Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Everyone is precious,
(each with our own)
-- different capabilities and talents.
When new people's strengths
When new people's strengths
are recognised and developed,
new energies and forces are created.
By warmly encouraging each person,
new energies and forces are created.
By warmly encouraging each person,
one at a time,
let's advance together
let's advance together
so that every one of us
makes dynamic progress!
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Be that as it may, commit yourself to the Lotus Sutra and have faith in its teachings. You must not only believe in them yourself but also encourage others to do the same, so that you may save those who were your parents in all your past existences."
(Persecution by Sword and Staff
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ZEN IN GA TAKARA NO JINZAI DA.
"ATARASHII HITO" GA NOBIREBA
"ATARASHII CHIKARA" GA UMARERU.
HITORI HITORI NI HAGEMASHI O OKURI
MINA GA YAKUDO SURU ZENSHIN O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TONIKAKUNI HOKEKYO NI MI O MAKASE SHINZE SASE TAMAE TONO TONO ICHININ NI KAGIRU BEKARAZU SHINJIN O SUSUME TAMAITE KAKO NO FUBO TO O SUKUWASE TAMAE
(Gosho Zenshu page 1557, New Gosho Zenshu page 1891)
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Be that as it may, commit yourself to the Lotus Sutra and have faith in its teachings. You must not only believe in them yourself but also encourage others to do the same, so that you may save those who were your parents in all your past existences."
(Persecution by Sword and Staff
- WND, Vol. 1, page 964)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 2nd, 2022
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""The third pillar is prayers infused with the vow of mentor and disciple.
"Mentor and disciple praying with a shared vow for kosen-rufu is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism.
"In 'The Eight Winds,' the Daishonin instructs Shijo Kingo to lead the life of a worthy person – namely, a person of wisdom—through not being swayed by the eight winds* that obstruct Buddhist practice…. He particularly stresses the importance of mentor and disciple being of one mind when surmounting adversity and transforming karma.
"The prayers of mentor and disciple united in spirit are invincible.
"Concretely speaking, this means chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a seeking spirit, asking oneself what one's mentor would do, and resolving that now is the time to stand up as a disciple."
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""The third pillar is prayers infused with the vow of mentor and disciple.
"Mentor and disciple praying with a shared vow for kosen-rufu is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism.
"In 'The Eight Winds,' the Daishonin instructs Shijo Kingo to lead the life of a worthy person – namely, a person of wisdom—through not being swayed by the eight winds* that obstruct Buddhist practice…. He particularly stresses the importance of mentor and disciple being of one mind when surmounting adversity and transforming karma.
"The prayers of mentor and disciple united in spirit are invincible.
"Concretely speaking, this means chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a seeking spirit, asking oneself what one's mentor would do, and resolving that now is the time to stand up as a disciple."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [70] Everything Begins with Prayer Infused with the Shared Vow of Mentor and Disciple, The Essence of Nichiren Buddhism, from the February 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released December 2021.
- To be continued tomorrow! And for a while…
* Eight winds: Eight conditions that prevent people from advancing along the right path to enlightenment. According to The Treatise on the Stage of Buddhahood Sutra, the eight winds are prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering and pleasure. People are often swayed either by their attachment to prosperity, honour, praise and pleasure (collectively known as the "four favourable winds"), or by their aversion to decline, disgrace, censure and suffering (the "four adverse winds").
* Eight winds: Eight conditions that prevent people from advancing along the right path to enlightenment. According to The Treatise on the Stage of Buddhahood Sutra, the eight winds are prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering and pleasure. People are often swayed either by their attachment to prosperity, honour, praise and pleasure (collectively known as the "four favourable winds"), or by their aversion to decline, disgrace, censure and suffering (the "four adverse winds").
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ZEN IN GA TAKARA NO JINZAI DA.
"ATARASHII HITO" GA NOBIREBA
"ATARASHII CHIKARA" GA UMARERU.
HITORI HITORI NI HAGEMASHI O OKURI
MINA GA YAKUDO SURU ZENSHIN O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TONIKAKUNI HOKEKYO NI MI O MAKASE SHINZE SASE TAMAE TONO TONO ICHININ NI KAGIRU BEKARAZU SHINJIN O SUSUME TAMAITE KAKO NO FUBO TO O SUKUWASE TAMAE
(Gosho Zenshu page 1557, New Gosho Zenshu page 1891)
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