it means, first of all, having "a mind that is gentle and forbearing" (LSOC10, 205)—which corresponds to the Thus Come One's robe—and being able to steadfastly endure difficulties. To endure, here, is not a passive act; because we have true courage, we are able to persevere actively and triumph in the end.
"The Thus Come One's seat is the state of the "emptiness of all phenomena" (cf. LSOC10, 205), or free and unhindered wisdom. It means the true wisdom we gain through selfless efforts dedicated to achieving kosen-rufu as our fundamental goal, liberating ourselves from deluded attachment. Specifically, it means becoming free of all kinds of preconceived notions, biases, and assumptions and, as a result, being able to clearly see the true reality of all things and the Buddha nature that all people possess.
"The Thus Come One's room is the spirit of "great pity and compassion" (cf. LSOC10, 205). It refers to an expansive state of life in which we invite others into our hearts' vast inner realm of great compassion and embrace and accept all people."
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, The Three Rules of Preaching as Guidelines for Propagation after the Buddha's Passing, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
[1] Three rules of preaching: Also, three rules of the robe, seat, and room. The three rules of preaching represented by the robe, seat, and room of the Thus Come One, or the Buddha. Three essentials for propagating the Lotus Sutra after Shakyamuni Buddha's death mentioned in the "Teacher of the Law" (10th) chapter of the sutra. The passage reads: "Medicine King, if there are good men and good women who, after the Thus Come One has entered extinction, wish to expound this Lotus Sutra for the four kinds of believers, how should they expound it? These good men and good women should enter the Thus Come One's room, put on the Thus Come One's robe, sit in the Thus Come One's seat, and then for the sake of the four kinds of believers broadly expound this sutra. The 'Thus Come One's room' is the state of mind that shows great pity and compassion toward all living beings. The 'Thus Come One's robe' is the mind that is gentle and forbearing. The 'Thus Come One's seat' is the emptiness of all phenomena" (cf. LSOC10, 205). In effect, this means that in propagating the Lotus Sutra one should have a mind of great compassion, abide in the truth of the non-substantiality of all phenomena, and bear all hardships with patience.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"BUPPO WA SHOBU" NAREBA
CHUTO HANPA GA ICHIBAN NO TEKI DA.
SEIGAN O TATETE IDOMO!
DANKO TO HATASHINUKU HITO NI
JINSEN SHORI NO EIKAN WA KAGAYAKU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"AKU WA OKEREDOMO ICHIZEN NI KATSU KOTO NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1463)
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If Buddhism is about victory or defeat,*
then in that case,
a half-hearted attitude is one's greatest enemy.
First make a vow,
then challenge yourself to fulfil that vow!
Those who continue to put forth their best effort,
to the very end, no matter what happens,
are adorned with shining glorious victories in life.
*"Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat."
- "The Hero of the World", WND-I, page 835
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Though evils may be numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth."
(Many in Body, One in Mind
- WND, Vol. 1, page 618)
Selection Source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shinbun,
September 26th, 2017
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Lotus Sutra teaches the three rules of preaching[1]—or the three rules of the robe, seat, and room—as guidelines for propagation in the evil age of the Latter Day. It states that one should "enter the Thus Come One's room, put on the Thus Come One's robe, and sit in the Thus Come One's seat" (cf. LSOC10, 205), with the terms room, robe, and seat used to describe different aspects of the mind or spirit of the Buddha.
"If we view these three elements in terms of our efforts as the Buddha's emissaries carrying out the Buddha's work, it means, first of all, having "a mind that is gentle and forbearing" (LSOC10, 205)—which corresponds to the Thus Come One's robe—and being able to steadfastly endure difficulties. To endure, here, is not a passive act; because we have true courage, we are able to persevere actively and triumph in the end.
"The Thus Come One's seat is the state of the "emptiness of all phenomena" (cf. LSOC10, 205), or free and unhindered wisdom. It means the true wisdom we gain through selfless efforts dedicated to achieving kosen-rufu as our fundamental goal, liberating ourselves from deluded attachment. Specifically, it means becoming free of all kinds of preconceived notions, biases, and assumptions and, as a result, being able to clearly see the true reality of all things and the Buddha nature that all people possess.
"The Thus Come One's room is the spirit of "great pity and compassion" (cf. LSOC10, 205). It refers to an expansive state of life in which we invite others into our hearts' vast inner realm of great compassion and embrace and accept all people."
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, The Three Rules of Preaching as Guidelines for Propagation after the Buddha's Passing, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
[1] Three rules of preaching: Also, three rules of the robe, seat, and room. The three rules of preaching represented by the robe, seat, and room of the Thus Come One, or the Buddha. Three essentials for propagating the Lotus Sutra after Shakyamuni Buddha's death mentioned in the "Teacher of the Law" (10th) chapter of the sutra. The passage reads: "Medicine King, if there are good men and good women who, after the Thus Come One has entered extinction, wish to expound this Lotus Sutra for the four kinds of believers, how should they expound it? These good men and good women should enter the Thus Come One's room, put on the Thus Come One's robe, sit in the Thus Come One's seat, and then for the sake of the four kinds of believers broadly expound this sutra. The 'Thus Come One's room' is the state of mind that shows great pity and compassion toward all living beings. The 'Thus Come One's robe' is the mind that is gentle and forbearing. The 'Thus Come One's seat' is the emptiness of all phenomena" (cf. LSOC10, 205). In effect, this means that in propagating the Lotus Sutra one should have a mind of great compassion, abide in the truth of the non-substantiality of all phenomena, and bear all hardships with patience.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"BUPPO WA SHOBU" NAREBA
CHUTO HANPA GA ICHIBAN NO TEKI DA.
SEIGAN O TATETE IDOMO!
DANKO TO HATASHINUKU HITO NI
JINSEN SHORI NO EIKAN WA KAGAYAKU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"AKU WA OKEREDOMO ICHIZEN NI KATSU KOTO NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1463)
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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/
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