A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The essence
of sharing Buddhism with others means
that we confidently
talk about the truth is with them.
Summoning up our courage as compassion
for the sake of the happiness of our friends
who are struggling with problems,
let's continue to devote ourselves
to achieving kosen-rufu to the very end!
*As SGI President Daisaku Ikeda writes, "True Buddhist compassion has nothing to do with sentimentality or mere pity. This is because sentimentality or mere pity cannot help the other person achieve victory in life; it cannot truly relieve suffering and impart joy."
Because genuine compassion is about empowering others, helping them unlock strength and courage from within their lives in order to overcome their problems, it may sometimes appear stern or contradictory. For example, although resolving a difficult situation for someone may seem compassionate, if this ends up making them weaker and less self reliant, this will not contribute to their actual happiness in life. The essence of compassion is empowerment.
(ref. http://www.sgi.org/about-us/buddhist-concepts/compassion-solidarity-of-the-heart.html)
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way."
(On the Three Virtues of Food
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1060)
Selection Source:
Soka Gakkai member's experience,
April 21st, 2018
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"it is not the difference of race that constitutes the problem. Rather, the problem is what lies within the human heart."
Peace Proposal 2018, Towards an Era of Human Rights: Building a People's Movement, The flame of human goodness, released January 2018.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
— WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
BUPPO TAIWA NO SHINZUI WA
DODOTO SHINJITSU O KATARU KOTO.
JIHI O YUKI NI KAE
NAYAMERU TOMO NO KOFUKU NO TAME
KOFU NO MICHI O AYUMINUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO NO TAMENI HI O TOMOSEBA WAGA MAE AKIRAKANARU GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1598)
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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/
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