My heart is full of Joy! 我心充滿喜悅! Oct 2013

Hi

 

tonight my sister and I arrived at the SGI Toronto cultural centre in Caledon - 1 1/2 hrs from Toronto to attend a Chinese training course for four days.  this is the main purpose of my coming to Canada - to attend this conference.

 

加拿大硏修會

 

今天我和妹妹來到加樂登中文硏修會，參加四天的中文硏修.

到達後我心充滿喜悅。這中心是池田會長送給加拿大會友的禮物. 會址非常漂亮，寛敞，設備完善，更有美麗的住宿套房。

我深覺得能有機會參加真是很大的福運。我心存感激。

 

i can still remember that back in 1996, when I  attended this conference for the first time , I was feeling low, having had yet another broken relationship,  and my life was at its rock bottom.  with continual effort in our Buddhist practice, now, my life has been completely transformed.

 

as I arr at the centre at about 7.30 pm, my heart was full of joy. this centre had been donated by president Ikeda.  it's beautiful, clean, smart, spacious with nice accommodation for participants, and lots of comfortable meeting areas for members to share and encourage each other. (pls see photos)

 

its such a GREAT fortune to me to be able to attend this training course.

 

會議主題是: 

成佛幸福路
功德如花開

 

the theme of this meeting is

 

 "if you follow the fortune path to Buddhahood:

 your  benefits will be like blossoming flowers"

 

after chanting, the leader read to us President Ikea's message and I am sharing a couple of sentences which are so meaningful and encouraging:

 

"regardless of the situation you are in, its important to keep pressing forward with courageous faith.  Always live your life in bright spirits with stout-hearted optimism.  Faith is thegreatest driving force for victory in life.

 

Those who uphold the Mystic Law (nam myo ho renge kyo) can create the most glorious history when faced with themost severe trials and hardships"

 

以下是池田會長賀詞中​的鼓勵:

 

在人生旅途上，我們會遇上煩惱之幽，和逆境之山。這就是為何我們在途中遇到任何苦難時，也要決意要抱持著永不敗退的堅毅之心

will share more with you soon.  have to go to bed now.  tomorrows wake up call is 7.15 am, but I so much look forward to all events forthcoming.

cheers and good night.

lydia