A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, December 1st, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A refreshing greeting
is the first important step
towards building trust.
Even on a busy day,
let's try to develop good connections
with each person
we come in contact with,
constantly thinking
"this is an encounter which
might never come again!"
Sunday, December 1st, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."
(Flowering and Bearing Grain
- WND, Vol. 1, page 909)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 1st, 2019
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a letter to Shijo Kingo, who was facing enormous difficulties, the Daishonin says: 'I have been ceaselessly praying for your sake to the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha, and the god of the sun, for I am convinced that you are a person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra" (WND – 1, 839).
"The light of the Daishonin's profound compassion brightly illuminated the life of his disciple, awakening in his innermost being—'the depths of the Dharma nature' (OTT, 119)—the awareness of a joyously emerging Bodhisattva of the Earth.
"Inheriting the Daishonin's spirit, we chant for and encourage our fellow members, believing that each is 'a person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra' and a Bodhisattva of the Earth. We are united by our bonds of shared purpose."
October Editorial, Make the Brilliant Light of Encouragement Shine, October Daibyakurenge, translation released November 2019.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU KOSO
SHINRAI O KIZUKU DAIIPPO DA.
ISOGASHII HIBI NO NAKA DEMO
ICHIGO ICHIE NO OMOI DE
ZEN-EN O MUSUBI YUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 900)
Sunday, December 1st, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A refreshing greeting
is the first important step
towards building trust.
Even on a busy day,
let's try to develop good connections
with each person
we come in contact with,
constantly thinking
"this is an encounter which
might never come again!"
Sunday, December 1st, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."
(Flowering and Bearing Grain
- WND, Vol. 1, page 909)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 1st, 2019
Monday, December 2nd, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a letter to Shijo Kingo, who was facing enormous difficulties, the Daishonin says: 'I have been ceaselessly praying for your sake to the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha, and the god of the sun, for I am convinced that you are a person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra" (WND – 1, 839).
"The light of the Daishonin's profound compassion brightly illuminated the life of his disciple, awakening in his innermost being—'the depths of the Dharma nature' (OTT, 119)—the awareness of a joyously emerging Bodhisattva of the Earth.
"Inheriting the Daishonin's spirit, we chant for and encourage our fellow members, believing that each is 'a person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra' and a Bodhisattva of the Earth. We are united by our bonds of shared purpose."
October Editorial, Make the Brilliant Light of Encouragement Shine, October Daibyakurenge, translation released November 2019.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU KOSO
SHINRAI O KIZUKU DAIIPPO DA.
ISOGASHII HIBI NO NAKA DEMO
ICHIGO ICHIE NO OMOI DE
ZEN-EN O MUSUBI YUKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 900)
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If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
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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/
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Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
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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
http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
And if you are looking for back editions of To My Friends click on...
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
To unsubscribe from this group send an email to:
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