A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Towards our most proud anniversary,
the Soka Gakkai's founding,
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Towards our most proud anniversary,
the Soka Gakkai's founding,
November 18th,
let's together make fresh new determinations
and forge ahead in expanding kosen-rufu!
By striving wholeheartedly to make new friends
and having more people who support and understand
(what it is we are trying to achieve,)
let's open up a whole new era!
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A person of wisdom is not one who practises Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the world is governed."
("The Kalpa of Decrease", WND-1, page 1121)
Selection Source: Buddhist Teachings
Seikyo Shinbun: October 24th, 2017
Monday, October 23rd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the Daishonin indicates when he writes, 'In the end, no one can escape death' (WND-1, 1003), everyone in Japan at that time was facing the possibility of imminent death, as epidemics ravaged the nation and another attack by the Mongol forces loomed on the horizon.
"In light of this situation, the Daishonin says that, since life is limited, 'you should be willing to offer your life for the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 1003). Needless to say, he is not encouraging people to treat their lives lightly or sacrifice themselves.
"When we are clear about how we will live our life and the purpose to which we will dedicate it, we can demonstrate our true worth as human beings. And no way of life is more worthwhile than one dedicated to the supreme purpose of working for the happiness of humanity.
"Compared to the vast expanse of the universe, our lives might seem small and insignificant—no more than drops of dew on a leaf or specks of dust. But just as drops of dew merge to form the ocean, by dedicating our lives to the great vow for kosen-rufu, we can become one with the Mystic Law, the fundamental law underlying all existence. In this way, each of our lives, which may seem but like a drop of dew or speck of dust, comes to shine with eternal brilliance. Mr. Toda often said we become great 'ordinary people enlightened since time without beginning.' Developing an eternal life state as vast and boundless as the universe is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 9724, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World [23] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 3, Becoming a "Great Ordinary Person", from the March 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Oct. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HOMARE NO "11.18" E
MINA GA SEISHINNA KETSUI DE
KOFU KAKUDAI NO KAISHINGEKI O!
ATARASHII TOMO O TSUKURI
ATARASHII JIDAI O HIRAKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
CHISHA TOWA SEKEN NO HO YORI HOKANI BUPPO O OKONAWAZU, SEKEN NO CHISEI NO HO O YOKU YOKU KOKOROETE SORO O CHISHA TOWA MOSU NARI,
("GENKO GOSHO", Gosho Zenshu Page 1466)
let's together make fresh new determinations
and forge ahead in expanding kosen-rufu!
By striving wholeheartedly to make new friends
and having more people who support and understand
(what it is we are trying to achieve,)
let's open up a whole new era!
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A person of wisdom is not one who practises Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the world is governed."
("The Kalpa of Decrease", WND-1, page 1121)
Selection Source: Buddhist Teachings
Seikyo Shinbun: October 24th, 2017
Monday, October 23rd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the Daishonin indicates when he writes, 'In the end, no one can escape death' (WND-1, 1003), everyone in Japan at that time was facing the possibility of imminent death, as epidemics ravaged the nation and another attack by the Mongol forces loomed on the horizon.
"In light of this situation, the Daishonin says that, since life is limited, 'you should be willing to offer your life for the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 1003). Needless to say, he is not encouraging people to treat their lives lightly or sacrifice themselves.
"When we are clear about how we will live our life and the purpose to which we will dedicate it, we can demonstrate our true worth as human beings. And no way of life is more worthwhile than one dedicated to the supreme purpose of working for the happiness of humanity.
"Compared to the vast expanse of the universe, our lives might seem small and insignificant—no more than drops of dew on a leaf or specks of dust. But just as drops of dew merge to form the ocean, by dedicating our lives to the great vow for kosen-rufu, we can become one with the Mystic Law, the fundamental law underlying all existence. In this way, each of our lives, which may seem but like a drop of dew or speck of dust, comes to shine with eternal brilliance. Mr. Toda often said we become great 'ordinary people enlightened since time without beginning.' Developing an eternal life state as vast and boundless as the universe is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 9724, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World [23] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 3, Becoming a "Great Ordinary Person", from the March 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Oct. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HOMARE NO "11.18" E
MINA GA SEISHINNA KETSUI DE
KOFU KAKUDAI NO KAISHINGEKI O!
ATARASHII TOMO O TSUKURI
ATARASHII JIDAI O HIRAKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
CHISHA TOWA SEKEN NO HO YORI HOKANI BUPPO O OKONAWAZU, SEKEN NO CHISEI NO HO O YOKU YOKU KOKOROETE SORO O CHISHA TOWA MOSU NARI,
("GENKO GOSHO", Gosho Zenshu Page 1466)
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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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