A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, April 19th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This time will never return again.
Without wasting a moment,
let's do our utmost in devoting ourselves
towards realising our vow for kosen-rufu!
Friday, April 19th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.
(Happiness in This World
- WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun - Friday, April 19th, 2019
Saturday, April 20th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we have a problem, we tend to think that no one else could understand our situation or our pain, and close ourselves off. We shut ourselves up in a shell of suffering.
"Succumbing to negativity is the enemy of happiness. Failing to rise to the challenge and giving in when struck by adversity sets in motion a chain reaction of misery.
"If we fail to apply the teachings of Buddhism to our lives, they remain abstract theories. If we think they have no connection to us, then we are seeking the Law outside ourselves, and we will not be able to end the cycle of suffering. The 'sharp sword' for severing this negative cycle is the Mystic Law, our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Through our determination in faith, we can make the great change from unhappiness to happiness."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [38] A Compass Guiding us to Lives Brimming with Joy and Pride, The Great Change from Unhappiness to Happiness, June 2018 issue of Daibyaku-renge, the Soka Gakkai monthly journal. Translation released March 2019.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"IMA" TO IU TOKI WA
NIDO TO MODORANAI.
KOUSEN-RUFU NO DAIGAN JOUJU E
SHUNJI MO MUDA NI SEZU
ZEN SEIKON O SOSOGIKIROU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KU O BA KU TO SATORI RAKU O BA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMO NI OMOI AWASETE Nam-myoho-renge-kyo-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE, KORE ANI JIJU HOURAKU NI ARAZUYA, IYOIYO GOUJOU NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE.
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)
Friday, April 19th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This time will never return again.
Without wasting a moment,
let's do our utmost in devoting ourselves
towards realising our vow for kosen-rufu!
Friday, April 19th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.
(Happiness in This World
- WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun - Friday, April 19th, 2019
Saturday, April 20th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we have a problem, we tend to think that no one else could understand our situation or our pain, and close ourselves off. We shut ourselves up in a shell of suffering.
"Succumbing to negativity is the enemy of happiness. Failing to rise to the challenge and giving in when struck by adversity sets in motion a chain reaction of misery.
"If we fail to apply the teachings of Buddhism to our lives, they remain abstract theories. If we think they have no connection to us, then we are seeking the Law outside ourselves, and we will not be able to end the cycle of suffering. The 'sharp sword' for severing this negative cycle is the Mystic Law, our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Through our determination in faith, we can make the great change from unhappiness to happiness."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [38] A Compass Guiding us to Lives Brimming with Joy and Pride, The Great Change from Unhappiness to Happiness, June 2018 issue of Daibyaku-renge, the Soka Gakkai monthly journal. Translation released March 2019.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"IMA" TO IU TOKI WA
NIDO TO MODORANAI.
KOUSEN-RUFU NO DAIGAN JOUJU E
SHUNJI MO MUDA NI SEZU
ZEN SEIKON O SOSOGIKIROU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KU O BA KU TO SATORI RAKU O BA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMO NI OMOI AWASETE Nam-myoho-renge-kyo-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE, KORE ANI JIJU HOURAKU NI ARAZUYA, IYOIYO GOUJOU NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE.
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)
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