A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Even though one may
resort to harsh words,
if such words help the person
to whom they are addressed,
then they are worthy
to be regarded as truthful words."*
Confidently and boldly,
let's justly speak the truth!
Actions that are taken
with honesty and integrity
bring about trust from others
without fail.
(*)"The Tripitaka Master Shan-wu-wei," WND I, p. 178
[Although it has in this case been translated as "harsh words," it may be a bit closer to "strong words" or "strict words" in the context above.
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
- WND, Vol. 1, page 17)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, March 17th, 2019
Monday, March 18th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Reading books is the way to inherit the intellectual legacy of the human race.
"Whereas reading stimulates and develops our minds, helping us acquire critical thinking skills, watching television is a very passive way of receiving information and its images can be deceptive.
"There is a need to revive authentic writing issuing from the profound depths of the human spirit in order to combat writing that is full of lies and deliberate misrepresentation."
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, 28.15 Reviving the Culture of the Written Word, from the November 2017 Daibyaku Renge, translation released February 2019
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"GOGEN NAREDOMO
HITO O TASUKUREBA JITSUGO"
DODOTO SEIGI O KATARO!
"SEIJITSU" NO KODO NIWA
"SHINYO" GA KANARAZU NOKORU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOYO KIBINI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 26)
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Even though one may
resort to harsh words,
if such words help the person
to whom they are addressed,
then they are worthy
to be regarded as truthful words."*
Confidently and boldly,
let's justly speak the truth!
Actions that are taken
with honesty and integrity
bring about trust from others
without fail.
(*)"The Tripitaka Master Shan-wu-wei," WND I, p. 178
[Although it has in this case been translated as "harsh words," it may be a bit closer to "strong words" or "strict words" in the context above.
Sunday, March 17th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."
(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
- WND, Vol. 1, page 17)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, March 17th, 2019
Monday, March 18th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Reading books is the way to inherit the intellectual legacy of the human race.
"Whereas reading stimulates and develops our minds, helping us acquire critical thinking skills, watching television is a very passive way of receiving information and its images can be deceptive.
"There is a need to revive authentic writing issuing from the profound depths of the human spirit in order to combat writing that is full of lies and deliberate misrepresentation."
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, 28.15 Reviving the Culture of the Written Word, from the November 2017 Daibyaku Renge, translation released February 2019
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"GOGEN NAREDOMO
HITO O TASUKUREBA JITSUGO"
DODOTO SEIGI O KATARO!
"SEIJITSU" NO KODO NIWA
"SHINYO" GA KANARAZU NOKORU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOYO KIBINI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 26)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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