A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, June 1st, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"You cannot strike fire from flint
if you stop halfway."*
-- Continuity in our faith
and practice is vital.
Vibrantly doing gongyo
Vibrantly doing gongyo
and chanting daimoku everyday,
let's advance cheerfully
let's advance cheerfully
and in high spirits!
*"Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from flint if you stop halfway."
*"Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from flint if you stop halfway."
- "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment"
(WND, Vol.1, page 319)
Thursday, June 1st, 2023
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The accepting and upholding of this original Law is expressed in the single word 'belief' or 'faith.' The single word 'belief' is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance."
(Emerging from the Earth chapter
"HI O KIRUNI,
YASUMINUREBA HI O EZU"
JIZOKU NO SHINJIN GA DAIJI DA.
HIBI NO GONGYO SHODAI DE
KAIKATSUNI SUSUMI YUKO!
Thursday, June 1st, 2023
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The accepting and upholding of this original Law is expressed in the single word 'belief' or 'faith.' The single word 'belief' is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance."
(Emerging from the Earth chapter
- OTT, page 119)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Newspaper, June 1st, 2023
Friday, June 2nd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter what obstacles rise before us, we share the most precious bonds of mutual support and encouragement with our fellow members. The steeper the road ahead, the more we encourage one another, bring forth our invincible life force and change all poison into medicine. That is the miraculous solidarity of our Soka people's movement."
Friday, June 2nd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter what obstacles rise before us, we share the most precious bonds of mutual support and encouragement with our fellow members. The steeper the road ahead, the more we encourage one another, bring forth our invincible life force and change all poison into medicine. That is the miraculous solidarity of our Soka people's movement."
Ascending a New Summit of Kosen-rufu Together, Let's advance on Our Triumphant Journey of Peace and Hope. January 4th, 2023 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2023.
"HI O KIRUNI,
YASUMINUREBA HI O EZU"
JIZOKU NO SHINJIN GA DAIJI DA.
HIBI NO GONGYO SHODAI DE
KAIKATSUNI SUSUMI YUKO!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO HONPO O JUJI SURUWA SHIN NO ICHIJI NARI GANPON NO MUMYO O TAIJI SURU RIKEN WA SHIN NO ICHIJI NARI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1047,
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO HONPO O JUJI SURUWA SHIN NO ICHIJI NARI GANPON NO MUMYO O TAIJI SURU RIKEN WA SHIN NO ICHIJI NARI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1047,
Gosho Zenshu page 751)
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