* Apologies for the length of today's mail but hope you can spare just a few extra minutes to read some very important and encouarging words...
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Moderate physical activity
enhances our immune system,
helps prevent disease
helps prevent disease
and maintains our physical stamina.
With "Faith for Health and Long Life,"*
let's be active today also!
*The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai:
With "Faith for Health and Long Life,"*
let's be active today also!
*The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai:
1) Faith for a Harmonious Family
2) Faith for Achieving Happiness
3) Faith for Overcoming Obstacles
4) Faith for Health and Long Life
5) Faith for Absolute Victory
**Mr. Makiguchi asserted: "The main requirement for happiness is good health. And activity is key to good health." This was his firm conviction. The SGI is a spiritual oasis. Being active in the pursuit of kosen-rufu together with our fellow members nourishes our lives, infusing us with energy that boosts our health and life force, and is a source of happiness.
(Ref: SGI President Ikeda's Lecture Series, The Buddhism of the Sun Illuminating the World)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."
(Happiness in This World
Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."
(Happiness in This World
- WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Oct. 22nd, 2020
Friday, October 23rd, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Since childhood, I, Nichiren, have never prayed for the secular things of this life but have single-mindedly sort to become a Buddha. Of late, however, 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 Hero of the World")
Friday, October 23rd, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Since childhood, I, Nichiren, have never prayed for the secular things of this life but have single-mindedly sort to become a Buddha. Of late, however, 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 Hero of the World")
"The Daishonin begins the above passage stating that he has never prayed for his own mundane concerns but only single-mindedly sought to become a Buddha. His life was a series of struggles against obstacles and persecutions arising from his efforts to teach and spread the Mystic Law for the happiness of all people in the Latter Day, in accord with his wish to enable himself and others to attain Buddhahood.
"'A person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra' refers to a disciple who, taking the Daishonin's words deeply to heart, battles difficulties based on the Mystic Law, just as the Daishonin did. 'The soul of the Lotus Sutra" is the teaching of universal enlightenment that is the sutra's essence. 'A person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra' is therefore someone who dedicate their life to propagating this principle. A disciple who stands up with the same great vow and spirit as the Daishonin can ensure the eternal transmission of the Law.
"That is why, the Daishonin says, he continues to pray earnestly for the triumph of such a disciple. The triumph of the disciple is the triumph of the mentor and of Buddhism."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [52] To My Friends of Each Division Engaged in Our Shared Struggle—Part 6 [of 6], The Disciple's Victory Is the Victory of the Mentor and of Buddhism. From the August 2019 edition of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released August 2020
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TEKIDONI KARADA O UGOKASU KOTOWA
JIKO MENEKIRYOKU O TAKAME
BYOKI YOBO TAIRYOKU IJI NI.
"KENKO CHOJU NO SHINJIN" DE
KYO MO GENKI NI OGOKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NAMMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA IYOIYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)
-- http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
TEKIDONI KARADA O UGOKASU KOTOWA
JIKO MENEKIRYOKU O TAKAME
BYOKI YOBO TAIRYOKU IJI NI.
"KENKO CHOJU NO SHINJIN" DE
KYO MO GENKI NI OGOKO!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NAMMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA IYOIYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)
Please let us know if you see any mistakes or have any questions!
It is possible to contact us on
sjlmg28@gmail.com
particularly if you want us to add someone!
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo/c50616d5-5b25-4906-8723-bffa2136b64cn%40googlegroups.com.
No comments:
Post a Comment