A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Saturday, June 5th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now's the time to help spread
the ties people have with Buddhism.
With light joyful steps,
let's go see this friend
and that friend.
Let's have conversations
Let's have conversations
where we can share this
great philosophy of happiness.
Saturday, June 5th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."
(The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra
- OTT, page 214)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, June 5th, 2021
Sunday, June 6th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Prayer is a solemn act that is uniquely human. It is an expression of one's innermost being, its power profound and unfathomable.
Sunday, June 6th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Prayer is a solemn act that is uniquely human. It is an expression of one's innermost being, its power profound and unfathomable.
"A Lotus Sutra passage states: "They [practitioners] will enjoy peace and security in their present existence and good circumstances in future existences" (LSOC5, 136). This means that our present situation will improve and we will attain everlasting happiness without fail. Our prayers not only empower us to solve our immediate problems, but also spur our growth and help us lead lives dedicated to the happiness of others.
"This is the fundamental power of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. And it is the purpose of our daily practice of gongyo and chanting daimoku."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, "The True Aspect of All Phenomena"—Take the Lead in Spreading the Philosophy of Respect for the Dignity of Life! June 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge - Monthly Soka Gakkai study journal, translation released April 2021.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
BUTSUEN O OKIKU
MUSUBI HIROGERU TOKI DA!
ASHIDORI KAROYAKANI
ANO TOMO KONO TOMO E.
KOFUKU NO TETSUGAKU O KATARU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSANO SANJIN NENNENNI OKORU NARI IWAYURU NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 790)
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