"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring."
(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 536) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 25th, 2008
* "Faith in the Lotus Sutra means bravely making our way through the winters of adversity. By taking on the arduous task of changing our karma, we are able to greet the spring and build happiness and good fortune in our lives. Therefore, we must not avoid the trials of winter. If we have the courage to face winter's challenges, then we can advance boundlessly towards the wonderful springtime of attaining Buddhahood and achieving kosen-rufu.
"The Lotus Sutra teaches the importance of surmounting life's winters. And the Daishonin assures us: 'Winter always turns to spring.' Our continuous effort to transform winter into spring is the fundamental path for achieving unsurpassed fulfilment and growth in our lives, By advancing with all our might on this path, we can open the way to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime and enjoy a glorious, spring-like state of being that will shine with immeasurable good fortune and benefit across the three existences of past, present, and future." (Learning from the Gosho: The Hope-filled Writings Of Nichiren Daishonin by SGI President Ikeda, SGI Newsletter No. 7521)
(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 536) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, April 25th, 2008
* "Faith in the Lotus Sutra means bravely making our way through the winters of adversity. By taking on the arduous task of changing our karma, we are able to greet the spring and build happiness and good fortune in our lives. Therefore, we must not avoid the trials of winter. If we have the courage to face winter's challenges, then we can advance boundlessly towards the wonderful springtime of attaining Buddhahood and achieving kosen-rufu.
"The Lotus Sutra teaches the importance of surmounting life's winters. And the Daishonin assures us: 'Winter always turns to spring.' Our continuous effort to transform winter into spring is the fundamental path for achieving unsurpassed fulfilment and growth in our lives, By advancing with all our might on this path, we can open the way to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime and enjoy a glorious, spring-like state of being that will shine with immeasurable good fortune and benefit across the three existences of past, present, and future." (Learning from the Gosho: The Hope-filled Writings Of Nichiren Daishonin by SGI President Ikeda, SGI Newsletter No. 7521)