A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, December 21st, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A person who always tries to smile is strong.
They are never defeated
in times of hardship or difficulty.
So today, too, let's do our best to be cheerful!
Let's make every effort to be like the sun
both at home and in our workplace.
Thursday, December 21st, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life's functions."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
- WND, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 21st, 2017
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The important thing is faith directed towards realising kosen-rufu. If we are striving wholeheartedly for kosen-rufu, we will have no time to quarrel. The Daishonin repeatedly admonishes against the folly of fellow practitioners squabbling with each other in front of the enemy, comparing such behaviour to the 'sea bird and the clam,' who were both caught by the fisherman because they were preoccupied with arguing among themselves. We should talk and discuss things openly with one another based on a shared commitment for kosen-rufu.
"In any situation, dialogue is a positive endeavour. It builds solidarity and creates unity. To refuse to engage in dialogue is wrong. It can be divisive and destructive. The point is to meet and to talk. It is only natural that our perspective may at times differ from that of others. But discussion gives rise to trust, even among those who don't see eye to eye. In society as well, dialogue is the foundation for peace, while rejection of dialogue is the gateway to conflict and war."
SGI Newsletter No. 9583, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 23: The Unity of "Many in Body, One in Mind"—Part 1 [of 2], 23.3 Showing One Another the Same Respect as We Would a Buddha, translation released 6th April, 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
EGAO NO HITO WA TSUYOI.
KUNAN NIMO MAKENAI.
SA KYOMO HOGARAKA NI!
KATEI YA SHOKUBA O TERASU
TAIYO NO HITO DE ARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI KORE OKUSHIKI SHINNO SHINNYO NO MIYAKO TOWA MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1244)
Thursday, December 21st, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A person who always tries to smile is strong.
They are never defeated
in times of hardship or difficulty.
So today, too, let's do our best to be cheerful!
Let's make every effort to be like the sun
both at home and in our workplace.
Thursday, December 21st, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life's functions."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
- WND, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 21st, 2017
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The important thing is faith directed towards realising kosen-rufu. If we are striving wholeheartedly for kosen-rufu, we will have no time to quarrel. The Daishonin repeatedly admonishes against the folly of fellow practitioners squabbling with each other in front of the enemy, comparing such behaviour to the 'sea bird and the clam,' who were both caught by the fisherman because they were preoccupied with arguing among themselves. We should talk and discuss things openly with one another based on a shared commitment for kosen-rufu.
"In any situation, dialogue is a positive endeavour. It builds solidarity and creates unity. To refuse to engage in dialogue is wrong. It can be divisive and destructive. The point is to meet and to talk. It is only natural that our perspective may at times differ from that of others. But discussion gives rise to trust, even among those who don't see eye to eye. In society as well, dialogue is the foundation for peace, while rejection of dialogue is the gateway to conflict and war."
SGI Newsletter No. 9583, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 23: The Unity of "Many in Body, One in Mind"—Part 1 [of 2], 23.3 Showing One Another the Same Respect as We Would a Buddha, translation released 6th April, 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
EGAO NO HITO WA TSUYOI.
KUNAN NIMO MAKENAI.
SA KYOMO HOGARAKA NI!
KATEI YA SHOKUBA O TERASU
TAIYO NO HITO DE ARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI KORE OKUSHIKI SHINNO SHINNYO NO MIYAKO TOWA MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1244)
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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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