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A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, February 28th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Continuation" is what's important.
It's through continuously
and steadily practicing our faith
for the sake of the happiness
for the sake of the happiness
of our friends and
for achieving kosen-rufu
that we elevate
that we elevate
our own life condition and
unfold a greater life state.
Patiently and unceasingly,
Patiently and unceasingly,
let's continue to move forwards!
Sunday, February 28th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
Sunday, February 28th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime
- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 28th, 2021
Monday, March 1st, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even though the Soka Gakkai's founder and first president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi 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.
Monday, March 1st, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even though the Soka Gakkai's founder and first president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi 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 abandon 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 vigourously, driven by the firm conviction that they were "no more than dust before the wind" (cf. WND – 1, 280)."
Our Brilliant Human Revolution, Keeping Our Founding Spirit Alive Forever, from the November 16th issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released February 2021.
* 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/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"KEIZOKU" GA DAIJI DA.
TOMO NO TAME KOFU NO TAME
JIMICHINA JISSEN O KASANERU NAKA DE
MIZUKARA NO KYOGAI MO HIRAKARERU.
ASERAZU TAYUMAZU ZENSHIN!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 384)
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