A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The keys to the development
of good relations and friendships
with the neighbours are:
-- "To sincerely chant for
the peace and prosperity
of our neighborhood,"
"To be courteous and
"To be courteous and
sensible in our daily actions"
and
"To maintain the spirit of helping
"To maintain the spirit of helping
and supporting each other."
Let's make every effort to
Let's make every effort to
develop warm priceless bonds
with everyone in our local community!
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear it firmly in mind."
(The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear it firmly in mind."
(The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith
- WND, Vol. 1, page 471)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Newspaper, June 7th, 2023
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin notes: 'One added to one becomes two, two becomes three, and so on to make ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or an asamkhya.* Yet "one" is the mother of all' (WND-1, 667).
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KINRIN YUKO NO YOTEI WA
"ANNON TO HANEI O INORU"
"RYOSHIKI YUTAKANA KODO"
"TASUKEAI NO SEISHIN"
CHIIKI NI ATATAKANA TAKARA NO KIZUNA O!
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin notes: 'One added to one becomes two, two becomes three, and so on to make ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or an asamkhya.* Yet "one" is the mother of all' (WND-1, 667).
"These words also remind me in particular of the tireless efforts of our members, Bodhisattvas Never Disparaging of Soka, who engage in sincere and openhearted dialogue day after day, with one person after another, in the spirit of showing the deepest respect for the Buddha nature of each individual."
Our Brilliant Human Revolution, Spreading the Light of Respect for the Dignity of Life through Dialogue, March 27th 2023 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released June 2023.
* Asamkyha: A numerical unit of ancient India used to indicate an exceedingly large number.
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KINRIN YUKO NO YOTEI WA
"ANNON TO HANEI O INORU"
"RYOSHIKI YUTAKANA KODO"
"TASUKEAI NO SEISHIN"
CHIIKI NI ATATAKANA TAKARA NO KIZUNA O!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO KYO O KIKI UKURU HITOWA OSHI MAKOTONI KIKI UKURU GOTOKUNI DAINAN KITAREDOMO OKUJI FUMO NO HITO WA MARE NARU NARI
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO KYO O KIKI UKURU HITOWA OSHI MAKOTONI KIKI UKURU GOTOKUNI DAINAN KITAREDOMO OKUJI FUMO NO HITO WA MARE NARU NARI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1544,
Gosho Zenshu page 1136)
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