* Apologies for the delay we have been encountering some unforeseen techno-problems. We will be sending you 2 days worth of To My Friends in the next hour or so. Hopefully that should bring us back up to speed. All the best ...
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.
Friday, August 18th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS –
The Daishonin writes,
"Those who can take faith
in the sutra
are persons who have acquired
many blessings through
actions in the past."*
With joy and gratitude
in our hearts
at having encountered
this Buddhist practice,
let's boldly share this faith
with others!
*"On the Protection of the Nation"
(WND-2, page 142)
Friday, August 18th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
(On Attaining Buddhahood
in This Lifetime
- WND-1, page 4)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - Friday, Aug. 18th, 2023
Saturday, August 19th 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda offered this guidance for advancing kosen-rufu: 'Introducing Buddhism to others one-to-one is the unchanging formula for realising kosen-rufu. It is also a formula that accords completely with democratic ideals. It may seem a painstaking course, but it is the surest way forwards. One wave stirs another, eventually creating a thousand, then ten thousand waves. That's how kosen-rufu is achieved.
— WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"KONO KYŌ O SHINZURU WA
SHUKUEN TAKŌ NARI"
BUPPŌ NI MEGURIAETA
YOROKOBI TO KANSHA O MUNE NI
DŌDŌ TO SHINNEN NO KATARAI O!
(New Gosho Zenshu page 430, Gosho Zenshu page 71)
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE, NICHIYACHŌBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI. IKA YŌ NI SHITE KA MIGAKU BEKI. TADA NAM-MYŌHŌ-RENGE-KYŌ TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O, KORE O MIGAKU TO WA IU NARI.
(New Gosho Zenshu page 317,
Gosho Zenshu page 384)
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