A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
October 16th-22nd, 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
There is no strategy that surpasses
October 16th-22nd, 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
There is no strategy that surpasses
the strategy of the Lotus Sutra.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"You must raise your voice all the more."*
Full of spirit let's courageously and clearly
talk about what is just and what is not!
When we do this
The Daishonin encourages us,
"You must raise your voice all the more."*
Full of spirit let's courageously and clearly
talk about what is just and what is not!
When we do this
the bell of glorious victory will ring.
*"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]."
*"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-II, page 597
Monday, October 16th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain—as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honour than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is rare to be born a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain—as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honour than to live to 120 and die in disgrace."
(The Three Kinds of Treasure
- WND, Vol. 1, page 851)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Oct. 16th, 2017
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We must always base ourselves on the Gosho. When we look at everything from the perspective of faith in the light of the Gosho, there is nothing to fear."
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We must always base ourselves on the Gosho. When we look at everything from the perspective of faith in the light of the Gosho, there is nothing to fear."
SGI Newsletter No. 9717, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 3, Fierce Struggle 30, translation released 3rd Oct. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
HOKEKYO NI MASARU HEIHO NASHI.
"IYOIYO
HARIAGETE SEMU BESHI"
YUKI RINRIN TO KATARI KIRE!
SOKO NI EIKO NO GYOSHO GA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"JINSHIN WA UKEGATASHI TSUME NO UENO TSUCHI JINSHIN WA TAMOCHI GATASHI KUSA NO UENO TSUYU HYAKUNIJU MADE MOCHITE NA O KUTASHITE SHISEN YORIWA IKITE ICHINICHI NARITOMO NA O AGEN KOTO KOSO TAISETSU NARE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1173)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
HOKEKYO NI MASARU HEIHO NASHI.
"IYOIYO
HARIAGETE SEMU BESHI"
YUKI RINRIN TO KATARI KIRE!
SOKO NI EIKO NO GYOSHO GA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"JINSHIN WA UKEGATASHI TSUME NO UENO TSUCHI JINSHIN WA TAMOCHI GATASHI KUSA NO UENO TSUYU HYAKUNIJU MADE MOCHITE NA O KUTASHITE SHISEN YORIWA IKITE ICHINICHI NARITOMO NA O AGEN KOTO KOSO TAISETSU NARE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1173)
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