A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always keep moving forwards!
Let's always try to advance one step!
Buddhism is all about
"the mystic principle of true cause."*
The ones who battle through
any circumstances
that might be going on right now
are the ones who always win in the end.
*The past is the past; the future is the future. Look to the future and keep moving forwards, telling yourself, "Everything starts from today—it starts from now, this minute, this moment!" This is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism, the Buddhism of "true cause." … If you should fall, just get right back up. If you can pick yourself up, you can move forwards. … Move forwards. As you struggle, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and keep pressing ahead, even if only a millimeter or two. If you keep that up all your life, when you finally look back, you'll see you've made your way out of the jungle.
(Ref.: "The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace" by Daisaku Ikeda)
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you wish to free yourself from the sufferings of birth and death you have endured since time without beginning and to attain without fail unsurpassed enlightenment in this lifetime, you must perceive the mystic truth that is originally inherent in all living beings."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND, Vol. 1, page 3)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, May 24th, 2018
Friday, May 25th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Since our lives and the lives of others are deeply connected, encouraging others is also encouraging ourselves. It is a process of mutually strengthening one another's Buddha nature.
"Praising Shijo Kingo and his wife Nichigen-nyo, the Daishonin writes: 'You two are even firmer and more dedicated in your faith then I myself' (WND – 1, 436.) From this example, I have engraved in my life that encouragement begins from respecting and being willing to learn from others.
Editorial from the March 2018 edition of Daibyaku Renge, translation released May 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TSUNENI MAE O MUKO!
TSUNENI IPPO SUSUMO!
BUPPO WA "HON-INMYO" DA.
"IMA" O IKINUKU HITO GA
SAIGONI KANARAZU SHORI SURU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SORE MUSHI NO SHOJI O TODOMETE KONO TABI KETSUJO SHITE MUJO BODAI O
SHOSEN TO OMOWABA SUBEKARAKU SHUJO HONNU NO MYORI O KANZU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 383)
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always keep moving forwards!
Let's always try to advance one step!
Buddhism is all about
"the mystic principle of true cause."*
The ones who battle through
any circumstances
that might be going on right now
are the ones who always win in the end.
*The past is the past; the future is the future. Look to the future and keep moving forwards, telling yourself, "Everything starts from today—it starts from now, this minute, this moment!" This is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism, the Buddhism of "true cause." … If you should fall, just get right back up. If you can pick yourself up, you can move forwards. … Move forwards. As you struggle, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and keep pressing ahead, even if only a millimeter or two. If you keep that up all your life, when you finally look back, you'll see you've made your way out of the jungle.
(Ref.: "The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace" by Daisaku Ikeda)
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you wish to free yourself from the sufferings of birth and death you have endured since time without beginning and to attain without fail unsurpassed enlightenment in this lifetime, you must perceive the mystic truth that is originally inherent in all living beings."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND, Vol. 1, page 3)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, May 24th, 2018
Friday, May 25th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Since our lives and the lives of others are deeply connected, encouraging others is also encouraging ourselves. It is a process of mutually strengthening one another's Buddha nature.
"Praising Shijo Kingo and his wife Nichigen-nyo, the Daishonin writes: 'You two are even firmer and more dedicated in your faith then I myself' (WND – 1, 436.) From this example, I have engraved in my life that encouragement begins from respecting and being willing to learn from others.
Editorial from the March 2018 edition of Daibyaku Renge, translation released May 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TSUNENI MAE O MUKO!
TSUNENI IPPO SUSUMO!
BUPPO WA "HON-INMYO" DA.
"IMA" O IKINUKU HITO GA
SAIGONI KANARAZU SHORI SURU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SORE MUSHI NO SHOJI O TODOMETE KONO TABI KETSUJO SHITE MUJO BODAI O
SHOSEN TO OMOWABA SUBEKARAKU SHUJO HONNU NO MYORI O KANZU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 383)
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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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