A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's when we're facing difficulties
that it's important to try to stay cheerful
and at the same time take bold action!
By courageously pressing on
with strong vigorous daimoku,
we're able to shift even
an adverse wind into a fair one.
Let's create a drama that is full of
challenges and inspiration!
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If we inquire into the origin of Mount Sumeru, we find that it began with a single speck of dust; and likewise, the great ocean began with a single drop of dew. One added to one becomes two, two becomes three, and so on to make ten, a hundred, a thousand, or an asamkhya. Yet 'one' is the mother of all."
("The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra", WND-1 page 667)
Selection Source: Learning from the Gosho
Seikyo Shinbun: October 17th,2017
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's when we're facing difficulties
that it's important to try to stay cheerful
and at the same time take bold action!
By courageously pressing on
with strong vigorous daimoku,
we're able to shift even
an adverse wind into a fair one.
Let's create a drama that is full of
challenges and inspiration!
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If we inquire into the origin of Mount Sumeru, we find that it began with a single speck of dust; and likewise, the great ocean began with a single drop of dew. One added to one becomes two, two becomes three, and so on to make ten, a hundred, a thousand, or an asamkhya. Yet 'one' is the mother of all."
("The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra", WND-1 page 667)
Selection Source: Learning from the Gosho
Seikyo Shinbun: October 17th,2017
Wednesday, October 18th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'You should by all means perform as much good as you possibly can for the sake of your deceased husband [by offering prayers for his eternal happiness]. The words of a wise man of old also teach that "you should base your mind on the ninth consciousness, and carry out your practice in the six consciousnesses."[1] How reasonable it is too!'
- From "Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light" (WND-1, 458).
"We cannot avoid the pain of losing loved ones. By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for ourselves and others, however, we can perform the greatest possible good for the eternal happiness of the deceased. Together, we become embraced in the light of the Mystic Law, transcending the bounds of life and death.
"Striving in our Buddhist practice for the sake of kosen-rufu, amid the reality of our daily lives, is the best possible offering we can make for our deceased loved ones. The good fortune and benefit we accrue as a result will brightly illuminate the path of everlasting happiness for our families, extending to countless generations in the past and the future."
SGI Newsletter No. 9723, Advancing with the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (83) Chanting for the Eternal Happiness of Loved Ones, from 18th Sept., 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 16th Oct. 2017
[1] The source of this quotation is unknown. Concerning the nine consciousnesses, the first five relate to the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The sixth consciousness integrates the perceptions of the first five and renders them into a coherent image. The ninth, or amala-consciousness, free from all karmic impurity, is the fundamental purifying force that is the Buddha nature.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TAIHENNA TOKI KOSO
HOGARAKANI! DAITANNI!
TSUYOKIDE INORI SUSUMEBA
GYAKUFU DE SURA OIKAZE NI NARU.
CHOSEN TO KANGEKI NO DORAMA O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SORE SHUMISEN NO HAJIME O TAZUNUREBA ICHI-JIN NARI · TAIKAI NO HAJIME WA ICHI-RO NARI · ICHI O KASANUREBA NI TO NARI · NI O KASANUREBA SAN · NAISHI JU · HYAKU · SEN · MAN · OKU · ASOGI NO HAHA WA TADA · ICHI NARUBESHI."
("MYOMITSU SHONIN GOSHOSOKU", Gosho Zenshu page 1237)
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'You should by all means perform as much good as you possibly can for the sake of your deceased husband [by offering prayers for his eternal happiness]. The words of a wise man of old also teach that "you should base your mind on the ninth consciousness, and carry out your practice in the six consciousnesses."[1] How reasonable it is too!'
- From "Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light" (WND-1, 458).
"We cannot avoid the pain of losing loved ones. By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for ourselves and others, however, we can perform the greatest possible good for the eternal happiness of the deceased. Together, we become embraced in the light of the Mystic Law, transcending the bounds of life and death.
"Striving in our Buddhist practice for the sake of kosen-rufu, amid the reality of our daily lives, is the best possible offering we can make for our deceased loved ones. The good fortune and benefit we accrue as a result will brightly illuminate the path of everlasting happiness for our families, extending to countless generations in the past and the future."
SGI Newsletter No. 9723, Advancing with the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (83) Chanting for the Eternal Happiness of Loved Ones, from 18th Sept., 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 16th Oct. 2017
[1] The source of this quotation is unknown. Concerning the nine consciousnesses, the first five relate to the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The sixth consciousness integrates the perceptions of the first five and renders them into a coherent image. The ninth, or amala-consciousness, free from all karmic impurity, is the fundamental purifying force that is the Buddha nature.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TAIHENNA TOKI KOSO
HOGARAKANI! DAITANNI!
TSUYOKIDE INORI SUSUMEBA
GYAKUFU DE SURA OIKAZE NI NARU.
CHOSEN TO KANGEKI NO DORAMA O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SORE SHUMISEN NO HAJIME O TAZUNUREBA ICHI-JIN NARI · TAIKAI NO HAJIME WA ICHI-RO NARI · ICHI O KASANUREBA NI TO NARI · NI O KASANUREBA SAN · NAISHI JU · HYAKU · SEN · MAN · OKU · ASOGI NO HAHA WA TADA · ICHI NARUBESHI."
("MYOMITSU SHONIN GOSHOSOKU", Gosho Zenshu page 1237)
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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/
And if you are looking for back editions of To My Friends click on...
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