What Can Cause Society and the World to Bloom Fragrantly?

A translation of President Ikeda's “To My Friends”

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
– TO MY FRIENDS –
This Buddhism is a ray of hope for people.
It is the sun that dispels all the darkness.
Let's live out our lives with strong conviction that we
will definitely establish happiness no matter what
happens!

*The sun impartially illuminates everything. Likewise, the
Buddhism of the sun illuminates the lives of all people
equally: it turns the life of each person into a 'field of
good fortune' of the Mystic Law, and it causes society and
the world to bloom fragrantly with 'human flowers' of the
Mystic Law.

The goals of the Buddhism of the sun are human revolution,
the establishment of the correct teaching for the peace of
the land, the worldwide kosen-rufu.
(The World of Nichiren Daishonin's Writings, Volume 4, page 28)

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
— DAILY GOSHO —
“Let us discuss the question at length.”

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
Land - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 6)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's speech, Seikyo
Shimbun, July 22nd, 2008

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
—- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —-
“True disciples are willing to take on hardship or
persecution in their mentor's stead. For instance, when
Mr. Toda accompanied Mr. Makiguchi to prison, he prayed:
“I am still young, but Mr. Makiguchi is old. May my mentor
be released from prison as soon as possible. It doesn't
matter how long I stay here, but let my mentor go free
right away!” This was his deep and fervent prayer day and
night. ”

“The essence of Buddhism is found in the spirit of
striving with the same commitment as the mentor. If this
rigorous spirit is lost, the very foundation of Buddhism
will be destroyed. Therefore, those who genuinely seek to
carry on the correct teaching of Buddhism must always
remember to maintain this spirit and take action based on it. ”

SGI Newsletter No. 7581, SGI President Ikeda's Special
Study Article from the May 2008 issue of the
Daibyakurenge. Translated on Friday, June 4, 2008

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by
clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html

—WAGATOMO NI OKURU —
KONO BUPPO WA
KIBO NO SHOKO
YAMI O YABURU TAIYO DA.
DAIKAKUSHIN NO JINSEI O!
DANJITE KOFUKU O HIRAKE!

– KYO NO GOSHO –
“SHIBASHIBA DANWA O ITASAN”

(Gosho Zenshu, page 17)