November 23rd-30th, 2020
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin reminds us,
"Be even more careful than usual."*
By taking good care of our health,
first and foremost,
and at the same time by trying to stay
and at the same time by trying to stay
absolutely safe,
let's victoriously complete this year
let's victoriously complete this year
filled with value!
Faith does indeed manifest itself
Faith does indeed manifest itself
in our daily lives.
* Gosho: WND-2, page 731
* Gosho: WND-2, page 731
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If a person cannot manage to cross a moat ten feet wide, how can he cross one that is a hundred or two hundred feet?"
(The Actions of the
Votary of the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 766)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Nov. 23rd, 2020
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"November 18th is the day that Mr. Makiguchi died in prison (in 1944), never surrendering to the oppression of Japan's militarist authorities in his selfless dedication to propagating the Mystic Law.
"Even though he was unjustly arrested and imprisoned, his faith remained unshaken. During his 16-month incarceration, he wrote to his family: 'The hardships we are undergoing now are small and inconsequential compared to those encountered by the Daishonin.'* And in his personal copy of the Daishonin's writings, he had marked the passage from 'The Opening of the Eyes,' 'Here I will make a great vow' (WND-1, 280), with double underlining and written 'Great Vow' in large red characters in the margin.
"Our founding spirit lies in making a vow.
"No matter what the circumstances, Mr. Makiguchi never abandoned the vow he made on founding our organisation—a vow to bring happiness and peace to all humankind. However fiercely the storms of adversity assailed him, he continued to advance bravely and vigorously, driven by the firm conviction that they were 'no more than dust before the wind' (cf. WND-1, 280)."
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"November 18th is the day that Mr. Makiguchi died in prison (in 1944), never surrendering to the oppression of Japan's militarist authorities in his selfless dedication to propagating the Mystic Law.
"Even though he was unjustly arrested and imprisoned, his faith remained unshaken. During his 16-month incarceration, he wrote to his family: 'The hardships we are undergoing now are small and inconsequential compared to those encountered by the Daishonin.'* And in his personal copy of the Daishonin's writings, he had marked the passage from 'The Opening of the Eyes,' 'Here I will make a great vow' (WND-1, 280), with double underlining and written 'Great Vow' in large red characters in the margin.
"Our founding spirit lies in making a vow.
"No matter what the circumstances, Mr. Makiguchi never abandoned the vow he made on founding our organisation—a vow to bring happiness and peace to all humankind. However fiercely the storms of adversity assailed him, he continued to advance bravely and vigorously, driven by the firm conviction that they were 'no more than dust before the wind' (cf. WND-1, 280)."
Our Brilliant Human Revolution, Seikyo Newspaper Nov. 16th, 2020, translation released Nov. 18th, 2020, SGI Newsletter No.10642
* Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo Zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), vol. 10 (Tokyo: Daisanbunmei-sha, 1987), p. 278.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"KOKORO NI FUKAKI
YOJIN ARUBESHI"
KENKO DAIICHI ZETTAI MUJIKO DE
JUJITSU NO ICHINEN O KACHI KAZARE!
"SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU" NAREBA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ICHIJO NO HORI O KOENU MONO JUJO NIJUJO NO HORI O KOU BEKIKA"
(Gosho Zenshu page 912)
-- http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"KOKORO NI FUKAKI
YOJIN ARUBESHI"
KENKO DAIICHI ZETTAI MUJIKO DE
JUJITSU NO ICHINEN O KACHI KAZARE!
"SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU" NAREBA.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ICHIJO NO HORI O KOENU MONO JUJO NIJUJO NO HORI O KOU BEKIKA"
(Gosho Zenshu page 912)
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