A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
All of our precious Future Division members
(primary and secondary school students)
with your profound missions for kosen-rufu,
have hope and be confident in yourselves!
Remember that the world's greatest cheer leaders,
the 'Soka family,' are always there for you.
You all have absolutely vast and infinite potential!
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one understands for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."
(Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples chapter
- OTT, page 211)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 3rd, 2018
Monday, June 4th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"From the beginning, Mr. Makiguchi's view of faith was the polar opposite of just passively depending on something outside of oneself for happiness. He knew happiness could never be attained by relying on someone else's power or by depending on someone else to pray on one's behalf, without making any efforts on one's own. That was the stance of our founding president.
"Life is a battle against the sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness and death. Based on the Buddhist principle that 'the sufferings of birth and death are Nirvana,' however, we are able to transform these fundamental sufferings of the human condition instantly into enlightenment. In other words, we can attain a life state pervaded by happiness. No matter what happens, we are assured of the absolute protection of Nichiren Daishonin."
SGI Newsletter 1420, quoting from 32nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting video of 73rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting 1993, 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 --
SHIMEI FUKAKI MIRAIBU YO
JISHIN TO KIBO O MOTO!
"SOKA KAZOKU" TO IU
SEKAIICHI NO O-ENDAN MO IRU.
KIMI NO KANOSEI WA MUGENDAI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HAJIMETE WAGA KOKORO HONRAI NO HOTOKE NARI TO SHIRU O SUNAWACHI DAIKANKI TO NAZUKU IWAYURU NAMMYOHORENGEKYO WA KANKI NO NAKANO DAIKANKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 788)
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
All of our precious Future Division members
(primary and secondary school students)
with your profound missions for kosen-rufu,
have hope and be confident in yourselves!
Remember that the world's greatest cheer leaders,
the 'Soka family,' are always there for you.
You all have absolutely vast and infinite potential!
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one understands for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."
(Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples chapter
- OTT, page 211)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 3rd, 2018
Monday, June 4th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"From the beginning, Mr. Makiguchi's view of faith was the polar opposite of just passively depending on something outside of oneself for happiness. He knew happiness could never be attained by relying on someone else's power or by depending on someone else to pray on one's behalf, without making any efforts on one's own. That was the stance of our founding president.
"Life is a battle against the sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness and death. Based on the Buddhist principle that 'the sufferings of birth and death are Nirvana,' however, we are able to transform these fundamental sufferings of the human condition instantly into enlightenment. In other words, we can attain a life state pervaded by happiness. No matter what happens, we are assured of the absolute protection of Nichiren Daishonin."
SGI Newsletter 1420, quoting from 32nd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting video of 73rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting 1993, 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 --
SHIMEI FUKAKI MIRAIBU YO
JISHIN TO KIBO O MOTO!
"SOKA KAZOKU" TO IU
SEKAIICHI NO O-ENDAN MO IRU.
KIMI NO KANOSEI WA MUGENDAI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HAJIMETE WAGA KOKORO HONRAI NO HOTOKE NARI TO SHIRU O SUNAWACHI DAIKANKI TO NAZUKU IWAYURU NAMMYOHORENGEKYO WA KANKI NO NAKANO DAIKANKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 788)
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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/
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
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