Thursday, November 10th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism expounds,
"Like the lotus flower in the water"*.
Like the lotus flower that blooms
unsullied by the muddy waters in
which it grows,
let's live out our lives
which it grows,
let's live out our lives
by fulfilling our unique missions
in reality,
full of hardships.
In such a life,
full of hardships.
In such a life,
a large flower of happiness
is most certain to bloom!
*When we become lotuses, we can change the muddy swamp of earthly desires into joyous enlightenment. The "Emerging from the Earth" chapter describes the Bodhisattvas of the Earth as being "like the lotus flower in the water". As Bodhisattvas of the Earth, we dwell in the "swamp" of society; we certainly do not seek to escape from reality. And what's more, our lives are in no way stained or tainted by society. Why is this? It is because we never forget our mission.
(ref. The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NYORENGE ZAISUI" NO BUPPO DA.
DORONUMA NI SAKU HASU NO YONI
KUNAN OKI GENJITSU NO NAKA DE
WAGA SHIMEI NI IKINUKO.
SOKONI KOFUKU NO TAIRIN GA!
-- *When we become lotuses, we can change the muddy swamp of earthly desires into joyous enlightenment. The "Emerging from the Earth" chapter describes the Bodhisattvas of the Earth as being "like the lotus flower in the water". As Bodhisattvas of the Earth, we dwell in the "swamp" of society; we certainly do not seek to escape from reality. And what's more, our lives are in no way stained or tainted by society. Why is this? It is because we never forget our mission.
(ref. The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra
by Daisaku Ikeda, Vol. 3)
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When one comes to realise and see that each thing—the cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson—in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three bodies, then this is what is meant by the word ryō, "to include" or all-inclusive."
(The Immeasurable Meanings Sutra,
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When one comes to realise and see that each thing—the cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson—in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three bodies, then this is what is meant by the word ryō, "to include" or all-inclusive."
(The Immeasurable Meanings Sutra,
OTT, page 200)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Newspaper, November 10th, 2022
Friday, November 11th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Continuing to encourage members to the best of our ability creates a powerful groundswell for kosen-rufu."
Friday, November 11th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Continuing to encourage members to the best of our ability creates a powerful groundswell for kosen-rufu."
The New Human Revolution, Vol. 28, Songs of Kosen-rufu, 54, translation released October 2022.
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NYORENGE ZAISUI" NO BUPPO DA.
DORONUMA NI SAKU HASU NO YONI
KUNAN OKI GENJITSU NO NAKA DE
WAGA SHIMEI NI IKINUKO.
SOKONI KOFUKU NO TAIRIN GA!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
OBAITORI NO KOKO NO TOTAI O ARATAMEZU SHITE MUSA NO SANJIN TO KAIKEN SUREBA KORE SUNAWACHI RYO NO GI NARI
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
OBAITORI NO KOKO NO TOTAI O ARATAMEZU SHITE MUSA NO SANJIN TO KAIKEN SUREBA KORE SUNAWACHI RYO NO GI NARI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1090,
Gosho Zenshu page 784
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