A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, December 24th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's treasure the conversations
we have with our family.
Let's listen closely
to what our children
are thinking and feeling
and praise them
for their efforts and achievements!
During this winter vacation,
let's strengthen the bonds
between parents and children
by deepening our relationship
with them!
Friday, December 24th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered.
(On Prayer - WND-1, page 345)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 24th, 2021
Saturday, December 25th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Denmark was the first stop on my first visit to Europe in 1961. On the day of my arrival, a youth division leader from Japan came to see me. He was an engineer in Europe on business and had taken time out of his schedule to do so. I was delighted by his seeking spirit.
"I shared these words of Nichiren Daishonin with him: 'You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come' (WND–1, 622). Now is your time, I encouraged him, to undertake the work that is yours alone, to forge yourself as a person and accumulate eternal good fortune. He responded to my call and joined with fellow members to create a great mountain range of capable individuals in Hiroshima, the city of peace and the entire Chukoku region.
"When imbued with prayer, a single encounter, a single conversation with just one person can produce immeasurable value."
Our Journey of Mentor and Disciple Shining with Hope and Victory, Expanding Our Circle to Embrace Many New Friends, from the October 5th, 2021 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released December 2021.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAZOKU NO KATARAI O TAISETSU NI.
WAGA KO NO OMOI O UKETOME
SONO GANBARI O TATAEYOU!
FUYU YASUMI NO KAKAWARI O TOOSHITE
OYAKO NO KIZUNA O SARA NI TSUYOKU!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURU TOMO OOZARU O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARI TOMO, SHIO NO MICHI'INU KOTO WA ARI TOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURU TOMO, HOKEKYOU NO GYOUJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU
(Gosho Zenshu page 1351)
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