A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, December 15th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's by making
the type of strong determination
that we've never made before
that we can create the best history
we have ever known.
Therefore, in order to achieve this,
let's set clear-cut goals!
Brimming with a fresh new breath,
let's be forerunners of the new year!
Saturday, December 15th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Our worldly misdeeds and evil karma may have piled up as high as Mount Sumeru, but when we take faith in this sutra, they will vanish like frost or dew under the sun of the Lotus Sutra."
(Letter to Niike
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1026)
Selection Source: "Myoji no Gen",
Seikyo Shinbun, Dec. 15th, 2018
Sunday, December 16th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a well-known passage, Nichiren Daishonin writes:
"'The heart of the Buddha's lifetime of teachings is the Lotus Sutra, and the heart of the practice of the Lotus Sutra is found in the "Never Disparaging" chapter. What does Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's profound respect for people signify? The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being..... The wise may be called human, but the thoughtless are no more than animals..' (WND – 1, 852)
"He is saying that those who are wise in their behaviour and way of living are truly human. Just being born in human form doesn't make us so. It requires wise, conscious efforts to be genuinely human. Foolish, thoughtless actions that degenerate and disrespect others makes us no more than animals.
"Buddhism elucidates the essence of human dignity from the most fundamental dimension of life itself. It is not merely a contemplative philosophy, but a practical life philosophy for living our lives in the real world."
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. 28.6 Respecting the Dignity of All People, from the October 2017 edition of Daibyaku Renge, translation released October 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KATSUTENAI KETSUI KOSO
SAIKO NO REKISHI O KIZUKU CHIKARA DA.
YUENI MOKUHYO O MEIKAKUNI!
SEISHINNA IBUKI O MINAGIRASE
MYONEN E SENKU SHIYO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TSUINI SEKEN NO AKUGO SHUZAI WA SHUYU NO GOTOKU NAREDOMO KONO KYO NI AI TATEMATSURINUREBA SHOZAI WA SORO NO GOTOKUNI HOKEYO NO NICHIRIN NI AITATEMATSURITE KIYU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1439)
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