A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our faith is expressed
in how we act in our daily lives.
Let's therefore try to be courteous at all times
and sensible in our actions.
By developing good people diplomacy
with everyone
in a refreshing manner,
let's shine as role models in our local community!
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 22nd, 2018
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"…unable to ignore the plight of a disciple who was bedridden with illness, Shakyamuni proceeded to wash the man and offer encouragement, even as others stood by. When a blind disciple trying to mend the seam of his robe muttered, 'is there no one who will thread this needle for me?' It was Shakyamuni who approached him to lend a helping hand. Later, even amidst his grief at the death of his two most trusted disciples, Shakyamuni pressed ahead, encouraging himself to keep going. And after turning 80, while accepting the fact of his physical limitations, he continued to expound his teachings for the sake of others to the very last moment of his life.
"To go to the side of those sunk in the depths of despair, to bring the sun to rise in one's heart in the midst of painful circumstances and to continue to encourage and embolden others—this all to human behaviour or Shakyamuni is the font from which the vital flow of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of life's inherent dignity arises and continues to this day."
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 --
SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU NAREBA
DOKOMADEMO REIGI TADASHIKU
RYOSHIKI ARU FURUMAI O!
SUGASUGASHII NINGEN GAIKO DE
CHIIKI NO MOHAN TO KAGAYAKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKONO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1338)
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our faith is expressed
in how we act in our daily lives.
Let's therefore try to be courteous at all times
and sensible in our actions.
By developing good people diplomacy
with everyone
in a refreshing manner,
let's shine as role models in our local community!
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, April 22nd, 2018
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"…unable to ignore the plight of a disciple who was bedridden with illness, Shakyamuni proceeded to wash the man and offer encouragement, even as others stood by. When a blind disciple trying to mend the seam of his robe muttered, 'is there no one who will thread this needle for me?' It was Shakyamuni who approached him to lend a helping hand. Later, even amidst his grief at the death of his two most trusted disciples, Shakyamuni pressed ahead, encouraging himself to keep going. And after turning 80, while accepting the fact of his physical limitations, he continued to expound his teachings for the sake of others to the very last moment of his life.
"To go to the side of those sunk in the depths of despair, to bring the sun to rise in one's heart in the midst of painful circumstances and to continue to encourage and embolden others—this all to human behaviour or Shakyamuni is the font from which the vital flow of the Lotus Sutra's philosophy of life's inherent dignity arises and continues to this day."
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 --
SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU NAREBA
DOKOMADEMO REIGI TADASHIKU
RYOSHIKI ARU FURUMAI O!
SUGASUGASHII NINGEN GAIKO DE
CHIIKI NO MOHAN TO KAGAYAKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKONO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1338)
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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!
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...
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