Chanting Growers Group

[PassTheDoobie]

"If you think the Law is outside yourself, you are embracing not the Mystic Law."

(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 3) Selection source: The New Human Revolution, Seikyo Shimbun, January 12th, 2013

 

[iConnex]

"Now is the time to challenge yourselves wholeheartedly for kosen-rufu. Strive in your activities with the spirit of shouldering full responsibility for the SGI. That is the way to your own personal human revolution.

"Who are the greatest victors in life? Those in the spotlight? No. It is those who have attained spiritual victory. They are the true and eternal victors."

SGI Newsletter No. 8671, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (22) Advance with “Brave Faith, ” from 15th July, 2012 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 14th Nov. 2012

Hey PassTheDoobie!

It's really a touching paragraph....

Im moved..

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"It makes no difference if the practitioner himself is lacking in worth, defective in wisdom, impure in his person, and lacking in virtue derived from observing the precepts. So long as he chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they will invariably protect him."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 345) Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, November 19th, 2012

I HAPPEN TO KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE!

T

 

[PassTheDoobie]

All of the challenges that we take on for the sake of kosen-rufu are perfect pportunities for us to change our karma. With the momentum created by chanting vibrant daimoku,
let's take action! Let's create a new chapter in our own personal history!

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Brimming with life force,
let's do our utmost to hearten and inspire everyone!
Let's inspire our fellow members
with the type of encouragement
that deeply moves them to stand up
and say, "Yes! Let's advance!"

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is directed towards our human revolution. We don’t just sit and wait for people or circumstances to change. Through our own powerful inner resolve, we change ourselves and seek to exert a positive effect on our environment and all those around us."

SGI Newsletter No. 8690, Bringing the Sun of Time without Beginning to Shine in Our Lives, from the January 2013 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated 17th Dec. 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, December 24th, 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"We are trailblazers, heroic individuals paving new paths forward. With the heart of a lion king, let’s each elevate our state of life, help others form a connection with the Daishonin’s Buddhism, foster capable people for kosen-rufu, and triumphantly open a new age of Soka.

"'Sharing a vow
from the remote past—
let us once again this year
resolutely build
a great citadel of victory.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 8690, Bringing the Sun of Time without Beginning to Shine in Our Lives, from the January 2013 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated 17th Dec. 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

Let's take the initiative in greeting other people.
Just a few caring words of concern
can open the door to other's hearts.
Brimming with a fresh vibrant and youthful spirit,
let's energetically start the new year!

Daisaku Ikeda

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"And yet, 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."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's New Year's message, Seikyo Shimbun, January 4th, 2013

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"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, Vol.1, page 681) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 15th 2012

 

[CrazyDog]

Wise and sincere words. We must always value our selves and be aware of the "seeking approval" tendencies that many of us exhibit in our lives.

excuse me if I do not speak English well. how many beautiful words in this 3d

 

[PassTheDoobie]

excuse me if I do not speak English well.

You speak English beautifully! We are here together from all over the world! How cool is that? How mystic must be our connection!

FORWARD!!!

Bowing in humble obeisance,

Thomas

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Speaking of the power of praise, the Daishonin writes: 'The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its colour; the more a sword is whetted, the sharper it will become' (WND-1, 673). Let us praise and encourage the innate goodness and talent of children, which are like gold or a fine sword. I hope you will search out each child’s strengths and the areas where they are challenging themselves, sincerely praising them whenever the opportunity presents itself."

SGI Newsletter No. 8681, Encouragement for Soka Educators (2) Creating a New Age of Education Where Teacher and Student Grow Together—Part 2 [of 3], from the 2nd Feb., 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 30th Nov. 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Wishing our partners would practise Buddhism is the natural expression of our concern for happiness in the family. But arguing about religion and allowing it to become a source of conflict is counterproductive. The important thing is to remember our original intent — our partner’s happiness. We should reach out to our partner with words and actions filled with love and kindness. That’s the Buddhist way."

SGI Newsletter No. 8636, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 4, Bastion of Capable People 54, translated 25th Sep, 2012

 

[iConnex]

You speak English beautifully! We are here together from all over the world! How cool is that? How mystic must be our connection!

FORWARD!!!

Bowing in humble obeisance,

Thomas

Always nice words Doobie
you have all my respect!

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"The 'great vow' refers to the propagation of the Lotus Sutra."

(The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 82) Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, September 28th, 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"The great omens of the “Supernatural Powers” chapter foretold that the essence of the Lotus Sutra would spread widely after the Buddha’s demise, when the two thousand years of the Former and Middle Days of the Law had passed and the Latter Day of the Law had begun."

(On Omens, Writings the Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 646) Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, September 26th, 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

"Those who remain true to their beliefs and refuse to compromise with the powers that be are sure to be caught up in storms of persecution. A true reformer is able to withstand the onslaught of such persecution."

SGI Newsletter No. 8623, The New Human Revolution Vol. 25: Chap. 4, Bastion of
Capable People 38, translated 21st Sep. 2012

 

[PassTheDoobie]

The inviolable rules of dialogue
are to "listen" carefully,
"respect" what the other person has to say
and always have the attitude to want to "learn" from them.
Let's become people of sincerity and earnestness!

Daisaku Ikeda