A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Meeting new people is
a source of power to improve ourselves.
By respecting and encouraging
each other,
we polish our own personality
and help raise each other's
life conditions,
come let's make the effort to make
new friendships!
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer
- WND, Vol. 1, page 345)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 7th, 2018
Friday, June 8th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Based on perspectives articulated by scholars, the characteristics of a world religion can perhaps be summarised as follows:
1. Administration conducted in an open, democratic fashion.
2. Adherence to the fundamentals of faith while allowing free speech.
3. Egalitarianism that promotes mutual respect and the participation of all believers.
4. Emphasis on faith rather than ritual.
5. Leadership that is open to all members, based on ability rather than birthright.
6. universal doctrines that are propagated using methods appropriate to the time.
"The Soka Gakkai has everyone of these characteristics.
"Buddhism teaches that all things are in a state of constant flux. It also tells us that as long as we have faith in the correct teaching, we can regard everything that happens as according fundamentally with the Buddha's intent. It's important to look at the present changes from a longer perspective, 20 or 30 years hence."
From the SGI Newsletter 5380, from the 33rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' meeting, Let Us expand Our Network of friendship and Trust, The Soka Gakkai Is a Humanistic Movement, Seikyo Shinbun April 26th, 2018, translation released June, 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITO TONO DEAI WA
JISHIN O KAERU CHIKARA TO NARU.
YUENI TAGAI O SONKEI SHI
JINKAKU O MIGAKI TAKAMEAU
ZEN NO YUJO O MUSUBIYUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1351)
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Meeting new people is
a source of power to improve ourselves.
By respecting and encouraging
each other,
we polish our own personality
and help raise each other's
life conditions,
come let's make the effort to make
new friendships!
Thursday, June 7th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer
- WND, Vol. 1, page 345)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, June 7th, 2018
Friday, June 8th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Based on perspectives articulated by scholars, the characteristics of a world religion can perhaps be summarised as follows:
1. Administration conducted in an open, democratic fashion.
2. Adherence to the fundamentals of faith while allowing free speech.
3. Egalitarianism that promotes mutual respect and the participation of all believers.
4. Emphasis on faith rather than ritual.
5. Leadership that is open to all members, based on ability rather than birthright.
6. universal doctrines that are propagated using methods appropriate to the time.
"The Soka Gakkai has everyone of these characteristics.
"Buddhism teaches that all things are in a state of constant flux. It also tells us that as long as we have faith in the correct teaching, we can regard everything that happens as according fundamentally with the Buddha's intent. It's important to look at the present changes from a longer perspective, 20 or 30 years hence."
From the SGI Newsletter 5380, from the 33rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' meeting, Let Us expand Our Network of friendship and Trust, The Soka Gakkai Is a Humanistic Movement, Seikyo Shinbun April 26th, 2018, translation released June, 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITO TONO DEAI WA
JISHIN O KAERU CHIKARA TO NARU.
YUENI TAGAI O SONKEI SHI
JINKAKU O MIGAKI TAKAMEAU
ZEN NO YUJO O MUSUBIYUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1351)
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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!
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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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
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com
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