A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin teaches,
"(The reason that you have
survived until now
-- when so many have died was)
so that you would meet
so that you would meet
with this affair."*
Let our song of triumph resound
Let our song of triumph resound
right where each of us has
a unique mission to fulfil!
Let's chant daimoku
more strongly than ever
with our vow to achieve kosen-rufu!
*"You must simply make up your mind. Look at the world this year as a mirror. The reason that you have survived until now when so many have died was so that you would meet with this affair. This is where you will cross the Uji River. This is where you will ford the Seta. This will determine whether you win honour or disgrace your name."
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GOSEIKUN "KONO KOTO NI
AWAN TAME NARIKERI"
WAGA SHIMEI NO TENCHI NI
GAIKA O TODOROKASEYO!
KOFU SEIGAN NO INORI O TSUYOKU!
*"You must simply make up your mind. Look at the world this year as a mirror. The reason that you have survived until now when so many have died was so that you would meet with this affair. This is where you will cross the Uji River. This is where you will ford the Seta. This will determine whether you win honour or disgrace your name."
- "Reply to Yasaburล"
(WND, Vol.1, page 829)
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, teachers and country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Sunday, April 9th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, teachers and country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
- WND, Vol. 1, page 690)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Newspaper, April 9th, 2023
Monday, April 10th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One December [in 1955], my mentor, Josei Toda, said to me: 'Dai, you have to experience struggles in your life. Only by doing so can you understand faith and become a person of substance.'
Monday, April 10th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One December [in 1955], my mentor, Josei Toda, said to me: 'Dai, you have to experience struggles in your life. Only by doing so can you understand faith and become a person of substance.'
"We are confronted with obstacles precisely because we are moving forwards and making progress. It is by struggling with adversity and surmounting hardships that we grow stronger and more capable. And chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the most powerful tool for overcoming any challenge."
Towards 2030--To My Young Successors the Torchbearers of Justice, [33] Let's Sing an "Ode to Joy" of Life! Future Journal, 1st December, 2022, translation released February 2023
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GOSEIKUN "KONO KOTO NI
AWAN TAME NARIKERI"
WAGA SHIMEI NO TENCHI NI
GAIKA O TODOROKASEYO!
KOFU SEIGAN NO INORI O TSUYOKU!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
BUKKYO O NARAWAN MONO NO FUBO SHISHO KOKUON O WASURU BESHIYA KONO DAION O HOZEN NIWA KANARAZU BUPPO O NARAI KIWAME CHISHA TO NARADE KANAU BEKIKA
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
BUKKYO O NARAWAN MONO NO FUBO SHISHO KOKUON O WASURU BESHIYA KONO DAION O HOZEN NIWA KANARAZU BUPPO O NARAI KIWAME CHISHA TO NARADE KANAU BEKIKA
(New Gosho Zenshu page 212,
Gosho Zenshu page 293)
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