A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The advance of kosen-rufu is propelled
by the power of our voices.
Let's strive to make our voices
resonate with heartfelt words
that deeply touch our friends' hearts,
at times like a musical masterpiece,
based on our earnest
and resolute chanting!
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I, Nichiren, do not cry, but my tears flow ceaselessly. I shed my tears not for worldly affairs but solely for the sake of the Lotus Sutra."
("The True Aspect of All Phenomena", WND-l page 386)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shinbun: October 30th, 2018
Wednesday October 31st, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Encouragement is the driving force for growth and development."
The New Human Revolution—Vol. 30, Vow 103, translation released September 2018
* Daisaku Ikeda, "New Proposals for Peace and Disarmament," A lasting Peace (New York and Tokyo: John Weatherhill, inc., 1987), vol.2, p.147.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOFU WA "KOE" NO CHIKARA DE SUSUMU.
TOMO NO MUNE NI GUTTO HAIRU YO
TOKINI MEIKYOKU O KANADERUYO NI
KOKORO O KOMETE HIBIKASEYO.
SHINKEN NA INORI O KONPON NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN WA · NAKANE DOMO · NAMIDA HIMANASHI, KONO NAMIDA SEKEN NO KOTO NIWA ARAZU TADA HITOENI HOKEKYO NO YUE NARI"
("SHOHO HISSO SHO", Gosho Zenshu page 1361)
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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
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