A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Oct. 30th - Nov. 5th 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
All of us SGI members,
are the proud heroes and heroines
of the kosen-rufu movement.
"The 'great vow' refers to
the propagation of the Lotus Sutra."*
Brimming with the very spirit
of the Soka Gakkai's founding,
let's challenge ourselves to develop
and expand our solidarity!
*"The Teacher of the Law" chapter - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 82
Monday, October 30th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whatever trouble occurs, regard it as no more than a dream, and think only of the Lotus Sutra."
(Letter to the Brothers
- WND, Vol. 1, page 502)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Oct. 30th, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda also declared: 'Soka Gakkai members are emissaries of the Buddha. We have been sent here by the Buddha. We are representatives of the Daishonin. Though we appear to be ordinary people, we are actually supremely noble, and worthy of the highest respect.'[1]
"The Soka Gakkai has made possible countless precious dramas of human revitalisation. Our organisation could be called an unprecedented realm of humanistic education—one that fosters human growth and development. This is because each of us is striving to realise the lofty goal of kosen-rufu.
"When we devote our lives to the great vow for kosen-rufu, we can achieve a great human revolution. When we base ourselves on the Mystic Law and strive together with the Soka Gakkai and our fellow members, we can positively transform all hardships and adversity—changing poison into medicine—and realise brilliant victories without fail."
SGI Newsletter No. 9724, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World [23] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 3, Making the Daishonin's Absolute Conviction Our Own, from the March 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Oct. 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1981), vol. 1, p. 304.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
WARERA WA HOKORI TAKAKI
KOSENRUFU NO TOSHI DA.
"DAIGAN TOWA HOKKE GUTSU NARI"
SORITSU NO SEISHIN TAGIRASE
ARATANA KAKUDAI O TOMODOMO NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUME NI NASHITE TADA HOKEKYO NO KOTO NOMI SAWAGURASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1088)
Oct. 30th - Nov. 5th 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
All of us SGI members,
are the proud heroes and heroines
of the kosen-rufu movement.
"The 'great vow' refers to
the propagation of the Lotus Sutra."*
Brimming with the very spirit
of the Soka Gakkai's founding,
let's challenge ourselves to develop
and expand our solidarity!
*"The Teacher of the Law" chapter - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 82
Monday, October 30th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whatever trouble occurs, regard it as no more than a dream, and think only of the Lotus Sutra."
(Letter to the Brothers
- WND, Vol. 1, page 502)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Oct. 30th, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda also declared: 'Soka Gakkai members are emissaries of the Buddha. We have been sent here by the Buddha. We are representatives of the Daishonin. Though we appear to be ordinary people, we are actually supremely noble, and worthy of the highest respect.'[1]
"The Soka Gakkai has made possible countless precious dramas of human revitalisation. Our organisation could be called an unprecedented realm of humanistic education—one that fosters human growth and development. This is because each of us is striving to realise the lofty goal of kosen-rufu.
"When we devote our lives to the great vow for kosen-rufu, we can achieve a great human revolution. When we base ourselves on the Mystic Law and strive together with the Soka Gakkai and our fellow members, we can positively transform all hardships and adversity—changing poison into medicine—and realise brilliant victories without fail."
SGI Newsletter No. 9724, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World [23] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 3, Making the Daishonin's Absolute Conviction Our Own, from the March 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Oct. 2017
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1981), vol. 1, p. 304.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
WARERA WA HOKORI TAKAKI
KOSENRUFU NO TOSHI DA.
"DAIGAN TOWA HOKKE GUTSU NARI"
SORITSU NO SEISHIN TAGIRASE
ARATANA KAKUDAI O TOMODOMO NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUME NI NASHITE TADA HOKEKYO NO KOTO NOMI SAWAGURASE TAMO BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1088)
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