A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, December 8th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be cautious of fraudsters
Friday, December 8th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be cautious of fraudsters
and incidents of cheating!
If we find ourselves wondering about
If we find ourselves wondering about
a money transaction request
or even something else slightly fraudulent,
it's better not to just rely on our own judgment,
but to draw upon the help and wisdom
or even something else slightly fraudulent,
it's better not to just rely on our own judgment,
but to draw upon the help and wisdom
of someone we trust and respect.
As the Gosho reminds us:
"be millions of times more careful than ever."*
*As I have said before, be millions of times more careful than ever."
- Gosho: "The Hero of the World", WND-I, page 839
Friday, December 8th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"All the characters in which the Lotus Sutra is written represent living Buddhas. But because we have the eyes of common mortals, we see them as characters. It is like the example of the Ganges River. Hungry spirits see the waters of the river as fire, human beings see them as water, and heavenly beings see them as amrita. The waters are the same in all cases, but each type of being sees them differently, according to the effects of its karma."
(Letter to Hōren
"His reply perfectly described how he lived his own life. The best medicine to make us smarter is to never give in to defeat, keeping alive our determination to go on learning and rising to the challenge.
"Those who seek to learn out of their own desire are victors in life, and those who continue to learn at their own pace are experts in the art of learning and happiness."
As the Gosho reminds us:
"be millions of times more careful than ever."*
*As I have said before, be millions of times more careful than ever."
- Gosho: "The Hero of the World", WND-I, page 839
Friday, December 8th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"All the characters in which the Lotus Sutra is written represent living Buddhas. But because we have the eyes of common mortals, we see them as characters. It is like the example of the Ganges River. Hungry spirits see the waters of the river as fire, human beings see them as water, and heavenly beings see them as amrita. The waters are the same in all cases, but each type of being sees them differently, according to the effects of its karma."
(Letter to Hōren
- WND, Vol. 1, page 517)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec 8th, 2017
Saturday, December 9th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I once asked the famed scientist Linus Pauling (1901–94) if there is any medicine that can make us smarter. He smiled and replied: 'The only way is effort and more effort. Never giving up, no matter how great the hardship, and pressing ahead with our search for answers, confident that we can succeed in the end.'
Saturday, December 9th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I once asked the famed scientist Linus Pauling (1901–94) if there is any medicine that can make us smarter. He smiled and replied: 'The only way is effort and more effort. Never giving up, no matter how great the hardship, and pressing ahead with our search for answers, confident that we can succeed in the end.'
"His reply perfectly described how he lived his own life. The best medicine to make us smarter is to never give in to defeat, keeping alive our determination to go on learning and rising to the challenge.
"Those who seek to learn out of their own desire are victors in life, and those who continue to learn at their own pace are experts in the art of learning and happiness."
SGI Newsletter No. 9598, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [26] Dr. Linus Pauling, Two-Time Nobel Laureate, from 1st May, 2016, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, Freely Walking the Path of Learning, translation released 28th April, 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SAGI NI GENJU-KEIKAI!
"OKASHII" TO OMOTTARA
HITORI DE HANDAN SEZU NI
KANARAZU SHUI NI SODAN SHIYO.
HYAKU-SEN-MAN-OKU BAI NO YOJIN O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IMANO HOKEKYO NO MOJI WA MINA SHOSHIN NO HOTOKE NARI WARERA WA
NIKUGAN NAREBA MOJI TO MIRUNARI TATOEBA GAKI WA GOGA O HITOMIRU HITOWA
MIZU TO MI TENNIN WA KANRO TO MIRU MIZUWA ICHI NAREDOMO KAHO NI
SHITAGATTE MIRU TOKORO KAKUBETSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1050)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SAGI NI GENJU-KEIKAI!
"OKASHII" TO OMOTTARA
HITORI DE HANDAN SEZU NI
KANARAZU SHUI NI SODAN SHIYO.
HYAKU-SEN-MAN-OKU BAI NO YOJIN O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IMANO HOKEKYO NO MOJI WA MINA SHOSHIN NO HOTOKE NARI WARERA WA
NIKUGAN NAREBA MOJI TO MIRUNARI TATOEBA GAKI WA GOGA O HITOMIRU HITOWA
MIZU TO MI TENNIN WA KANRO TO MIRU MIZUWA ICHI NAREDOMO KAHO NI
SHITAGATTE MIRU TOKORO KAKUBETSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1050)
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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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