A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, November 17th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Good health is the very enabler
of great advancement!
Be extremely mindful of changes in temperature
at this time of the year.
Let's monitor our health carefully,
so as not to catch a cold.
And live our lives based
on a proper daily rhythm!
Friday, November 17th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What a joy it is for us to have been born in the Latter Day of the Law and to have shared in the propagation of the Lotus Sutra! How pitiful are those who, though born in this time, cannot believe in this sutra!"
(Letter to Niike
- WND, Vol.1, page 1026)
Selection source: President Ikeda's essay,
Seikyo Shinbun, November 16th, 2017
Saturday, November 18th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The times when you run into a wall or face obstacles are actually opportunities to open up your life.
"Ginko Ogino (1851–1913), once said: 'People feeling hurt has been happening for thousands of years. But getting hurt and feeling discouraged often polish people into precious gems.'[1]
"Those who refuse to be defeated, no matter what, can polish themselves into shining gems.
"Nichiren Daishonin praised Shijo Kingo—who remained true to his faith and continued to protect his fellow disciples, no matter how he was criticised—as 'a man who never gives in to defeat" (WND-1, 955).'
SGI Newsletter No. 9740, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [31] Ginko Ogino, First Woman Physician in Japan: Become a Person Who Never Gives In to Defeat, from 1st October, 2016, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 13th Nov. 2017
[1] Ginko Ogino, "Kindai Saisho no Joi ga Keireki (The Story of the First Female Doctor in Modern Japan)," Jogaku Zasshi (Women's Study Magazine), September 30th, 1893, p. 374.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KENKO KOSO YAKUSHIN NO CHIKARA DA!
KION NO HENKA NI YOCHUI.
KAZE O HIKANAI YO
KENKO KANRI O BANZEN NI.
"RHYTHM" TADASHI SEIKATSU O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"URESHIKI KANA MAPPO RUFU NI UMARE AERU WARERA KANASHIKI KANA KONDO KONO KYO O SHINZEZARU HITOBITO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1439)
Friday, November 17th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Good health is the very enabler
of great advancement!
Be extremely mindful of changes in temperature
at this time of the year.
Let's monitor our health carefully,
so as not to catch a cold.
And live our lives based
on a proper daily rhythm!
Friday, November 17th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What a joy it is for us to have been born in the Latter Day of the Law and to have shared in the propagation of the Lotus Sutra! How pitiful are those who, though born in this time, cannot believe in this sutra!"
(Letter to Niike
- WND, Vol.1, page 1026)
Selection source: President Ikeda's essay,
Seikyo Shinbun, November 16th, 2017
Saturday, November 18th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The times when you run into a wall or face obstacles are actually opportunities to open up your life.
"Ginko Ogino (1851–1913), once said: 'People feeling hurt has been happening for thousands of years. But getting hurt and feeling discouraged often polish people into precious gems.'[1]
"Those who refuse to be defeated, no matter what, can polish themselves into shining gems.
"Nichiren Daishonin praised Shijo Kingo—who remained true to his faith and continued to protect his fellow disciples, no matter how he was criticised—as 'a man who never gives in to defeat" (WND-1, 955).'
SGI Newsletter No. 9740, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [31] Ginko Ogino, First Woman Physician in Japan: Become a Person Who Never Gives In to Defeat, from 1st October, 2016, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 13th Nov. 2017
[1] Ginko Ogino, "Kindai Saisho no Joi ga Keireki (The Story of the First Female Doctor in Modern Japan)," Jogaku Zasshi (Women's Study Magazine), September 30th, 1893, p. 374.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KENKO KOSO YAKUSHIN NO CHIKARA DA!
KION NO HENKA NI YOCHUI.
KAZE O HIKANAI YO
KENKO KANRI O BANZEN NI.
"RHYTHM" TADASHI SEIKATSU O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"URESHIKI KANA MAPPO RUFU NI UMARE AERU WARERA KANASHIKI KANA KONDO KONO KYO O SHINZEZARU HITOBITO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1439)
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If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
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from there on it is all automatic!
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!
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
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
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from there on it is all automatic!
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...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
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