A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based
on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
--TO MY FRIENDS--
All of my dear friends in the Kanto area,
be the pillar of Soka!
That one last courageous step is the key to winning in the end.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"(Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same;)
that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."*
Let's live our lives following this and encourage our friends to do so
as well!
*Gosho: WND-I, page 64
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five
characters of Myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law, be they
men or women. Were they not Bodhisattvas of the Earth, they could not
chant the daimoku."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 385)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 11th, 2019
Friday, July 12th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'People with weak life force lose out to those with strong life force,' Mr. Toda observed. Chanting daimoku enables us to increase our life force; we can become healthy in both body and mind. Sharing the Daishonin's Buddhism with others and advancing our movement for kosen-rufu form the orbit for strengthening our own life force. People whose lives are in synch with this rhythm are strong.
"In contrast, those who stray from the organisation for kosen-rufu often grow weak. Some may give an outward impression of strength or strut around puffed up with self importance, but they are in fact weak."
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
--TO MY FRIENDS--
All of my dear friends in the Kanto area,
be the pillar of Soka!
That one last courageous step is the key to winning in the end.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"(Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same;)
that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."*
Let's live our lives following this and encourage our friends to do so
as well!
*Gosho: WND-I, page 64
Thursday, July 11th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five
characters of Myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law, be they
men or women. Were they not Bodhisattvas of the Earth, they could not
chant the daimoku."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 385)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 11th, 2019
Friday, July 12th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'People with weak life force lose out to those with strong life force,' Mr. Toda observed. Chanting daimoku enables us to increase our life force; we can become healthy in both body and mind. Sharing the Daishonin's Buddhism with others and advancing our movement for kosen-rufu form the orbit for strengthening our own life force. People whose lives are in synch with this rhythm are strong.
"In contrast, those who stray from the organisation for kosen-rufu often grow weak. Some may give an outward impression of strength or strut around puffed up with self importance, but they are in fact weak."
41st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, from excerpts of 49th SG Headquarters Leaders' meeting May 2005, Action Is the True Proof of faith, May 14th 2019 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released June 2019.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
DAIKANTO YO SOKA NO HASHIRA TARE!
"MO IPPO" NO YUKI KOSO
SAIGO NI KATSU KAGI DA.
"KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE" O
TOMODOMONI KIZUKI YUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"MAPPO NI SHITE MYOHORENGEKYO NO GOJI O HIROMEN MONOWA NANNYO WA KIRAU
BEKARAZU MINA JIYU NO BOSATSU NO SHUTSUGEN NI ARAZUNBA TONAEGATAKI
DAIMOKU NARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1360)
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
DAIKANTO YO SOKA NO HASHIRA TARE!
"MO IPPO" NO YUKI KOSO
SAIGO NI KATSU KAGI DA.
"KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE" O
TOMODOMONI KIZUKI YUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"MAPPO NI SHITE MYOHORENGEKYO NO GOJI O HIROMEN MONOWA NANNYO WA KIRAU
BEKARAZU MINA JIYU NO BOSATSU NO SHUTSUGEN NI ARAZUNBA TONAEGATAKI
DAIMOKU NARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1360)
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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