* Apologies for the delay BUT due to a major typhoon there was a power outage where some of our team are living in Okinawa. Tokyo is just beginning to get the winds so there may be a delay with Sunday's edition. Until then we battle on….!
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us to
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra
before any other."*
By overcoming any tendency
we might have to give up,
and creating an opportunity for victory
out of adversity
is the true joy of
practising Nichiren Buddhism!
*Gosho - WND-1, page 1001
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even if one should fall into hell, because one has heard the Lotus Sutra, which leads to Buddhahood, with this as the seed, one will invariably become a Buddha."
(How Those Initially Aspiring tothe Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 882)
Selection Source:
SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 29th, 2018
Sunday, September 30th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"How can we alleviate sufferings, surmount the division and discord in this world we live in, and enables society to become happier and more secure? The answer is by addressing the difficult problems in front of us, sharing our vow with like-minded friends, persisting in dialogue and building a network of positive action.
"This is how we begin to actualise the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.'"
The Eternal Citadel of Soka, A Golden Record of Human Revolution Based on the Vow for Kosen-rufu, from 22nd Aug. 2018 issue of Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NANINO HEIHO YORI
HOKEKYO NO HEIHO" DA.
AKIRAME NO KOKORO O UCHIYABURI
GYAKKYO KARA SHOKI O UMUNOGA
NICHIREN BUPPO NO DAIGOMI DA!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"JIGOKU NIWA OTSURUTOMO HOTOKE NI NARU HOKEKYO O MIMI NI FURENUREBA KORE O TANE TOSHITE KANARAZU HOTOKE NI NARUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 552)
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