A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nothing is a waste
Tuesday, October 30th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'm reminded of one episode that took place around 1950. I was visiting a family in Tsurumi, Yokohama, when the mother showed me a letter she had received from her son. He was in his mid-teens and had found work in another prefecture to help out with the family finances. He wrote that he was living in a room he shared with several others, making it difficult to do gongyo. He would therefore take his towel and soap and say he was going to the public bath, but actually climb the hill behind the house and do gongyo there.
" When I finished reading the letter, I immediately took up my pen. Wishing to convey to him the message 'You have a mission only you can fulfil! Don't give up!' I wrote the following:
"Friend, be strong,
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nothing is a waste
in our Buddhist practice.
By exerting ourselves
By exerting ourselves
for the sake of kosen-rufu,
we can transform
we can transform
any and every endeavour
into good fortune and benefit.
Let's live each and every day
accumulating indestructible
Let's live each and every day
accumulating indestructible
treasures of the heart!
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"if you recite these words of the daimoku once, then the Buddha nature of all living beings will be summoned and gather around you."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"if you recite these words of the daimoku once, then the Buddha nature of all living beings will be summoned and gather around you."
("Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man",
WND-l page 131)
Selection source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Newspaper:
Selection source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Newspaper:
October 29th, 2019
Tuesday, October 30th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'm reminded of one episode that took place around 1950. I was visiting a family in Tsurumi, Yokohama, when the mother showed me a letter she had received from her son. He was in his mid-teens and had found work in another prefecture to help out with the family finances. He wrote that he was living in a room he shared with several others, making it difficult to do gongyo. He would therefore take his towel and soap and say he was going to the public bath, but actually climb the hill behind the house and do gongyo there.
" When I finished reading the letter, I immediately took up my pen. Wishing to convey to him the message 'You have a mission only you can fulfil! Don't give up!' I wrote the following:
"Friend, be strong,
and stand up with courage!
I have faith in you,
In your sincere devotion.
Your arduous efforts at work
And your late-night studies--
They, too, are training for your life.
Embrace struggles with joy!
Your conviction, your passion,
are definitely known to the Buddha."
I have faith in you,
In your sincere devotion.
Your arduous efforts at work
And your late-night studies--
They, too, are training for your life.
Embrace struggles with joy!
Your conviction, your passion,
are definitely known to the Buddha."
The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, [1] The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu, 8. Fostering Successors Who Will Surpass Us. January 2018 Daibyaku-renge, translation released September 2019
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www..seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHINJIN NI MUDA WA NAI.
KOFU NO TAME NO KODO WA
SUBETE GA FUKUUN NI KAWARU.
KUZUREZARU KOKORO NO TAKARA O
TSUMI YUKU HIBI TARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IPPEN KONO SHUDAI O TONAE TATEMATSUREBA ISSAI SHUJO NO BUSSHO GA MINA YOBARETE KOKONI ATSUMARU"
("SHOGU MONDO SHO", Gosho Zenshu page498)
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www..seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHINJIN NI MUDA WA NAI.
KOFU NO TAME NO KODO WA
SUBETE GA FUKUUN NI KAWARU.
KUZUREZARU KOKORO NO TAKARA O
TSUMI YUKU HIBI TARE!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IPPEN KONO SHUDAI O TONAE TATEMATSUREBA ISSAI SHUJO NO BUSSHO GA MINA YOBARETE KOKONI ATSUMARU"
("SHOGU MONDO SHO", Gosho Zenshu page498)
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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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