A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
As we round out this year,
let's do our very best, to the very end,
to engage ourselves in conversation
to spread happiness and joy
with as many people as we can!
By fulfilling the vow
that we made to ourselves,
let's create a victorious history
with pride and dignity!
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.' These golden words will never prove false."
(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1001)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 3rd, 2017
Monday, December 4th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""In recent years, youth division members have brimmed with the spirit to show victorious actual proof of their Buddhist practice in society, and gradually become more aware of the importance of social contribution. That's a wonderful thing. But if you forget the fundamental goal of kosen-rufu and become obsessed with achieving personal renown and success, you can easily end up making light of the realm of faith. And, if you start to judge people based on their social status and position and look down on ordinary people, you'll have defeated the entire purpose."
SGI Newsletter No. 9707, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 25: The Mentor-Disciple Relationship Is the Heart of the Soka Gakkai—Part 2 [of 2], 25.7 Having a Mentor in One's Heart, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th Sep., 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HONNEN NO SOSHIAGE E
KOFUKU TO KANKI O HIROGERU
TAIWA NI HASHIRI NUKO!
MIZUKARA NO CHIKAI O HATASHI
DODO TARU GAIKA NO REKISHI
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
As we round out this year,
let's do our very best, to the very end,
to engage ourselves in conversation
to spread happiness and joy
with as many people as we can!
By fulfilling the vow
that we made to ourselves,
let's create a victorious history
with pride and dignity!
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.' These golden words will never prove false."
(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1001)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 3rd, 2017
Monday, December 4th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""In recent years, youth division members have brimmed with the spirit to show victorious actual proof of their Buddhist practice in society, and gradually become more aware of the importance of social contribution. That's a wonderful thing. But if you forget the fundamental goal of kosen-rufu and become obsessed with achieving personal renown and success, you can easily end up making light of the realm of faith. And, if you start to judge people based on their social status and position and look down on ordinary people, you'll have defeated the entire purpose."
SGI Newsletter No. 9707, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace, Chapter 25: The Mentor-Disciple Relationship Is the Heart of the Soka Gakkai—Part 2 [of 2], 25.7 Having a Mentor in One's Heart, from the February 2017 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 13th Sep., 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HONNEN NO SOSHIAGE E
KOFUKU TO KANKI O HIROGERU
TAIWA NI HASHIRI NUKO!
MIZUKARA NO CHIKAI O HATASHI
DODO TARU GAIKA NO REKISHI
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMOBESHI SHOYO ONTEKI KAISHITEU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1192)
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMOBESHI SHOYO ONTEKI KAISHITEU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1192)
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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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
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