A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, February 21st, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those who continuously learn
and try to improve themselves
will never experience deadlock!
Our unceasing daily efforts to study
Our unceasing daily efforts to study
(the philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism)
strengthens our hearts and minds
to never be defeated by difficulties
and gives us the power and ability
to encourage our friends.
Sunday, February 21st, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
Sunday, February 21st, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. 1, page 217)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 21st, 2021
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'We are carrying out a great revolution. It is not a revolution waged by military force or political power. It is a non-violent revolution—a human revolution. That is the true revolution.'
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'We are carrying out a great revolution. It is not a revolution waged by military force or political power. It is a non-violent revolution—a human revolution. That is the true revolution.'
"The grand goal of worldwide kosen-rufu ultimately starts with engaging in dialogue with the person in front of us.
"Our efforts to talk with others about Nichiren Buddhism will shine throughout eternity as the brilliant legacy of the struggle shared by mentor and disciple that accords with the law of life."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [58] Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [0f 5], Worldwide Kosen-rufu Starts with the Person in Front of Us, February 2020 issue of Daibyaku Renge, translation released December 2020
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MANABI TSUZUKERU KOJO NO HITO WA
KESSHITE IKIZUMARANAI!
TAYUMANU HIBI NO KENSAN GA
KONNAN NI MAKENAI KOKORO O HAGUKUMI
TOMO O HAGEMASU CHIKARA TO NARU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHI GUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1338)
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