A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, August 11th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now that it is
homecoming season,*
we have the chance
to make meaningful connections
with friends and family
that we don't normally
get to see.
Let's use this opportunity
this summer,
using seasonal cards, etc.
to deepen friendships
and trust!
* Japanese people in the middle of August make a point
of going back to their hometowns for about a week to see parents and other relatives and to visit their ancestors graves.Friday, August 11th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a "diligent" practice.
(The Essential Passage in Each of
the Twenty-eight Chapters
of the Lotus Sutra - OTT, page 214)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Shimbun
- Friday, August 11th, 2023
Saturday, August 12th 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin goes on to note that people's hearts may change with the passing of time. Though one may profess faith now, that determination may diminish or be forgotten later, he says. That is why he stresses the importance of timely and decisive action. One person standing up and taking action will inspire another to revitalise their life, and that person will initiate a new dialogue, in an ever-growing ripple effect."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [89] A People-Centred Religion—Transmitting the Philosophy of Respect for Life to the Future, Activate People's Innate Goodness, from the Daibyakurenge, Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, September 2022, translation released June 2023
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KISEI NO SEASON.
HIGORO AENAI TOMO YA SHINSEKI TO
YŪIGINA KŌRYŪ NO KIKAI NI.
KISETSU NO TAYORI NADO MO KATSUYŌ SHI
YŪJŌ TO SHINRAI FUKAMERU NATSU O!
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
ICHINEN NI OKUGŌ NO SHINRŌ O TSUKUSEBA, HONRAI MUSA NO SANJIN NENNEN NI OKORU NARI. IWAYURU NAM-MYŌHŌ-RENGE-KYŌ WA SHŌJINGYŌ NARI.
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1099,
Gosho Zenshu page 790)
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