A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
All of our reliable, trustworthy Men's Division members!
Your confident and sincere words,
based on your own experiences
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
All of our reliable, trustworthy Men's Division members!
Your confident and sincere words,
based on your own experiences
of overcoming various kinds of hardships,
helps to change everyone and everything
helps to change everyone and everything
into people and an environment
that helps to assist our advancement.
Now indeed is the time for you to reveal
that helps to assist our advancement.
Now indeed is the time for you to reveal
your true strength and power of faith!
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way."
(On the Three Virtues of Food
- WND, Vol. 2, page 1060)
Selection Source: Soka Gakkai member's experience,
Selection Source: Soka Gakkai member's experience,
Seikyo Shinbun, October 14th, 2017
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Describing how he felt when he embarked on the path of Buddhist practice, Mr. Makiguchi wrote:
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Describing how he felt when he embarked on the path of Buddhist practice, Mr. Makiguchi wrote:
"'When I made that great decision and finally committed myself to practising Nichiren Buddhism, I came to fully comprehend and appreciate in my daily life the Daishonin's words: "When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs" (WND-1, 376). With an indescribable joy, I completely changed the way I had lived for almost 60 years.'[1]
"Mr. Makiguchi uses the phrase 'an indescribable joy.' Through adopting the fundamental way of life of Nichiren Buddhism, he completely transformed how he had lived up until then, and found himself able to freely and energetically take action in society. His words convey to us his exuberance in asserting that nothing could compare to the joy of this experience.
"This is none other than the benefit of practising Nichiren Buddhism, and it is important that we continue to live with such joy day after day, just as a river flows unceasingly. And it is through deep, strong faith that we are able to elevate and expand the joy in our hearts. That is why Mr. Makiguchi taught that we must let nothing destroy our joy, and also never let anyone or anything destroy our Buddhist faith and practice, the source of our joyful spirit and way of life."
SGI Newsletter No. 9721, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 26: The Three Founding Presidents and the Path of Mentor and Disciple, Part 1: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, 26.2 "An Indescribable Joy", from the April 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released Oct. 12th, 2017
SGI Newsletter No. 9721, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 26: The Three Founding Presidents and the Path of Mentor and Disciple, Part 1: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, 26.2 "An Indescribable Joy", from the April 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released Oct. 12th, 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo Zenshu (Collected Works of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), (Tokyo: Daisanbunmei-sha, 1984), vol. 8, p. 406.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TANOMOSHIKI SONENBU YO!
KENNAN NO MINE O KOETE KITA
SEIJITSU TO KAKUSHIN NO KOE WA
SUBETE O MIKATA NI KAERU.
IMA KOSO SHINJIN NO SOKOJIKARA O!
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TANOMOSHIKI SONENBU YO!
KENNAN NO MINE O KOETE KITA
SEIJITSU TO KAKUSHIN NO KOE WA
SUBETE O MIKATA NI KAERU.
IMA KOSO SHINJIN NO SOKOJIKARA O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HITO NO TAMENI HI O TOMOSEBA WAGA MAE AKIRAKANARU GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1598)
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