Transcript Win

LEARNING from the WRITINGS
The HOPE-FILLED
TEACHINGS of
NICHIREN DAISHONIN
SGI PRESIDENT IKEDA’S LECTURE SERIES
“Winter Always Turns To
Spring”
Buddhism is the Foremost Ally of
Those Who Are Suffering
• Myoichi and her husband upheld Nichiren’s
teachings despite harsh persecutions.
• Those suffering the greatest hardships can
gain the greatest happiness.
Shakyamuni’s Final Wish:
Leading Ajatashatru Toward
Enlightenment
• People often swing from joy to sorrow
depending on circumstances.
• Regret, complaint and discontent can lead
to stagnation. Maintain pure, courageous
faith to keep moving forward.
• Human revolution is about creating lives of
absolute freedom, to expand one’s life-state
to embrace all hardships and sorrows.
Winter Always Turns to Spring:
Our Attainment of Buddhahood
is Assured
• Those who uphold the Mystic Law never fail
to become Buddhas.
• Those who chant Nam-myo-renge-kyo have
an important mission to also help others
actualize true happiness.
The Trials of Winter Bring Forth
Flowers of Victory
• Only by overcoming trials can we savor
victory in life.
• When striving in faith, the three obstacles
and four devils will arise. Buddhahood is
achieved through struggle against such
obstacles.
• Winning comes from challenging ourselves
most during the hardest times, confident of
victory and the achievement of kosen-rufu.
Great “Ordinary People”
Dedicated to the Mystic Law
• Despite loss of their fief, Myoichi and her
husband remained steadfast in faith.
• Ordinary people who always base
themselves on faith in the Mystic Law can
enter the eternally abiding state of
Buddhahood.
The Bonds of Mentor and
Disciple Are Eternal
• The mentor and disciple bond endures
throughout the three existences.
• This bond is forged by striving together to
overcome great obstacles to realize kosen-rufu.
• The Soka Gakkai is experiencing a springtime
of benefit because of all efforts made based on
the joint struggle of mentor and disciple.
President Ikeda’s Poem
Around the World,
the sun rises
brightlythe Mystic Law
the key to radiant happiness.
Material Available Online
• Go to website below
• http://www.sgi-usa-southbaycc.org/regionstudy.htm
• Click on “2009 Buddhist Learning Review Activities
(SPC)”
• Choose January 2009