- From Tokyo…back home!
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This is the faith and practice
that enables us to do our human revolution.
With hope for the future in our hearts
let's freely envision
"the me I want to become"
and chant earnestly
for it to become a reality.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds. It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. When deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND-1, page 4)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - August 30th, 2019
Saturday, August 31st, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Even if one were to point at the earth and miss it, even if the sun and moon should fall to the ground, even if an age should come when the tides cease to ebb and flo, or even if flowers should not turn to fruit in summer, it could never happen that a woman who chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would fail to be reunited with her beloved child.'
- From 'The Gift of Clear Sake' (WND-1, 1092)
"Nichiren Daishonin wrote many letters to a female disciple [the lay nun Ueno, the mother of Nanjo Tokimitsu], empathising with her profound grief over the loss of a beloved son and offering words of comfort and support.
"He says that family members who are connected by the Mystic Law are always together, transcending the boundaries of life and death, and can forever walk the path of eternity, happiness, true self and purity.
"The Soka Gakkai is a realm of encouragement brimming with the great compassion it has learned from Nichiren Daishonin. We meet and talk with our friends and fellow members, listen to their problems and struggles, share their pain and suffering and chant for their happiness. Let's continue to spread the light of hope through sincere dialogue.."
Advancing with the Gosho (2), [69] Spreading the Light of Hope through Sincere Dialogue, 25th April 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 --
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO SHINJIN DA.
WAGA KYOUCHUU NI KIBOU NO MIRAI O
"NARITAI JIBUN" O
JIYUU JIZAI NI EGAKI DASOU!
SHINKEN NA INORI O KOMETE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
JOUDO TO II EDO TO IU MO DO NI FUTATSU NO HEDATE NASHI TADA WARERA GA KOKORO NO ZENAKU NI YORU TO MIETARI, SHUJOU TO IU MO HOTOKE TO IU MO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI MAYOU TOKI WA SHUJOU TO NAZUKE SATORU TOKI O BA HOTOKE TO NAZUKE TARI.
(Gosho Zenshu page 384)
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This is the faith and practice
that enables us to do our human revolution.
With hope for the future in our hearts
let's freely envision
"the me I want to become"
and chant earnestly
for it to become a reality.
Friday, August 30th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds. It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. When deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND-1, page 4)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - August 30th, 2019
Saturday, August 31st, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Even if one were to point at the earth and miss it, even if the sun and moon should fall to the ground, even if an age should come when the tides cease to ebb and flo, or even if flowers should not turn to fruit in summer, it could never happen that a woman who chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would fail to be reunited with her beloved child.'
- From 'The Gift of Clear Sake' (WND-1, 1092)
"Nichiren Daishonin wrote many letters to a female disciple [the lay nun Ueno, the mother of Nanjo Tokimitsu], empathising with her profound grief over the loss of a beloved son and offering words of comfort and support.
"He says that family members who are connected by the Mystic Law are always together, transcending the boundaries of life and death, and can forever walk the path of eternity, happiness, true self and purity.
"The Soka Gakkai is a realm of encouragement brimming with the great compassion it has learned from Nichiren Daishonin. We meet and talk with our friends and fellow members, listen to their problems and struggles, share their pain and suffering and chant for their happiness. Let's continue to spread the light of hope through sincere dialogue.."
Advancing with the Gosho (2), [69] Spreading the Light of Hope through Sincere Dialogue, 25th April 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 --
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO SHINJIN DA.
WAGA KYOUCHUU NI KIBOU NO MIRAI O
"NARITAI JIBUN" O
JIYUU JIZAI NI EGAKI DASOU!
SHINKEN NA INORI O KOMETE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
JOUDO TO II EDO TO IU MO DO NI FUTATSU NO HEDATE NASHI TADA WARERA GA KOKORO NO ZENAKU NI YORU TO MIETARI, SHUJOU TO IU MO HOTOKE TO IU MO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI MAYOU TOKI WA SHUJOU TO NAZUKE SATORU TOKI O BA HOTOKE TO NAZUKE TARI.
(Gosho Zenshu page 384)
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
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