每日箴言
池田大作出版著作
5月 12日
也可以说，活着就是苦恼。向苦恼屈服，丧失希望，自暴自弃，人就会不幸。所以，只有铸就一颗坚强而博大的心，不向烦恼和苦难低头。
Daily Encouragement
Daisaku Ikeda's
May 12
Suffering is an inescapable part of being alive. Unhappiness is a result of being overcome by that suffering, losing hope and succumbing to despair. The only way to avoid that is to build a strong, expansive spirit that cannot be defeated by any hardship.
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*10 May 2022*
🌞Good afternoon Myo Ho friends!
🙏 Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo to you.
🙆♀️Together we encourage one other.
👋👋A"practitioner" Is One Who Takes Action.
💪🙏Our prayers will surely be answered without fail!
🙏✌️It is with such absolute confidence and practice that will change everything towards the positive direction.
📝Let's learn from Ikeda Sensei's
guidances.
🙏📖Gosho: (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, p 345)
🇧🇪Nichiren Daishoin ✍️
"Though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
👆"Point at the earth and miss it"; "bind up the sky"; "tides cease to ebb and flow" and "the sun rises in the west"
💁🏻♂️- THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN NEVER HAPPEN.
🙏🙏BUT Nichiren Daishonin CONFIDENTLY STATES here that even if it is possible for these impossible events to take place, IT COULD NEVER COME ABOUT THAT THE PRAYERS OF THE PRACTITIONER OF THE LOTUS SUTRA WOULD GO UNANSWERED.
💁🏻♀️In other words, the Daishonin teaches that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra constitutes the fundamental working of the Mystic Law of life that is even more certain than the workings of Mother Nature.
🤔Why is it that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra Will definitely be answered?
👉In the earlier portion of this Grosho, the
Daishonin states the reason as follows:
😇😇All Buddhas, bodhisattvas and heavenly beings feel a great sense of gratitude because they attained Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra.
🙏🙏To repay these debts of gratitude, they will certainly protect those who uphold the Lotus Sutra.
💙🙏❤️In this sense, earnest prayers offered by one who devotes his or her life for the great desire of kosen-rufu will resonate with the rhythm of the great universe, manifest the Buddha nature
that resides in one's life and even change the environment surrounding one.
😇🙏"A practitioner of the Lotus Sutra" is a person who practises in accord with the Daishonin's teachings and takes action based on strong faith in the Gohonzon.
👉🛎Therefore, chanting aimlessly and simply waiting for one's prayers to be
answered without taking any action is never the Way of a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra.
🙏📿💪Only by offering prayers and taking courageous action for the sake of kosenrufu can one make the impossible possible."
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🌞Good afternoon Myo Ho sisters
🙏 Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo to you.
🙆♀️Together we encourage one other.
Hardship is a perfect opportunity for one's human revolution.
🇧🇪Ikeda Sensei's encouragement :
💁💁🏻♀️💁🏻♂️"Even if you should have some unpleasant or painful experience, overcome it by devoting yourself to a strict practice of gongyo and daimoku and vigorously advancing your activities for kosen-rufu. 👋👋This in itself is a way of life - based upon Buddhahood and strong faith."
📝Let's learn from Ikeda Sensei's
guidances.
🙏Daishonin says: "There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other.
🙏Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat." (WND, p 637)
💁🏻♂️In other words, when the three obstacles and four devils appear, it is important to regard it as a great opportunity to expand our life state and challenge them head on.
🛎It is important to note that the three obstacles and four devils cannot themselves create difficult and unfortunate circumstances, which arise from our own karma and actions.
💁🏻♀️The function of the three obstacles and four devils is basically that of delusions and earthly desires that deceive us into thinking that difficult or unfortunate
circumstances is due to our practice of faith or that our faith has no power to stop or overcome such sufferings.
💁They are functions within and without our lives that seek to weaken and eventually stop our practice of faith.
🙇🙇♂️🙇♀️In other words, karma and sufferings will manifest in our lives whether we practice Buddhism or not.
The three obstacles and four devils will make use of such sufferings and difficulties to deceive us and destroy our faith.
🙏📿The only way to defeat the three
obstacles and four devils is to continue chanting daimoku and bring forth our wisdom and life force to gain victory over our difficulties.
In this way, our faith is deepened with each obstacle.
🇧🇪SGI President Ikeda says in his guidance,
🙏💪"Faith enables one to defeat the three obstacles and tour devils.
Herein lies 'the noble path of human revolution'.
😇🙏For this reason, when the raging storms of the three obstacles and four devils arises, it is the pertect opportunity for one to transform one's karma and to attain the life state of Buddhahood where one can enjoy absolute happiness."
👋👋Let us challenge ourselves to defeat all negative forces that obstruct the movement of kosen-rufu based on the faith imbued with the spirit of the oneness of mentor and disciple."
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's take appropriate action
with lightening speed
each time we receive informationor communications that need passing on.
A leader's earnest resolve
greatly inspires everyoneto break down the wall of obstacles
facing us.Sincere actions are first and foremost,
let's take the lead in such actions.
Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"when one resolves to break free from the sufferings of birth and death and attain Buddhahood, one will inevitably encounter seven grave matters known as the three obstacles and four devils, just as surely as a shadow follows the body and clouds accompany rain."
(Letter to Misawa
- WND, Vol. 1, page 894)Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, May 11th, 2022Thursday, May 12th, 2022---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----"'The "Thus Come One" is the living beings of the threefold world [this Saha world]. When we look at these living beings through the eyes of the "lifespan" chapter [of the Lotus Sutra], we can see and understand the true aspect of these beings who in their original states possess the Ten worlds [the life states from hell through Buddhahood].
-From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, p.127.
"All people possess the innate life state of Buddhahood. Transcending all differences such as race, ethnicity or gender, we can each illuminate and manifest our true nature, revealing our unique character and potential just like the 'cherry, plum, peach and damson' (cf.OTT, 200).
"Let's pave the way towards a world where everyone can vibrantly give expression to their individuality, shining in their own true way. As global citizens of Soka, let's make efforts where we are now to create a harmonious global family of humankind that highly values equality and diversity."
Towards a Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings. Creating a World That Values Diversity, February 16th, 2022 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2022.
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12th May. Daily Guidance By Daisaku Ikeda:
Having the ability to advance, to press forward and make progress is proof of one's humanity. Even just one or two steps are sufficient. Even just one or two millimetres. The important thing is to be certain to advance each day. One who does so is a person of victory and a person of glory. 🙏🏻
5月12日，池田先生今日指导：
唯有前进、进步才是人的证明，一步两步、一毫米两毫米也好，每天一定保持前进的人，是 " 胜利之人 " 、" 光荣之人 " 。 🙏🏻
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12th May. DAILY GOSHO
Thus, encountering this sutra is as rare as the blossoming of the udumbara flower, which occurs but once in three thousand years, or the one- eyed turtle finding a floating piece of sandalwood, which happens only once in innumerable, boundless kalpas.
Suppose one were to place a needle in the earth point up and throw down tiny mustard seeds at it from the palace of the great king Brahma in the heavens. One could sooner impale a mustard seed on the point of a needle in this way than encounter the daimoku of the Lutus Sutra. 🙏🏻
The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
5月12日，御书圣训：
献给您的每一天。
能 值 遇 此 经 之 事，譬 为 三 千 年 一 开 之 优 昙 华，无 量 无 边 劫 一 遇 之 一 眼 龟 。较 之 立 针 于 大 地 之 上，自 大 梵 天 王 宫 投 一 芥 子，欲 使 其 贯 针 尖，值 遇 法 华 经 题 目 犹 难 于 此 。
《法华经题目抄》
能够遇上这经典，比起遇上三千年才开花一次的优昙华，或一眼龟在无量无边劫中才遇上栴檀木一次，还要难能可贵 。遇上法华经的题目，比起在大地上竖立一枝针，再从大梵天王宫掷出芥子，令芥子穿插于针尖上还要困难 。 🙏🏻
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Today's Gosho: 779
"Being filial toward one's father and mother means that though a parent may act unreasonably or speak in a tone of ill will, one never shows the slightest anger or looks displeased. One never in any way disobeys a parent; is always mindful of providing a parent with all manner of good things, and if this happens to be impossible, in the course of a day one at least smiles twice or thrice in their direction."
Nichiren Daishonin (WND2, 636)
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5月12日
青年是核心
只要有一位青年，座谈会就能有所改变。
即使不能准时抵达，但赶去参加也会让气氛完全不同。
何况没有比以青年为核心、热闹的座谈会更明朗愉快。
我也从青年部時代起，为了召开能让大家感到"真庆幸有来参加"的聚会，唱题时想着每位的面容，祈求他们能来参加，做好准备。
从青年部的行动，掀起会议革命。
学会的崭新前进也从这行动开始。
《勝利的人學》
池田大作
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〈御義口傳〉
原文（御書826頁）
一念盡億劫之辛勞，本来無作三身，念念生起。所謂南無妙法蓮華經，是精進行也。
白话
倘能在一念之中竭尽億劫的辛勞，致力自行化他的實践，本来自身具有的無作三身這佛生命就會在每一瞬间中显现。所谓南無妙法蓮華經，就是精進的修行。
信仰的基本
信行学
池田大作
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堕入不幸深淵
若拾法華經而作念佛者，是如高峰之石，滚落谷底。空中之雨，降落地下。須思必堕大阿鼻地狱無疑！
一一致南條兵衞七郎書（小松原法難抄）、御書一五七八頁
【大意】
捨棄法華經的信心，而去信仰念佛的人，就好像山頂上的石頭落向深谷，天上的雨降在地上一様，必然會堕入無間地獄。
【詳解】
這節御文教示；離開御本尊的人生，就是地獄的人生。這里所说的念佛者，是指信仰其他錯誤的本尊，錯誤的思想，将形成有損於自身生命，跌入不幸深谷的"因"。
與三大秘法的御本尊境智冥合的生活，合乎宇宙的節拍，其人必進入所願满足的人生旅程，這是很多前輩體驗證實的事。堅定信仰法華經的人，充滿生命力，歡喜洋溢，智慧輝耀。
可是，要是受到恶緣牵動，那就很可怕了，稍一不順，就想離開妙法，這種念頭湧現時，不啻是自斷妙法清流，掩埋生命至寳。在自己還未發覺之時，魔已潛伏在生命之中。
在魔的連番進攻之下，生命力逐漸衰弱，歡喜、前進的意欲與希望消失無蹤，生命内祗剩下貪、瞋、癡三毒横溢，掩蓋了原本清淨的光輝生命。要知道，譏毁妙法的心一強盛，就會偏離清淨生命的"故鄉"，斷絶善業，堕入惡業深重的地獄。
褔運已盡的人，像滾落的石頭，由失敗的人生斜坡一直滾向無底深淵。生命的境界是件不可思議的事。恶業深重的人，身陷谷底，無論怎麽挣扎，也爬不到豐裕的人生道路。與此相對，以佛界為根本，則是明朗、豐裕、前進、向上、希望的人生。没有比捨棄御本尊、離開妙法的心更可怕的事了。這些，都是因為不知道佛法的偉大才產生的悲剧。
有的人衹為了一點小问题，就想放棄信心，希望铭記在心，我们的责任就是好好照顧這些人。
《今日發心》
（二）
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5月12日 平庸的生活使人感到一生不幸，波澜万丈的人生才能使人感到生存的意义。 一一 池田大作
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