A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, February 4th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Hardships become our strength,
Worries become wisdom,
Sadness becomes kindness.
To those with courage and perseverance,
the springtime of happiness definitely comes.
Friday, February 4th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal.
(Reply to Kyō'ō - WND-1, page 412)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - Friday, February 4th, 2022
Saturday, February 5th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'We must exert ourselves in faith, filling our beings with daimoku, the very life of the Daishonin; we must engrave it in our hearts and imbue our lives with it day after day, so that all our activities turn into acts of compassion.'"
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [70] Everything Begins with Prayer Infused with the Shared Vow of Mentor and Disciple, Imbuing Our Lives with Buddhahood, from the February 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released December 2021.
- To be continued tomorrow! And for a while…
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KUROU WA "CHIKARA" NI
NAYAMI WA "CHIE" NI
KANASHIMI WA "YASASHISA" NI NARU.
YUUKI TO NINTAI NO HITO NI
KOUFUKU NO HARU WA KANARAZU OTOZURERU.
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SHISHI-OU WA, ZENSAN GOICHI TO MOUSHITE, ARI NO KO O TORAN TO SURU NIMO, MATA TAKEKIMONO O TORAN TO SURU TOKI MO, IKIOI O IDASU KOTO WA, TADA ONAJIKI KOTO NARI.
(Gosho Zenshu page 1124, New Gosho Zenshu page 1632)
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