A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, April 7th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin writes,
"You must not spend your lives in vain
and regret it for ten thousand years to come."
With this in mind,
engage with the spirit that
"This is the battle,
unique to my own circumstances
that only I can fight!"
Without regret! Without fear!
Uphold your noble vow
for kosen-rufu!
* "The Problem to Be Pondered
Night and Day"
WND-1, page 622
Friday, April 7th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Even an individual at cross purposes with himself is certain to end in failure. Yet a hundred or even a thousand people can definitely attain their goal, if they are of one mind.
(Many in Body, One in Mind
- WND-1, page 618)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper
- Friday, April 7th, 2023
Saturday, April 8th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said that the essence of faith is to keep pressing ever forwards with the firm conviction that whatever happens in time 'will serve to further spread the teachings of the Lotus Sutra.' (WND-1, 990) In just that manner we Soka mentors and disciples have turned every challenge that has assailed us into an opportunity to greatly expand our movement for kosen-rufu and develop our lives. We have overcome every obstacle with our powerful belief in changing poison into medicine. Confident that we will win without fail, we have made even greater efforts to help others form and deepen their connections to Nichiren Budhism and have gone on to achieve fresh dynamic growth. And we must continue to triumph over all in exactly the same way in the future."
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"ISSHŌ UMUNASHIKU SUGOSHITE
BANZAI KUYURU KOTO NAKARE"*
WATASHI NI SHIKA DEKINAI TATAKAI O
KŌFU NO DAIGAN O KAKAGETE!
*New Gosho Zenshu page 1324,
Gosho Zenshu page 970
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HITORI NO KOKORO NAREDOMO, FUTATSU NO KOKORO AREBA, SONO KOKORO TAGAITE JŌZURU KOTO NASHI. HYAKUNIN SENNIN NAREDOMO, HITOTSU KOKORO NAREBA, KANARAZU KOTO O JŌZU.
(New Gosho Zenshu page 2054,
Gosho Zenshu page 1463)
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