A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Daishonin reminds us
"To accept is easy; to continue is difficult."(*)
It's persistent steady faith that leads to victory.
Starting the day off
with a refreshing morning gongyo and daimoku,
let's make the day a fulfilling and meaningful one!
(*)"The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith," WND I, p. 471
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Your boils have resulted from only one offence - slandering the correct teaching. The Mystic Law you now embrace surpasses the moon-loving meditation. How could your boils possibly not be healed and your life span not extended?"
On Curing Karmic Disease,
WND, Page 634.
Source: Daily Wisdom, Nov. 3rd
Saturday, November 4th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the early days of our movement for worldwide kosen-rufu, visiting places where there were yet no members, I chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as if to permeate the land with my daimoku, convinced that eventually a mighty stream of Bodhisattvas of the Earth would emerge there. Today, vast numbers of Bodhisattvas of the Earth have appeared in the regions that I visited and the regions where I worked with fellow members to sow the seeds of the Mystic Law. Bodhisattvas of the Earth will emerge without fail to fulfill the mission of kosen-rufu everywhere throughout the world—this was the Daishonin's conviction when he stated that it all starts with first one person chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (cf. WND-1, 385). And he goes on to declare: 'Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well' (WND-1, 385), predicting that the numbers of Bodhisattvas of the Earth will continue to grow and expand forever.
"Let us therefore boldly, sincerely, and unhesitatingly speak out and share the correct teaching of Nichiren Buddhism with others.
"Enveloping the entire planet in dialogue is the noble mission of the champions of kosen-rufu, who shoulder the mandate of Nichiren Daishonin."
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, "The Buddha Mind Is a Mind of Great Pity and Compassion," from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"UKURU WA YASUSHI TAMOTSU
WA KATASHI." GOSEIKUN.
TAYUMANU SHINJIN GA SHORI
NO MINAMOTO.
SEISHIN NA ASA NO INORI KARA
JUJITSU NO ICHINICHI O HAJIMEYO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
(Gosho Zenshu page 1011-1012)
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Daishonin reminds us
"To accept is easy; to continue is difficult."(*)
It's persistent steady faith that leads to victory.
Starting the day off
with a refreshing morning gongyo and daimoku,
let's make the day a fulfilling and meaningful one!
(*)"The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith," WND I, p. 471
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Your boils have resulted from only one offence - slandering the correct teaching. The Mystic Law you now embrace surpasses the moon-loving meditation. How could your boils possibly not be healed and your life span not extended?"
On Curing Karmic Disease,
WND, Page 634.
Source: Daily Wisdom, Nov. 3rd
Saturday, November 4th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the early days of our movement for worldwide kosen-rufu, visiting places where there were yet no members, I chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as if to permeate the land with my daimoku, convinced that eventually a mighty stream of Bodhisattvas of the Earth would emerge there. Today, vast numbers of Bodhisattvas of the Earth have appeared in the regions that I visited and the regions where I worked with fellow members to sow the seeds of the Mystic Law. Bodhisattvas of the Earth will emerge without fail to fulfill the mission of kosen-rufu everywhere throughout the world—this was the Daishonin's conviction when he stated that it all starts with first one person chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo (cf. WND-1, 385). And he goes on to declare: 'Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well' (WND-1, 385), predicting that the numbers of Bodhisattvas of the Earth will continue to grow and expand forever.
"Let us therefore boldly, sincerely, and unhesitatingly speak out and share the correct teaching of Nichiren Buddhism with others.
"Enveloping the entire planet in dialogue is the noble mission of the champions of kosen-rufu, who shoulder the mandate of Nichiren Daishonin."
SGI Newsletter No. 9710, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [22] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 2, "The Buddha Mind Is a Mind of Great Pity and Compassion," from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 20th Sep. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"UKURU WA YASUSHI TAMOTSU
WA KATASHI." GOSEIKUN.
TAYUMANU SHINJIN GA SHORI
NO MINAMOTO.
SEISHIN NA ASA NO INORI KARA
JUJITSU NO ICHINICHI O HAJIMEYO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
(Gosho Zenshu page 1011-1012)
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ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!
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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