A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Kuon means something that was not worked for,
that was not improved upon,
but that exists just as it always has."*
Don't put on airs, or act pretentiously
let's be pure in our faith and practice!
From such a practice
comes limitless strength.
* (OTT, page 141)
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If there are a hundred or a thousand people who uphold this sutra, without a single exception all one hundred or one thousand of them will become Buddhas."
(Wu-lung and I-lung
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1099)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun,
September 13th, 2018
Friday, September 14th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Embracing the noble vow to blaze new trails, let us fearlessly stand in the forefront of our movement to realise kosen-rufu and the ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.' Let us continue to carry out our struggle for peace and the happiness of all humankind. Here, we find a life of unsurpassed honour and good fortune and the path that enables all people to enjoy an expansive and indestructible life state of eternity, happiness, true self and purity."
36th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, Change All Posion into Medicine with a Revitalised Life Force. July 10th 2018 Seikyo Shinbun, translation released August 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"HATARAKAZU
TSUKUROWAZU MOTONO MAMA"
KIDORAZU KAZARAZU
KIYORAKANA SHINJIN O TSURANUKO!
SOKONI MUGEN NO CHIKARA GA WAKU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO KYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA HYAKUNIN WA HYAKUNIN NAGARA SENNIN WA SENNIN NAGARA HITORIMO KAKEZU HOTOKE NI NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1580)
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