* There is a Seikyo Newspaper press holiday for the next two days so we are running minus "To My Friends." Should be back up to full steam on the 4th. But enjoy what is below…
Tuesday, 2nd January, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes."
"Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes."
("The Third Day of the New Year", WND-l page 1013)
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's essay
Seikyo Shinbun: December 29th, 2017
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HANA WA HIRAITE KONOMI TO NARI · TSUKI WA IDETE KANARAZU MICHI · TOMOSHIBI WA ABURAO SASEBA HIKARI O MASHI · SOMOKU WA AME FUREBA SAKAU · HITO WA ZENKON O NASEBA KANARAZU SAKAU"
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's essay
Seikyo Shinbun: December 29th, 2017
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HANA WA HIRAITE KONOMI TO NARI · TSUKI WA IDETE KANARAZU MICHI · TOMOSHIBI WA ABURAO SASEBA HIKARI O MASHI · SOMOKU WA AME FUREBA SAKAU · HITO WA ZENKON O NASEBA KANARAZU SAKAU"
(" UENO DONO GOHENJI" , Gosho Zenshu Page 1562)
Wednesday, 3rd January, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences,' WND - 2, stresses the importance of 'conditions,' or external causes, in the attainment of Buddhahood by all people, the ultimate purpose of the Buddha's appearance in the world.
"In this section, the Daishonin asserts: 'If they encounter the necessary conditions by meeting a good friend, however, then their Buddha nature will invariably become manifest' (WND-2, 861). By encountering the positive condition, or influence, of a good friend in faith, he is saying, we awaken to the existence of our inherent Buddha nature and are able to reveal it.
"Children also need 'good friends' in order to believe in their inner potential and build self-esteem.
"Just as the rains of spring cause plants to put forth buds, and as the moonlight of autumn ushers in the ripening of fruit, good friends foster the lives of young people to grow in a robust and positive way.
"Let us recognise and reconfirm that the Soka Gakkai is an unsurpassed gathering of good friends.
"Soka Gakkai members reveal the potential inherent in their lives through their interaction with and the inspiration of good friends. By being part of this network of good friends, our innate mission is brought into full flower."
SGI Newsletter No. 9571, The Buddhism of the Sun-Illuminating the World, (16) Fostering Successors- Now Is the Time to Create the Future of Soka! From the August 2016 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th March, 2017
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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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