A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, December 14th, 2018
"If the parents of a thousand children
are praised,
those thousand children will rejoice"*
Let's make sure to praise
each person for all their efforts!
Kindling a flame of hope
in the hearts of those around us
lights their surrounds
as well as our own!
* "The Drum at the Gate of Thunder," WND 1, page 949
"A Buddha is a child, and the Lotus Sutra, its parents. If the parents of a thousand children are praised, those thousand children will rejoice. If one makes offerings to the parents, one makes offerings to their thousand children as well."
Friday, December 14th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes.
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. 1, page 283)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 14th, 2018
Saturday, December 15th, 2018
From The Wisdom For Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World peace, Chapter 28: Peace, Culture and education: The Flowering of a New Humanism. 28.5 Placing the Focus on Human Beings, from the October 2017 edition of Daibyaku Renge, translation released October 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
SUREBA SENSHI YOROKOBI O NASU"
HITORI HITORI O TATAEYOU!
KOKORO NI TOMOSHITA KIBOU NO HI WA
SHUUI O MO TERASU KOUGEN NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
WAGA DESHI NI CHOUSEKI OSHIESHI KADOMO・UTAGAI O・OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKENTSU TANAKI MONO NO NARAHI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O・MAKOTO NO TOKI WA WASURURU NARU BESHI.
(Gosho Zenshu page 234)
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