A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
February is at last here!
(Our proud month for especially
introducing people to the practice.*)
Let the voice of courage be heard loud and clear,
while making the firm determination
to help everyone we meet become happy.
Just as if we leap up and dance,**
let's build a solidarity of joy and happiness!
*In February 1952, the young Daisaku Ikeda led Kamata Chapter in introducing a record 201 families to Nichiren Buddhism in a single month. The chapter's breakthrough became a clarion call for the organisation; the Soka Gakkai in 1952 increased its membership fourfold. (Ref.: World Tribune, May 3, 2017, issue)
**"Even if you are not the Venerable Mahākāshyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shāriputra, you should leap up and dance. When Bodhisattva Superior Practices emerged from the earth, did he not emerge dancing?" - WND-I, page 1119
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Both of you have continued believing in the Lotus Sutra; thus you are now ridding yourselves of your grave offences from the past. For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged."
(Letter to the Brothers
- WND, Vol. 1, page 497)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Feb. 1st, 2018
Friday, February 2nd, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Continuing to share Nichiren Buddhism with courage and confidence, no matter what happens, is the key to realising kosen-rufu in the local community. If we forget that spirit and just think about strategies and tactics, nothing meaningful will be accomplished."
New Human Revolution — Volume 27, Fierce Struggle 39, translation released December 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SA DENTO NO NIGATSU!
YUKI NO KOE O RINRINTO HIBIKASE
DEAU HITO O KANARAZU KOFUKU NI.
MAI O MAUGA GOTOKU
KANKI NO RENTAI O KIZUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONO-ONO ZUIBUNNI HOKEKYO O SHINZERARETSURU YUENI KAKO NO JUZAI O SEMEIDASHI TAMAITE SORO TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURUGA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1083)
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
February is at last here!
(Our proud month for especially
introducing people to the practice.*)
Let the voice of courage be heard loud and clear,
while making the firm determination
to help everyone we meet become happy.
Just as if we leap up and dance,**
let's build a solidarity of joy and happiness!
*In February 1952, the young Daisaku Ikeda led Kamata Chapter in introducing a record 201 families to Nichiren Buddhism in a single month. The chapter's breakthrough became a clarion call for the organisation; the Soka Gakkai in 1952 increased its membership fourfold. (Ref.: World Tribune, May 3, 2017, issue)
**"Even if you are not the Venerable Mahākāshyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shāriputra, you should leap up and dance. When Bodhisattva Superior Practices emerged from the earth, did he not emerge dancing?" - WND-I, page 1119
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Both of you have continued believing in the Lotus Sutra; thus you are now ridding yourselves of your grave offences from the past. For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged."
(Letter to the Brothers
- WND, Vol. 1, page 497)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Feb. 1st, 2018
Friday, February 2nd, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Continuing to share Nichiren Buddhism with courage and confidence, no matter what happens, is the key to realising kosen-rufu in the local community. If we forget that spirit and just think about strategies and tactics, nothing meaningful will be accomplished."
New Human Revolution — Volume 27, Fierce Struggle 39, translation released December 2017
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SA DENTO NO NIGATSU!
YUKI NO KOE O RINRINTO HIBIKASE
DEAU HITO O KANARAZU KOFUKU NI.
MAI O MAUGA GOTOKU
KANKI NO RENTAI O KIZUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONO-ONO ZUIBUNNI HOKEKYO O SHINZERARETSURU YUENI KAKO NO JUZAI O SEMEIDASHI TAMAITE SORO TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURUGA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1083)
__._,_.___
Posted by: Scobie-John Le May-Grellan <sjlmg@yahoo.co.uk>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a new topic | • | Messages in this topic (1) |
If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
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:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
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:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
But do drop us a line at sjlmg@wta.att.ne.jp when you leave and tell us why you are leaving as it often can help us to improve the service! Please!
To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment