A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, August 9th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now is the perfect time
to renew friendships
with old friends and relatives.
With sincere concern
and thoughtful actions
for the people around us,
let's use this time meaningfully
and create fruitful friendships!
Friday, August 9th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
The human heart is like water that assumes the shape of whatever vessel it occupies, and the nature of beings is like the reflection of the moon undulating on the waves. Now you insist that you will be firm in this faith, but another day you are bound to waver. Though devils and demons may come to tempt you, you must not allow yourself to be distracted.
(A Sage and an Unenlightened Man
- WND-1, page 134)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun - Friday, August 9th, 2019
Saturday, August 10th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Soka Gakkai movement for peace is striving through dialogue to establish the philosophy of respect for the dignity of life as the spirit of the age in the 21st-century. The dialogues you engage in each day are noble and important. I hope you will continue them with supreme confidence and pride."
The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Conclusion: Towards the Future—Part 1[of 2], 1. Making Respect for the Dignity of Life the Spirit of the 21st Century, Headquarters Leaders ' Meeting, October 11th, 2001. Republished in the December 2017 Daibyakurenge, 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 --
SHINSEKI YA YUUJIN TO
KYUUKOU O ATATAMERU ZEKKOU NO TOKI!
AITE O OMOI YARU KOKORO TO
SEIJITSU NA FURUMAI DE
MINORI OOKI YUUKOU KIKAN NI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HITO NO KOKORO WA MIZU NO UTSUWA NI SHITAGAU GA GOTOKU MONO NO SHOU WA TSUKI NO NAMI NI UGOKU NI NITARI, YUE NI NANJI TOUZA WA SHINZU TO IU TOMO GOJITSU WA KANARAZU HIRUGAE SAN MA KITARI KI KURU TOMO SOURAN SURU KOTO NAKARE.
(Gosho Zenshu page 500)
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from there on it is all automatic!
ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!
http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practice
Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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