* There was a mistake in the "Daily Encouragement" yesterday where the word "whole" should have been "all." Our apologies.
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, February 19th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Please be careful
of snow and ice on the ground
due to lower temperatures
in the early morning!
Because temperatures will rise
as the day goes by,
be prepared for
large fluctuations in temperature
and make sure to
take care of your health!
Friday, February 19th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat, while secular authority is based on the principle of reward and punishment. For this reason, a Buddha is looked up to as the Hero of the World, while a king is called the one who rules at his will.
(The Hero of the World
- WND-1, page 835)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - Friday, Feb. 19th, 2021
Saturday, February 20th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a 1970 interview published by the Mainichi Newspaper (one of Japan's leading daily newspapers), British historian Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) replied to questions from Japanese readers. It was a few years before my dialogue with him (which took place in 1972-73). In that interview, a reader asked what the world's suffering children could turn to for spiritual support and sustenance. Dr. Toynbee replied that all human beings, whether rich or poor, faced the same sufferings — mental and physical pain, the inevitability of death, the loss of loved ones and so on. These sufferings are part of the essence of human existence, he said, asserting his belief that it was religion that could relieve them. He then added that by religion, he didn't mean doctrines or rights, but rather love and consideration for the well-being of fellow human beings. Without following and believing in some form of religion that enables people to liberate themselves from the fetters of the ego, he concluded, life becomes difficult to endure for everyone.*
"In our dialogue, Dr. Toynbee also stressed the importance of establishing respect for human dignity, which he said can only come about when compassion and love govern people's actions."**
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [58] Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [0f 5], Love and Consideration for Others, February 2020 issue of Daibyaku Renge, translation released December 2020
* Translated from Japanese. Arnold Toynbee, Toinbee to Anata no Taiwa (Dialogue between You and Toynbee), edited by Yoshitaka Hoshino (Tokyo: Mainichi Newspaper, 1971), pp. 186–88. (Published only in Japanese)
** Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda, Choose Life: A Dialogue (London: I.B.Tauris, 2007), p. 342.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ASAGATA NO HIEKOMI TO
SEKISETSU, ROMEN TOUKETSU NI CHUUI!
NICCHUU NO KION JOUSHOU NADO
OOKI NA KANDANSA MO SOUTEI SHI
TAICHOU KANRI O KOKORO GAKEYOU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SORE BUPPOU TO MOUSU WA SHOUBU O SAKI TOSHI, OUHOU TO MOUSU WA SHOUBATSU O MOTO TO SERI, YUE NI HOTOKE O BA SEOU TO GOUSHI OU O BA JIZAI TO NAZUKE TARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1165)
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