A translation of "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
August 12th-18th, 2019
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Mystic Law is the great ship
August 12th-18th, 2019
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Mystic Law is the great ship
that enables us to cross
"the vast sea of the sufferings
of birth and death".*
Let's all embark on a journey
Let's all embark on a journey
to attain the noble virtues of
eternity, happiness, true self
and purity,
that encompass and protect
that encompass and protect
all of our family and relatives.
Nothing can surpass chanting daimoku
Nothing can surpass chanting daimoku
to help benefit the deceased.**
*Gosho:
* "The seven Mahayana schools are a great ship that can carry us across the vast sea of the sufferings of birth and death and take us to the shore of the pure land."
(WND-I, P.691)
"Only the ship of Myoho-renge-kyo enables one to cross the sea of the sufferings of birth and death."
"Only the ship of Myoho-renge-kyo enables one to cross the sea of the sufferings of birth and death."
(WND-I, p..33)
**"Only the act of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo benefits the deceased."
**"Only the act of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo benefits the deceased."
(WND-I, page 192)
Monday, August 12th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law
Monday, August 12th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law
and Eradicating Sins
- WND, Vol. 1, page 444)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, August 12th, 2019
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
MYOHO WA "SHOJI NO TAIKAI" O
WATARI YUKERU TAISEN NARI.
IKKA KENZOKU O TSUTSUMI MAMORI
JORAKU GAJO NO TABI O EIEN NI!
DAIMOKU NI MASARU TSUIZEN NASHI.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YONO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKETAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1132)
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the direct heirs to this foundational spirit of the Daishonin, we, the mentors and disciples of Soka, have boldly spoken out for the sake of kosen-rufu and to actualise his ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.' That is why the three obstacles and four devils and the three powerful enemies have risen in our path. But we must never allow ourselves to be defeated by such devilish functions that seek to cast people into the depths of misery."
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the direct heirs to this foundational spirit of the Daishonin, we, the mentors and disciples of Soka, have boldly spoken out for the sake of kosen-rufu and to actualise his ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.' That is why the three obstacles and four devils and the three powerful enemies have risen in our path. But we must never allow ourselves to be defeated by such devilish functions that seek to cast people into the depths of misery."
Our Brilliant Human Revolution, A "Struggle of Words" Dedicated to Creating a More Peaceful World. April 26th, 2019 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released June 2019
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
MYOHO WA "SHOJI NO TAIKAI" O
WATARI YUKERU TAISEN NARI.
IKKA KENZOKU O TSUTSUMI MAMORI
JORAKU GAJO NO TABI O EIEN NI!
DAIMOKU NI MASARU TSUIZEN NASHI.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YONO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKETAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1132)
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