A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
September 9th-16th, 2018
- - Words of the Week - -
Wherever there are people's prayers,
hope is always born and spreads.
Just as the Daishonin encourages us,
by regarding both suffering and joy as facts of life
and continually chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
no matter what happens,
let's courageously take one step forwards
with the spirit that we will never ever give up
or give in!
*"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever." - WND-I, page 681
Sunday, September 9th, 2018
- - - DAILY GOSHO - - -
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."
(The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Emerging from the Earth chapter
- OTT, page 214)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 9th, 2018
Monday, September 10th, 2018
- - - - DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT - - - -
"The theme of both The Human Revolution and The New Human Revolution is: 'A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and further, will enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.'
"Difficulties standing in our way are challenges that enable us to do our human revolution. Through dauntlessly overcoming one obstacle after another, we can change not only our own karma, but also the karma of our families, communities and society as a whole.
"Our courageous efforts will become a source of hope for those who follow in our footsteps in the future.
"Let's forge ahead without fear along the great, limitless path of human revolution!"
Forging Ahead in the New Era, (30) Courageously Forging Ahead on the Path of Human Revolution, from 25th June, 2018 edition of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released July 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
- - KONSHU NO KOTOBA - -
INORI ARU TOKORO
KIBO WA UMARE HIROGARU.
"KURAKU TOMONI OMOIAWASET"
MYOHO O TONAENUKI
MAKEJI DAMASHII NO IPPO ZENSHIN O!
- - - KYO NO GOSHO - - -
"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSA NO SANJIN NENNENNI OKORUNARI IWAYURU NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 790)
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