A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is no such thing as deadlock
when we are living our lives
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is no such thing as deadlock
when we are living our lives
for the sake of kosen-rufu.
Let's transform everything
Let's transform everything
into something that is meaningful!
And with strong optimism,
may a fresh new spirit arise in our hearts
just like a new morning sun!
And with strong optimism,
may a fresh new spirit arise in our hearts
just like a new morning sun!
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra."
(A Warning against Begrudging One's Fief
- WND, Vol. 1, page 824)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, October 25th, 2017
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""The Parable of the Phantom City" (7th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra [1] specifically states: 'So that we and other living beings all together may attain the Buddha way" (LSOC7, 168).
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""The Parable of the Phantom City" (7th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra [1] specifically states: 'So that we and other living beings all together may attain the Buddha way" (LSOC7, 168).
"'All together is the spirit of Mahayana bodhisattvas, who practise for their own and others' happiness, driven by the wish to help all people attain enlightenment.
"Mr. Toda said: 'What is the most necessary thing in life and faith? It is conviction. We must prize and value above all the Daishonin's absolute conviction.'
"Let's forge ahead with the firm conviction that dedicating ourselves to kosen-rufu is the most noble and incomparably valuable way to live."
SGI Newsletter No. 9724, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World [23] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 3, "All Together"—The Spirit of Mahayana Bodhisattvas, from the March 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Oct. 2017
[1] In this chapter, Brahma kings present their palaces as offerings to the Buddha, expressing the wish that the benefit gained through making these gifts be shared with all living beings to enable them to attain Buddhahood (cf. LSOC7, 168).passage specifically states: "So that we and other living beings all together may attain the Buddha way" (LSOC7, 168).
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOFU NI IKIRU JINSEI NI
IKIZUMARI WA NAI.
SUBETE O IMI ARU MONO NI!
TAKUMASHIKI RAKKAN SHUGI DE
KYOCHU NI SHINSEI NO TAIYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKE TAMO BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1163)
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOFU NI IKIRU JINSEI NI
IKIZUMARI WA NAI.
SUBETE O IMI ARU MONO NI!
TAKUMASHIKI RAKKAN SHUGI DE
KYOCHU NI SHINSEI NO TAIYO O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKE TAMO BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1163)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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