A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
July 16th- 22nd, 2018
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Youth who take courageous action
are indeed the hope for people's resilience.
To our youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth,
powerfully, wisely and cheerfully
may you all stand up as pillars of our movement,
Establishing the Correct Teaching
for the Peace of the Land!
*On July 16, 1260, Nichiren presented his treatise entitled Rissho Ankoku Ron, literally "On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land," to the most politically powerful figure in Japan, the retired regent Hojo Tokiyori. He had perceived the corruption of self-promoting priests who were currying favour with political authorities, and his treatise was a passionate cry for a return to the original purpose of Buddhism—securing the peace and happiness of the people.
**On June 5, 2018, in Rome, Italy, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda released a joint appeal to young people worldwide, calling for a new world built on justice and solidarity.
- https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/works/lect/20180605-esquivel-ikeda-jt-appeal.html
Monday, July 16th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."
(Reply to Kyō'ō
- WND, Vol. 1, page 412)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, July 16th, 2018
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All the first-rate people I have encountered around the world have been champions of unflagging optimism. They believed that no matter what their circumstances or environment, they could overcome any obstacle and transform the situation, and they gave their all to make that happen. They continued to act based on the conviction that the world would become a better place."
On the Wings of Your Dreams, from the May 1st, 2017, issue of the Future Journal. Translation released June 2018.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
KODO SURU SEINEN KOSO
"resilience" NO KIBO DA.
JIYU NO WAKODO TACHIYO
TSUYOKU KASHIKOKU HOGARAKANI
"RISSHO ANKOKU" NO HASHIRA TARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSURUGI NANDOMO SUSUMAZARU HITO NO TAMENIWA MOCHIIRU KOTO NASHI HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGENARU HITOKOSO MOCHIIRU KOTONARE ONI NI KANABO TARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1124)
July 16th- 22nd, 2018
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Youth who take courageous action
are indeed the hope for people's resilience.
To our youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth,
powerfully, wisely and cheerfully
may you all stand up as pillars of our movement,
Establishing the Correct Teaching
for the Peace of the Land!
*On July 16, 1260, Nichiren presented his treatise entitled Rissho Ankoku Ron, literally "On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land," to the most politically powerful figure in Japan, the retired regent Hojo Tokiyori. He had perceived the corruption of self-promoting priests who were currying favour with political authorities, and his treatise was a passionate cry for a return to the original purpose of Buddhism—securing the peace and happiness of the people.
**On June 5, 2018, in Rome, Italy, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda released a joint appeal to young people worldwide, calling for a new world built on justice and solidarity.
- https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/works/lect/20180605-esquivel-ikeda-jt-appeal.html
Monday, July 16th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."
(Reply to Kyō'ō
- WND, Vol. 1, page 412)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, July 16th, 2018
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All the first-rate people I have encountered around the world have been champions of unflagging optimism. They believed that no matter what their circumstances or environment, they could overcome any obstacle and transform the situation, and they gave their all to make that happen. They continued to act based on the conviction that the world would become a better place."
On the Wings of Your Dreams, from the May 1st, 2017, issue of the Future Journal. Translation released June 2018.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
KODO SURU SEINEN KOSO
"resilience" NO KIBO DA.
JIYU NO WAKODO TACHIYO
TSUYOKU KASHIKOKU HOGARAKANI
"RISSHO ANKOKU" NO HASHIRA TARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSURUGI NANDOMO SUSUMAZARU HITO NO TAMENIWA MOCHIIRU KOTO NASHI HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGENARU HITOKOSO MOCHIIRU KOTONARE ONI NI KANABO TARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1124)
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