A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."*
Daimoku is the source of hope.
By chanting the Mystic Law ourselves
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."*
Daimoku is the source of hope.
By chanting the Mystic Law ourselves
and spreading hope to others
teaching them to do the same,
let's have another day
teaching them to do the same,
let's have another day
filled with creating value!
*The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples chapter -
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 212
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now this place, too, is like that. It is the place of the cluster of blessings where the Buddhas and bodhisattvas dwell. The blessings of the Lotus Sutra, which I have recited over these many years, must be vaster even than the sky."
(The Place of the Cluster of Blessings
*The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples chapter -
- The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 212
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now this place, too, is like that. It is the place of the cluster of blessings where the Buddhas and bodhisattvas dwell. The blessings of the Lotus Sutra, which I have recited over these many years, must be vaster even than the sky."
(The Place of the Cluster of Blessings
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1070)
Selection Source:
Selection Source:
SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shimbun,Dec. 14th, 2017
Friday, December 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 283).
"The Soka Gakkai is a gathering of champions who have internalised this passage. Undefeated by any hardship, our members have accumulated one experience of invincible faith after another. They have amassed boundless 'treasures of the heart' and limitlessly deepened their faith. They have forged faith that is pure, deep, and strong.
"The faith of Soka Gakkai members is imbued with wisdom to live based on the ultimate truth of the Mystic Law, courage to eradicate every form of misery, and compassion brimming with the conviction that all people are Buddhas. Their faith is firmly established, enabling them to attain a life state of eternal happiness."
Friday, December 15th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood' (WND-1, 283).
"The Soka Gakkai is a gathering of champions who have internalised this passage. Undefeated by any hardship, our members have accumulated one experience of invincible faith after another. They have amassed boundless 'treasures of the heart' and limitlessly deepened their faith. They have forged faith that is pure, deep, and strong.
"The faith of Soka Gakkai members is imbued with wisdom to live based on the ultimate truth of the Mystic Law, courage to eradicate every form of misery, and compassion brimming with the conviction that all people are Buddhas. Their faith is firmly established, enabling them to attain a life state of eternal happiness."
SGI Newsletter No. 9587, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [17] Faith, Practice, and Study: The Basics of Nichiren Buddhism—Part 1 [of 3], The Faith of the Soka Gakkai: Unlocking Immeasurable Good Fortune and Benefit, from the September 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th April 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA
KANKI NO NAKA NO DAIKANKI NARI"
DAIMOKU WA KIBO NO GENSEN DA!
MYOHO O TONAE HIROME NAGARA
KYO MO KACHI ARU ICHINICHI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IMA KONO TOKORO MO KAKUNO GOTOSHI BUTSU BOSATSU NO SUMI TAMO KUDOKUJU NO MIGIRI NARI OKUNO TSUKIHI O OKURI DOKUJU SHI TATEMATSURU TOKORO NO HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA KOKU NIMO AMARINU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1194)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA
KANKI NO NAKA NO DAIKANKI NARI"
DAIMOKU WA KIBO NO GENSEN DA!
MYOHO O TONAE HIROME NAGARA
KYO MO KACHI ARU ICHINICHI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IMA KONO TOKORO MO KAKUNO GOTOSHI BUTSU BOSATSU NO SUMI TAMO KUDOKUJU NO MIGIRI NARI OKUNO TSUKIHI O OKURI DOKUJU SHI TATEMATSURU TOKORO NO HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA KOKU NIMO AMARINU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1194)
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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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