A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism expounds that ,
"the phantom city is identical
with the treasure land."*
Let's make every effort
to achieve the goals that we set!
Through wholeheartedly challenging ourselves
towards the accomplishment of our goals,
we can certainly attain a life condition
brimming with supreme happiness!
* OTT pages 72 -73, "The phantom city indicates the three vehicles of voice-hearers, cause-awakened ones, and bodhisattvas, and the treasure land is the one vehicle of Buddhahood."
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"How fortunate, how joyful! In this impure land, I alone enjoy happiness and delight."
("A Sage Perceives the Three Existences of Life",
WND-l page 642)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shinbun: Nov. 13th, 2018
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'It is thus difficult for ordinary people, who have no knowledge of the distant past or future, to have faith in this [Lotus Sutra]' (WND-1, 511). The Lotus Sutra is difficult to believe and understand. Why? Though it teaches the Buddhist principle of causality that operates over the three existences of past, present and future, ordinary people cannot know their past or future existences, and so, inevitably they find it difficult to believe.
"That's why the Daishonin sought to open the eyes of ordinary people shrouded in darkness or ignorance and cause them to awaken faith through 'clearly visible proof' (WND-1, 512)— actual proof that is clear to anyone."
The Buddhism of the Sun-illuminating the World, [32] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 12, The Working of the heart That Create Real Expereinces, December 2017 edition of Daibyaku-renge, 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 --
BUPPO WA "KEJO SOKU HOSHO".
WAGA MOKUHYO NO TASSEI E
ZENRYOKU DE IDOMI NUKO!
SONO JISSEN NO SEIMEI NI
SAIKO NO KOFUKU KYOGAI GA KAGAYAKU!
Gosho Zenshu page 732
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SAIWAI NARU KANA TANOSHII KANA EDO NI OITE KIRAKU O UKURU WA TADA NICHIREN HITORI NARU NOMI."
("SHONIN CHI SANZE JI", Gosho Zenshu page 975)
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism expounds that ,
"the phantom city is identical
with the treasure land."*
Let's make every effort
to achieve the goals that we set!
Through wholeheartedly challenging ourselves
towards the accomplishment of our goals,
we can certainly attain a life condition
brimming with supreme happiness!
* OTT pages 72 -73, "The phantom city indicates the three vehicles of voice-hearers, cause-awakened ones, and bodhisattvas, and the treasure land is the one vehicle of Buddhahood."
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"How fortunate, how joyful! In this impure land, I alone enjoy happiness and delight."
("A Sage Perceives the Three Existences of Life",
WND-l page 642)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shinbun: Nov. 13th, 2018
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'It is thus difficult for ordinary people, who have no knowledge of the distant past or future, to have faith in this [Lotus Sutra]' (WND-1, 511). The Lotus Sutra is difficult to believe and understand. Why? Though it teaches the Buddhist principle of causality that operates over the three existences of past, present and future, ordinary people cannot know their past or future existences, and so, inevitably they find it difficult to believe.
"That's why the Daishonin sought to open the eyes of ordinary people shrouded in darkness or ignorance and cause them to awaken faith through 'clearly visible proof' (WND-1, 512)— actual proof that is clear to anyone."
The Buddhism of the Sun-illuminating the World, [32] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 12, The Working of the heart That Create Real Expereinces, December 2017 edition of Daibyaku-renge, 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 --
BUPPO WA "KEJO SOKU HOSHO".
WAGA MOKUHYO NO TASSEI E
ZENRYOKU DE IDOMI NUKO!
SONO JISSEN NO SEIMEI NI
SAIKO NO KOFUKU KYOGAI GA KAGAYAKU!
Gosho Zenshu page 732
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SAIWAI NARU KANA TANOSHII KANA EDO NI OITE KIRAKU O UKURU WA TADA NICHIREN HITORI NARU NOMI."
("SHONIN CHI SANZE JI", Gosho Zenshu page 975)
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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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