A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
At home, work and in our districts,
let's especially treasure those
who are nearby to us!
With heartfelt words of gratitude,
let's cheerfully make progress!
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
So long as a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra remains unwavering in faith, free of all false alliances, entrusting themselves wholeheartedly to the Lotus Sutra and practising in accordance with the Buddha's golden words, they will without fail be able to prevent disaster and prolong their life in this present existence, to say nothing of in the life to come. Splendid recompense will be theirs, and they will fulfil their great vow to broadly proclaim and propagate the Lotus Sutra.
(Letter Sent with the Prayer Sutra
- WND-2, page 460)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper -
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
Saturday, February 4th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Abutsu-bo is therefore the treasure tower itself, and the treasure tower is Abutsu-bo himself. No other knowledge is purposeful'(WND-1, 299)."Here, the Daishonin tells Abutsu-bo, the letter's recipient, that each of us, just as we are, embody the Mystic Law, and that the treasure tower is none other than we who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This is the conclusion of the Daishonin's teachings, which is why he states: 'No other knowledge is purposeful.'
"Essentially, we are the treasure tower and the supreme object of devotion. The Gohonzon is the clear mirror of life that enables us to reveal our inner treasure tower. As such, the treasure tower exists wherever we are, and we can transform that place into a Land of Eternally Tranquil Light.* We have nothing whatsoever to worry about."
-- The New Human Revolution, Vol. 28, Great Path 4, translation released December 2022.
* Land of Tranquil Light: Also, Land of Eternally Tranquil Light. The Buddha land, which is free from impermanence and impurity. In many sutras, the saha world in which human beings dwell is described as an impure land filled with delusions and sufferings, while the Buddha land is described as a pure land free from these and far removed from this saha world. In contrast, the Lotus Sutra reveals the saha world to be the Buddha land, or the Land of Tranquil Light, and explained that the nature of a land is determined by the minds of its inhabitants.
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KATEI YA SHOKUBA, CHI'IKI DE
ENSURU HITO O TAISETSU NI!
KOKORO NOKOMOTTA
"KANSHA NO KOTOBA" DE
KAIKATSU NI SUSUMI YUKŌ!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HOKEKYŌ NO GYŌJA WA, SHINJIN NI TAITEN NAKU, MI NI SASHIN NAKU, ISSAI HOKEKYŌ NI SONO MI O MAKASETE KINGEN NO GOTOKU SHUGYŌ SEBA, TASHIKA NI GOSHŌ WA MŌSU NI OYOBAZU, KONJŌ MO SOKUSAI ENMEI NI SHITE SHŌMYŌ NO DAI-KAHŌ O E, KŌSEN-RUFU NO DAIGAN O MO JŌJU SUBEKI NARI.
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1786,
Gosho Zenshu page 1357)
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