A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, June 27th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Friendship is one of the
greatest treasures in life.
The more widely
The more widely
we cultivate our friendships,
the more enriched our lives
the more enriched our lives
and hearts become.
Let's meet! Let's talk!
Let's meet! Let's talk!
For the sake of our happiness
and theirs!
Sunday, June 27th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life. This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes
Sunday, June 27th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life. This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith. Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes."
(The Opening of the Eyes
- WND, Vol. 1, page 283)
Selection Source:
Selection Source:
Soka Gakkai member's experience,
Seikyo Newspaper, June 27th, 2021
Monday, June 28th,2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a letter to the lay nun Ueno, who sincerely persevered in faith, transforming her grief into compassion for others, the Daishonin writes: 'If there are a hundred or a thousand people who uphold this sutra [the Lotus Sutra], without a single exception all one hundred or one thousand of them will become Buddhas" (WND–1, 1099).
Monday, June 28th,2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In a letter to the lay nun Ueno, who sincerely persevered in faith, transforming her grief into compassion for others, the Daishonin writes: 'If there are a hundred or a thousand people who uphold this sutra [the Lotus Sutra], without a single exception all one hundred or one thousand of them will become Buddhas" (WND–1, 1099).
"'Without a single exception all…will become Buddhas'—these words encapsulate the ultimate humanism of Buddhism. Buddhist compassion excludes no one. We pray for the happiness of and shine a light on each person as someone whose life matters."
Our Brilliant Human Revolution, The Light of Happiness of Human Triumph, from the March 11th, 2021 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released May 2021
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YUJO WA SAIKO NO TAKARA DA.
OKIKU HIROGETA BUNDAKE
JINSEI MO KOKORO MO YUTAKA NI NARU.
AO! KATARO!
JITA TOMONO KOFUKU NO TAMENI!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINENNI BUKKAI NI ITARUBESHI TEN NO KAGO NAKI KOTO O UTAGAWAZARE GENSE NO ANNON NARAZARU KOTO O NAGEKAZARE WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIEDOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MINA SUTEKEN TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA WASURURU NARUBESHI
(Gosho Zenshu page 234)
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