A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, October 8th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin teaches,
"Life is limited; we must not begrudge it."*
Right now will never come again,
let's therefore devote ourselves to achieving kosen-rufu,
leaving no regrets behind!
Let's create a history of breaking down the walls
of our personal limitations!
*"Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha land."
- "Aspiration for the Buddha Land", WND-I, page 214
Sunday, October 8th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Shakyamuni Buddha who attained enlightenment countless kalpas ago, the Lotus Sutra that leads all people to Buddhahood, and we ordinary human beings are in no way different or separate from one another. To chant Myoho-renge-kyo with this realisation is to inherit the ultimate Law of life and death."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. 1, page 216)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Oct. 8th, 2017
Monday, October 9th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'This is my vow, and I will never forsake it!' (WND-1, 281)—this was the towering declaration of Nichiren Daishonin.
"Genuine victory as a human being lies in remaining true to a noble vow and persevering on the path of our mission. The solidarity of people united by such a shared vow and sense of mission is the driving force for eliminating misery and suffering from our planet and building a world of peace and humanity."
SGI Newsletter No. 9719, Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Second Soka Gakkai President, Josei Toda's Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Our Shared Vow to Create a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, from 8th Sept., 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun translation released 6th Oct. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GOSEIKUN "INOCHI KAGIRI ARI
OSHIMU BEKARAZU"
NIDODO KONAI IMA O
KUINAKU TATAKAIKIRO!
JISHIN NO KABE O YABURY REKISHI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KUON JITSUJO NO SHAKUSON TO KAIJOBUTSUDO NO HOKEKYO TO WARERA SHUJO TONO MITTSU MATTAKU SABETSU NASHI TO SATORITE MYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKORO O SHOJI ICHIDAIJI NO KETSUMYAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1337)
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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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