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Chanting Growers Group (2013-∞)
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Thank you guys so much. I have been reading these passages for some time and prospering from them for even longer.
As a self taught gardener I have learned almost completely through my failures. My only teachers have been the authors I read and the post by you green thumbs.
I can say that the positivity and the good vibes I get from these forum posts are real and have helped me through tough times, in and out of the garden.
So once again thank you sincerely.
Thank you guys so much. I have been reading these passages for some time and prospering from them for even longer.
As a self taught gardener I have learned almost completely through my failures. My only teachers have been the authors I read and the post by you green thumbs.
I can say that the positivity and the good vibes I get from these forum posts are real and have helped me through tough times, in and out of the garden.
So once again thank you sincerely.
Spring is here,
the season for truly taking action!
Let’s make a serious effort to talk with others and
share what this Buddhism is about.
Keeping in mind that it is important to always
stay safe and accident-free, wherever we go,
let's have a meaningful and value-creating day
each and every day!
Daisaku Ikeda
the season for truly taking action!
Let’s make a serious effort to talk with others and
share what this Buddhism is about.
Keeping in mind that it is important to always
stay safe and accident-free, wherever we go,
let's have a meaningful and value-creating day
each and every day!
Daisaku Ikeda
“As UNHCR’s efforts to show the human face of refugees suggests, our awareness of people belonging to different religions or ethnicities can be transformed through direct contact and conversation with even one member of that group. Such an encounter can bring into view an entirely new and different ‘landscape.' By engaging in open and frank dialogue, we are able to see things that had been hidden from view, and the world begins to appear in a warmer, more human light.
“In September 1974, in the midst of heightened Cold War tensions, I decided to ignore the voices of criticism and opposition in order to visit the Soviet Union for the first time. The belief that motivated me was this: We don’t need to fear the Soviet Union so much as we need to fear our ignorance of the Soviet Union.
"Conflict and tension do not in themselves render dialogue impossible; what builds the walls between us is our willingness to remain ignorant of others. This is why it is crucial to be the one to initiate dialogue. Everything starts from there.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda’s Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
“In September 1974, in the midst of heightened Cold War tensions, I decided to ignore the voices of criticism and opposition in order to visit the Soviet Union for the first time. The belief that motivated me was this: We don’t need to fear the Soviet Union so much as we need to fear our ignorance of the Soviet Union.
"Conflict and tension do not in themselves render dialogue impossible; what builds the walls between us is our willingness to remain ignorant of others. This is why it is crucial to be the one to initiate dialogue. Everything starts from there.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda’s Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
"The benefits to be gained by reciting the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo are great indeed."
(On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - WND, Vol. II, page 229)
(On Reciting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - WND, Vol. II, page 229)
Those who overcome their weaknesses
are the true victors.
Aiming towards achieving
the goals and targets we have set ourselves,
let’s make every possible effort to advance,
even if it is just a single step!
Let’s create a new history of our own!
Daisaku Ikeda
are the true victors.
Aiming towards achieving
the goals and targets we have set ourselves,
let’s make every possible effort to advance,
even if it is just a single step!
Let’s create a new history of our own!
Daisaku Ikeda
“The power to move people at the deepest level is not found in formulaic assertions or dogma, but in words that issue from a person’s experience and carry the weight of that lived reality. Exchanges conducted in such language can mine the rich veins of our common humanity, bringing back to the surface glistening spiritual riches that will illuminate human society. This is the conviction that has supported me over the years as I have conducted dialogue with people of different cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.
"It is indeed in the encounter between people whose paths in life have differed that our eyes are opened to vistas that would not otherwise have been visible. It is in the resonance of people encountering each other in the fullness of their humanity that the melodies of a new creative energy unfold.
“This is the true significance of dialogue: It can serve as a treasure house of possibilities, a dynamo for the creation of history.
"Sharing time and space together in dialogue. . . The friendship and trust nurtured through the committed pursuit of this process can form the basis for a solidarity of ordinary citizens working to resolve global issues and bring into being a peaceful world.
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda’s Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
"It is indeed in the encounter between people whose paths in life have differed that our eyes are opened to vistas that would not otherwise have been visible. It is in the resonance of people encountering each other in the fullness of their humanity that the melodies of a new creative energy unfold.
“This is the true significance of dialogue: It can serve as a treasure house of possibilities, a dynamo for the creation of history.
"Sharing time and space together in dialogue. . . The friendship and trust nurtured through the committed pursuit of this process can form the basis for a solidarity of ordinary citizens working to resolve global issues and bring into being a peaceful world.
SGI Newsletter No. 9357, SGI President Ikeda’s Peace Proposal commemorating the 41st SGI Day, January 26th, 2016, Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace, translation released 22nd Feb., 2016
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume I, page 681)
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume I, page 681)
Happiness in This World
Happiness in This World
THERE is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The sutra reads, “. . . where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.”(1) How could this passage mean anything but the boundless joy of the Law? Surely you are included among the “living beings.” “Where” means Jambudvīpa, and Japan lies within Jambudvīpa. Could “enjoy themselves at ease” mean anything but that both our bodies and minds, lives and environments, are entities of three thousand realms in a single moment of life and Buddhas of limitless joy?(2) There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by “peace and security in their present existence and good circumstances in future existences.”(3) Though worldly troubles may arise, never let them disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even sages or worthies.
Drink sake only at home with your wife, and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.
With my deep respect,
Nichiren
The twenty-seventh day of the sixth month in the second year of Kenji (1276), cyclical sign hinoe-ne
Reply to Shijō Kingo
Background
In the third month of 1275, about one year before this letter was written, Nichiren Daishonin warned Shijō Kingo, his loyal samurai follower who was an early convert, that as a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra he must be prepared to meet further difficulties and hardships.
In the present work, the Daishonin explains the nature of true happiness. It lies, he says, in chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Suffering is unavoidable, he adds, encouraging Shijō Kingo to “regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens.” The Daishonin emphasizes that this is the way to experience “the boundless joy of the Law,” or the state of Buddhahood.
Notes
1. Lotus Sutra, chap. 16. The full passage reads, “This, my land, remains safe and tranquil, constantly filled with heavenly and human beings. The halls and pavilions in its gardens and groves are adorned with various kinds of gems. Jeweled trees abound in flowers and fruit where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.”
2. “The Buddha of limitless joy” is the eternal Buddha who derives limitless joy from the Law.
3. Lotus Sutra, chap. 5.
Happiness in This World
THERE is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The sutra reads, “. . . where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.”(1) How could this passage mean anything but the boundless joy of the Law? Surely you are included among the “living beings.” “Where” means Jambudvīpa, and Japan lies within Jambudvīpa. Could “enjoy themselves at ease” mean anything but that both our bodies and minds, lives and environments, are entities of three thousand realms in a single moment of life and Buddhas of limitless joy?(2) There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by “peace and security in their present existence and good circumstances in future existences.”(3) Though worldly troubles may arise, never let them disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even sages or worthies.
Drink sake only at home with your wife, and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.
With my deep respect,
Nichiren
The twenty-seventh day of the sixth month in the second year of Kenji (1276), cyclical sign hinoe-ne
Reply to Shijō Kingo
Background
In the third month of 1275, about one year before this letter was written, Nichiren Daishonin warned Shijō Kingo, his loyal samurai follower who was an early convert, that as a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra he must be prepared to meet further difficulties and hardships.
In the present work, the Daishonin explains the nature of true happiness. It lies, he says, in chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Suffering is unavoidable, he adds, encouraging Shijō Kingo to “regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens.” The Daishonin emphasizes that this is the way to experience “the boundless joy of the Law,” or the state of Buddhahood.
Notes
1. Lotus Sutra, chap. 16. The full passage reads, “This, my land, remains safe and tranquil, constantly filled with heavenly and human beings. The halls and pavilions in its gardens and groves are adorned with various kinds of gems. Jeweled trees abound in flowers and fruit where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.”
2. “The Buddha of limitless joy” is the eternal Buddha who derives limitless joy from the Law.
3. Lotus Sutra, chap. 5.
Respectful dialogue is the key to understanding perspectives that are not our own. Agreement is much less important than understanding.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
The key to the expansion of dialogue
is to be a very good listener!
From our sincere caring attitude towards listening to others,
strong bonds of trust and friendship are developed.
Let’s become someone who can speak with wisdom!
Daisaku Ikeda
is to be a very good listener!
From our sincere caring attitude towards listening to others,
strong bonds of trust and friendship are developed.
Let’s become someone who can speak with wisdom!
Daisaku Ikeda
"Everyone has a mission. We were born because we have a mission. That’s why we must live our lives and persevere through all.
“…The crucial thing is to never give up in that process. As you struggle and strive to find your way, please chant, think, study, talk with friends, and tackle the things you need to do now. If you continue to challenge yourself without giving up, you will come to see the mission that is yours and yours alone to accomplish.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9366, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, 17.3 You Are All Precious Individuals with a Special Mission, translation released 8th March, 2016
“…The crucial thing is to never give up in that process. As you struggle and strive to find your way, please chant, think, study, talk with friends, and tackle the things you need to do now. If you continue to challenge yourself without giving up, you will come to see the mission that is yours and yours alone to accomplish.”
SGI Newsletter No. 9366, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, 17.3 You Are All Precious Individuals with a Special Mission, translation released 8th March, 2016
"In the light of the above points, this shows my followers, cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by day and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come."
(The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day - WND, Vol. I, page 622)
(The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day - WND, Vol. I, page 622)
Bud! I blew it this morning. Had our call planned then got so many others that by the time I got back to it, I'm sure you were in bed. Will call in your evening between seven and eight, if that will work. If you get the chance, please confirm.
Much love and deepest respect,
T
Much love and deepest respect,
T
When we make every possible effort
to fulfil our vow for kosen-rufu,
we’re able to muster the courage and strength
to face all kinds of obstacles in our lives
and at the same time
shatter the negative forces
we are confronted with.
Let’s make great strides on our chosen path
with a never retreating spirit!
Daisaku Ikeda
to fulfil our vow for kosen-rufu,
we’re able to muster the courage and strength
to face all kinds of obstacles in our lives
and at the same time
shatter the negative forces
we are confronted with.
Let’s make great strides on our chosen path
with a never retreating spirit!
Daisaku Ikeda
"Only those who have experienced the harshness of winter can truly know the joy of spring. The same is true of life.
"The Swiss philosopher Carl Hilty (1833–1909) asserted: 'What joy is, is essentially known only to those who have suffered much. Others know only pleasure, which is in no way similar.’[1] Those who haven’t experienced suffering cannot know real joy—how true that is!”
SGI Newsletter No. 9366, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, 17.4 Seeking Out Challenges for Self-Development in One’s Youth, translation released 8th March, 2016
[1] Translated from German. Carl Hilty, “Glück im Unglück” (Happiness amid Misfortune), Neue Briefe (New Letters), (Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, 1906), p. 57.
"The Swiss philosopher Carl Hilty (1833–1909) asserted: 'What joy is, is essentially known only to those who have suffered much. Others know only pleasure, which is in no way similar.’[1] Those who haven’t experienced suffering cannot know real joy—how true that is!”
SGI Newsletter No. 9366, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, 17.4 Seeking Out Challenges for Self-Development in One’s Youth, translation released 8th March, 2016
[1] Translated from German. Carl Hilty, “Glück im Unglück” (Happiness amid Misfortune), Neue Briefe (New Letters), (Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, 1906), p. 57.
