A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Instead of one person
taking one hundred steps forwards,
let's aim at one hundred people
taking one step forwards!
It's when many capable people
are awakened to their noble missions
it is certain that they can each
achieve fresh new victories.
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For instance, hungry spirits perceive the Ganges River as fire, human beings perceive it as water, and heavenly beings perceive it as amrita. Though the water is the same, it appears differently according to one's karmic reward from the past."
(Reply to the Lay Priest Soya
- WND, Vol. 1, page 486)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, March 21st, 2019
Friday, March 22nd, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Instead of one person
taking one hundred steps forwards,
let's aim at one hundred people
taking one step forwards!
It's when many capable people
are awakened to their noble missions
it is certain that they can each
achieve fresh new victories.
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For instance, hungry spirits perceive the Ganges River as fire, human beings perceive it as water, and heavenly beings perceive it as amrita. Though the water is the same, it appears differently according to one's karmic reward from the past."
(Reply to the Lay Priest Soya
- WND, Vol. 1, page 486)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, March 21st, 2019
Friday, March 22nd, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"What is faith? Mr. Toda taught me the profound meaning of faith, which is engraved in my life as a precious lesson imparted to me by my mentor.
"In a letter to a sincere female disciple, the Daishonin writes: "This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith' * (WND –1, 832).
"Discussing this passage, Mr. Toda explained that neither social status, power, fame or wealth are important. People with faith are the most admirable, he declared, adding emphatically that this perfectly describes the members of the women's division.
"It was his firm conviction that faith is the ultimate Law of the universe; a storehouse of wisdom; a sun of seeking spirit; the correct path of the wise; the 'sharp sword' of wisdom and a towering, eternal philosophy.
"In accord with the principle of 'substituting faith for wisdom,'** deep faith in the Mystic Law is the wellspring from which wisdom as vast as the universe flows. As the Daishonin states: 'if the mind of faith is perfect, then the water of wisdom, the great impartial wisdom, will never dry up' (WND –1, 1015)."
The Eternal Citadel of Soka, The Infinite Power of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, from 27th December, 2018 edition of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released February 2019.
* The Japanese word for faith consists of two Chinese characters.
** Substituting faith for wisdom: the principle that faith is the true cause for gaining supreme wisdom and faith alone leads to enlightenment. In general, Buddhism describes supreme wisdom as the cause of enlightenment. According to the Lotus Sutra, however, even Shariputra, who among the Buddha's ten major disciples was revered as foremost in wisdom, could attain enlightenment only through faith, not through wisdom. In other words, while the Buddha awakened to the truth through wisdom, we can attain the same state of enlightenment through having faith in and practising the correct teaching of the Buddha.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITORI NO HYAPPO ZENSHIN YORI
HYAKUNIN GA IPPO ZENSHIN O!
"SHIMEI NO JINZAI" GA
SODACHI NI NATTE KOSO
ARATANA SHORI WA HIRAKARERU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"REISEBA GAKI WA GOGA O HI TO MIRU HITO WA MIZU TO MIRU TENNIN WA KANRO TO MIRU MIZU WA ICHI NAREDOMO KAHONI SHITAGATTE BETSUBETSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1025)
"In a letter to a sincere female disciple, the Daishonin writes: "This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith' * (WND –1, 832).
"Discussing this passage, Mr. Toda explained that neither social status, power, fame or wealth are important. People with faith are the most admirable, he declared, adding emphatically that this perfectly describes the members of the women's division.
"It was his firm conviction that faith is the ultimate Law of the universe; a storehouse of wisdom; a sun of seeking spirit; the correct path of the wise; the 'sharp sword' of wisdom and a towering, eternal philosophy.
"In accord with the principle of 'substituting faith for wisdom,'** deep faith in the Mystic Law is the wellspring from which wisdom as vast as the universe flows. As the Daishonin states: 'if the mind of faith is perfect, then the water of wisdom, the great impartial wisdom, will never dry up' (WND –1, 1015)."
The Eternal Citadel of Soka, The Infinite Power of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, from 27th December, 2018 edition of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released February 2019.
* The Japanese word for faith consists of two Chinese characters.
** Substituting faith for wisdom: the principle that faith is the true cause for gaining supreme wisdom and faith alone leads to enlightenment. In general, Buddhism describes supreme wisdom as the cause of enlightenment. According to the Lotus Sutra, however, even Shariputra, who among the Buddha's ten major disciples was revered as foremost in wisdom, could attain enlightenment only through faith, not through wisdom. In other words, while the Buddha awakened to the truth through wisdom, we can attain the same state of enlightenment through having faith in and practising the correct teaching of the Buddha.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HITORI NO HYAPPO ZENSHIN YORI
HYAKUNIN GA IPPO ZENSHIN O!
"SHIMEI NO JINZAI" GA
SODACHI NI NATTE KOSO
ARATANA SHORI WA HIRAKARERU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"REISEBA GAKI WA GOGA O HI TO MIRU HITO WA MIZU TO MIRU TENNIN WA KANRO TO MIRU MIZU WA ICHI NAREDOMO KAHONI SHITAGATTE BETSUBETSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1025)
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