A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There are various different paths
on the journey of life.
Instead of comparing ourselves with others
and worrying about what they are doing,
let's take one step forwards on our own.
In our own unique way, at our own unique pace
let's carry out our important missions in life!
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In this chapter Shakyamuni Buddha revealed the foremost point he wished to convey to us. The Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra over a period of eight years, and eight characters sum up the message that he has left behind for living beings in this later age, the Latter Day of the Law. It is in the passage that reads, 'Therefore, Universal Worthy, if you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha.'"
(Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy chapter
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Nov. 23rd, 2017
Friday, November 24th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Justice will perish if people fail to be angered by evil. Similarly, only a hypocritical kind of justice conducive to the perpetuation of evil will exist if people stop struggling actively against injustice and iniquity."
SGI Newsletter No. 9739, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 26: The Three Founding Presidents and the Path of Mentor and Disciple, Part 1: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda (Continued), 26.7 The Immortal Struggles of Presidents Makiguchi and Toda, from the April 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 10th Nov. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
JINSEI NO TABIJI WA SENSA BANBETSU.
TANIN TO KURABETE ASERU YORI
MAE NI IPPO FUMIDASU KOTO.
JIBUN RASHII HOCHO DE
SHIMEI NO MICHI O AYUMI NUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO HON NO TOKI SAIJO DAIICHI NO SODEN ARI SHAKUSON HACHIKANEN NO HOKEKYO O HACHIJI NI TODOMETE MATSUDAI NO SHUJO NI YUZURI TAMO NARI HACHIJI TOWA TOKI ONGO TONYO KYOBUTSU NO MON NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 781)
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There are various different paths
on the journey of life.
Instead of comparing ourselves with others
and worrying about what they are doing,
let's take one step forwards on our own.
In our own unique way, at our own unique pace
let's carry out our important missions in life!
Thursday, November 23rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In this chapter Shakyamuni Buddha revealed the foremost point he wished to convey to us. The Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra over a period of eight years, and eight characters sum up the message that he has left behind for living beings in this later age, the Latter Day of the Law. It is in the passage that reads, 'Therefore, Universal Worthy, if you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha.'"
(Encouragements of the Bodhisattva Universal Worthy chapter
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Nov. 23rd, 2017
Friday, November 24th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Justice will perish if people fail to be angered by evil. Similarly, only a hypocritical kind of justice conducive to the perpetuation of evil will exist if people stop struggling actively against injustice and iniquity."
SGI Newsletter No. 9739, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chap. 26: The Three Founding Presidents and the Path of Mentor and Disciple, Part 1: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda (Continued), 26.7 The Immortal Struggles of Presidents Makiguchi and Toda, from the April 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 10th Nov. 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
JINSEI NO TABIJI WA SENSA BANBETSU.
TANIN TO KURABETE ASERU YORI
MAE NI IPPO FUMIDASU KOTO.
JIBUN RASHII HOCHO DE
SHIMEI NO MICHI O AYUMI NUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO HON NO TOKI SAIJO DAIICHI NO SODEN ARI SHAKUSON HACHIKANEN NO HOKEKYO O HACHIJI NI TODOMETE MATSUDAI NO SHUJO NI YUZURI TAMO NARI HACHIJI TOWA TOKI ONGO TONYO KYOBUTSU NO MON NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 781)
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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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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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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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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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