讓信心發揮最高效力的十個重點 April 2016

（1） 信心 : 信心是最重要的要素。

（2） 使命: 我的使命是自己幸福，同時也幫助別人得到幸福。最後的結果就是世界和平。

（3） 目標: 透過御本尊的力量，只要是合理的事情，沒有不成的。我設定大目標，然後勇往直前。

（4） 決意: 我決意作人性改革﹗  我決意絕不放棄﹗  我決意現在就採取正確的行動﹗

（5） 題目: 我要唱「震撼宇宙」的題目﹗我每天都要盡心竭力多唱題目﹗在為大目標奮鬥時，唱題必定是我的首要工作。

（6） 採取行動: 我為自己和別人的生命採取行動。我會以勇敢的﹑持續不懈的行動證明我很在意我設定的目標。

（7） 教學: 教學是 SGI 的靈魂。我會研讀日蓮大聖人的著作。我會訂閱 SGI 的刊物。我會參加 SGI 的教學活動。

（8）和別人分享佛法: 在 SGI 修行佛法，我覺得很榮幸和幸運。和別人分享妙法等於是分享無價之寶。

（9） 和別人分享自己的體驗: 我願意和別人分享我信心的體驗以及我的決意。

（10） 終生持續修行: 心願和目標達成時，我絕不會鬆懈信心的修行。我會繼續改革自己生命中不好的部份。我會盡全力支持 SGI。

紅眼和黑眼 Nov 2015

很久沒和大家通訊了，因為我去了多國旅行。現在我想與您分享下面的故事：

青光眼

幾年前，我被診斷出患有青光眼, 於是我請一位是朋友的眼科醫生替我診治。當時為了控制病情她介紹我用我一種眼藥水。

眼藥水

然而，這眼藥水令我的眼睛很痛，很乾及很紅，我看著像吸血鬼！當我向她抱怨此事，她說：“這樣的眼藥水只有三種類型，而另外兩個會給你更差的副作用。”所以我唯有繼續使用這種眼藥水。

雖然對她不滿與，但我不知道向誰求助。今年早些時候，我發現我開始有很難看的黑眼圈。我以為黑眼圈是由於不良的腎功能。

好啦，紅色的眼睛和眼睛周圍的黑色圓圈像我看起來像吸血鬼和 熊貓:(

變毒為藥

今年八月，我知道我將會開始一個長時間的旅遊，我決定去找她再次接受檢查。

奇怪的是在我去她診所前一小時，我打算開車時，發覺車子竟然不能啟動!!!!   由 於沒有車，我不能去檢查，我試圖打電話給這名醫生，但被告知，她被訂滿，無法在我離開之前見我

因為我迫切需要一個檢查，我開始叫我所有的朋友推薦一位好醫生，幸運的是我約到了一個專家可以在第二天看我。

當我告訴專科醫生我的情況,及他用很多先進儀器給我檢查後，他說：我在過去幾年看的醫生其實是他的學生，他並說治療青光眼的藥水很多,不可能只有三種，。你一直在使用的一種是不符合亞洲人用的，它會有很多副作用，包括你的眼睛周圍的黑眼圈。於是他介紹了另外一種眼藥水給我。

我聽到之後是如此的高興。用了新的眼藥水之後，從那時起我的眼睛再紅和黑色圓圈也消失了。

我想說的是，有時候我們無法獲得或做我們認為是對我們有好處的東西，請不要氣餒。我對gohonzon的信心和佛教的信仰實踐告訴我，如果我沒有得到我想要的，也許這是對我們不好的，但是我們要確信將到來會得到最好的結果。

有趣的是，因為我無法啟動我的車去看第一個醫生是一個跡象表明她不適合我，我被迫換醫生，這竟然是正是我需要的。

Red eyes black eyes Nov. 2015

my dear friends and family,

long time no see.  Haven't written for a while cause i am travelling  again. I would like to share the following story with you:

Glaucoma

A few years ago I was diagnosed with glaucoma and have been seeing an eye doctor who is also a friend.  At that time she gave me eye drops which are supposed to control the situation.

Eyedrops

However  this eyedrops made my eyes sore, dry  and very red, and I looked like Dracula!   When I complained to her about this, she said: "there are only three types of eye drops available, and the other two will give you worse side effects."  So i thought i had no choice and continued to use this eye drops.

I had not been very happy with her but  I didnt know who to turn to.  Earlier in the year, I found I started to have black circles around my eyes.   I thought the black circles were due to poor kidney functions.  

There i was, with red eyes like DRACULA and black circles around eyes like a PANDA :(

Turn Poison into Medicine

In August, knowing that I will be on an extended trip, I decided to go to her again for a check up.

I was given a last minute appointment before I left Sydney.  Strangely enough an hour before my appointment when i went into my car, it could not start !!!!  With no car I could not make the appointment, I tried to call this doctor and was told that she was fully booked and could not see me before I left.

Because I badly needed a check-up, I started calling all my friends for a recommendation and luckily I was referred to a specialist who could see me the next day.

When I was at the specialist, after careful examination with lots of advance equipments , I told him what happened and the name of the doctor who had been seeing me the past few years, he said:  she is my student, and there are lots of eye drops available for glaucoma.  The one that you have been using is not very suitable with Asians, it creates a lot of side effects including black circles around your eyes.

i was so relieved to hear this.  The specialist prescribed another eye drops for me and since then my eyes are not red and the black circles also disappear.

What i want to say is, sometimes when we are unable to get or do something which we think are good for us, please do not be discouraged.  My faith in the gohonzon and the buddhist practice tells me that if I do not get what I want, maybe this thing is not good for me and something else better will come along.

the interesting thing was the fact  i could not start my car to see the first doctor was an indication that she is not good for me, and i was forced to change doctors, (i did not know it then but i did not sulk nor complain) which turned out to be exactly what i needed.

Glad to share.

Lydia

基本佛法講座 Nov 2013

每星期三晩上加拿大多倫多SGI 學會都擧行一個基本佛法講座

 

我有幸能參加數個講座，他們的講題，講師及講義令我得益不少。第一課是說及日蓮佛法的基礎及歷史。他們用了簡單的五個字便能請楚解釋主題：

 

What?(什麼）什麼是日蓮佛法？

1. 日蓮佛法是以唱唸南無妙法蓮華經之題目而成佛為基礎

 

Why? (為什麼去實踐這佛法？）

1. 得到絕對幸福
2. 改革痛苦
3. 提升生命境涯
4. 永遠清靜及平和
5. 醒覚

 

How? (怎樣做?)

 

1. 正確實踐是信行學唱唸南無妙法蓮經之題目
2. 做勤行
3. 為自他幸福而努力
4. 不斷學習去多明白佛法而加強信心

 

When? (何時?)

1. 每天

 

Where? (在那裏？）

1. 在家裏
2. 在地區會議
3. 在學會會員家參加學習及討論會議
4. 在本地SGI 會館
5. 我們所到的每一處

 

我最喜歡最後一句：是我們可以在任何地方實踐.佛法即生活，我們應可隨時隨地（有時可以在心裏)唱題

 

有一些唱題多年的會友對基本佛法可能都不認識，又或忘記了，所以如果更多國家可以像多倫多學會的佛法基礎班的話，我們將會得益良多。

 

The Importance of Basics of Buddhism Nov. 2013

every Wednesday evening, SGI Toronto holds structured lessons on the Basics of Nichiren Buddhism 

 

I have the great fortune to be able to attend a no. of lessons while I am here in toronto.  I was very impressed with the topics covered, the knowledge of  lecturers and the handouts given.  am sharing with you the first lesson on the History and background of our practice.

 

They used FIVE words:

 

WHAT: What is the practice of Nichiren Buddhism

• The practice is based on Nichiren's teaching : to chant the title of the Lotus Sutra - nam myo ho renge kyo to attain Buddhahood.

 

WHY:  (Why do we practice?):

• To attain absolute happiness
• To transform suffering
• To raise life condition
• To change karma
• For lasting peace
• For enlightenment.

HOW: (How do we practice?)

• Correct way of practice is with Faith, Practice and Study
• by Chanting nam myo ho renge kyo
• by doing gongyo
• by practicing for self and others
• by study to understand and deepen our faith

WHEN: When do we practice??

• everyday

Where: (where do we practice?)

• at home
• at SGI district meetings
• at group meetings in members homes
•  local SGI centres
• everywhere you go

I particularly like that last sentence: ie we can practice everywhere we go!  yes, Buddhism is in daily life, and we should be able to  practice or chant (sometimes at heart) any time, any where we go.

 

I know quite a few people who have been chanting for a no. of years but still do not know or have forgotten  the basic concepts and philosophy.  lessons like these could be soooo helpful.  I wish we could have structured lessons like these in other countries as well.

 

cheers

 

Lydia

SGI Caledon Training Sept 2010

hi there

 

i have just completed a four day three nights training course at our sgi caledon cultural centre.  as soon as i arrived, my feelings were so mixed.

 

looking back, i remember the first time i came here for a training course was in 1997, at that time i was at a very very low point of my life, i was unhappy and lost, but now, my life has taken a 180 degrees turn, i am now very happy, fulfilled and live everyday with gratitude, and i owe it all to my buddhist practice, to all the teaching i have learned from SGI, and to our great mentor, President Ikeda.

 

the centre is very nicely planned and built, with large lecture halls, dining hall, and lots of meeting rooms and sitting areas for small group discussion.  it has more than 100 acres of land with parks and lakes, in the park, i could see three trees planted in the name of our three presidents.

 

i must say that i am most impressed with all the SGI canadian members, both english and chinese speaking.  not only can they grasp the theories of nichiren buddhism, but they can also express a very profound theory in a very simple way, using daily life examples as analogies to help us understand, and they also taught us how to use our buddhist theory to help us in our daily lives, which is one of the most important aspect of our practice.

 

the men's division members are very helpful, considerate and caring, including calling us after we went back home to make sure we arrived safely.  this is very touching.

 

at the end of the conference, there was an entertainment night when all members would perform, either singing, dancing.  i was especially THRILLED to see a play performed by the men's division wherein one of the members played the part of our second President Toda, and another member played the part of Presidnet Ikeda, and they looked soooo much like these two presidents that i laughed my head off.  pls see photos in the album.

 

so much for now, can't wait to share this will you all.

 

cheers

 

lydia

Letter from Estella March 2011

Hi 

I believe that you’ll get well very soon. Meanwhile, please take very good care of yourself !!!

Having read your mail, it seems that you have had tons of things to do and number of guys to look after… Now the focus is you yourself lah!! Our Buddha, Gohonzon, just gave you a signal that you should be nice to yourself and should have some rests now. Please know that: 休息是爲了走更遠的路! 未來廣宣流布還很靠你的呢!

I suddenly remember that Nichiren Daishonin 日蓮大聖人 taught us in Gosho (御書) “Gladness in misery”. (遇難喜悅) … If nothing difficult ever happened in our life, it would be empty and lackluster. We would not experience joy nor would we grow. I found that though you are in your hardship, you are still very positive and you can always cheer up yourself with the things you are delighted of, I strongly feel that what 聖訓 told us "遇難喜悅", you, as a good disciple of Gohonzon, have realized it! You are a very good example to us.

May I “congratulate” you in your suffering? (Ha…ha…ha…) All because you get another chance to transcend something originally bad in your destiny into a state of happiness! 你又有一次”宿命轉換”的機會了, 多好!  I know you can gracefully demonstrate how to change poisons into medicines (變毒爲藥)!  Many people are waiting to share your experience of triumph! However, in my opinion, you’ve already won the battle!!!

To certain extent, this is really a kind of blessing!

Our faith allows us to burn with infinite hopes and to realize our dreams. I truly believe! Whatever unfortunate circumstances one may come across now, if we chant, we can overcome all darkness, gloominess, sadness, grief, and unhappiness… You are now the one and will be the one to let people well understand the Mystic Law (妙法)! You have your mission ga!!!

Again, take perfectly good care of yourself. All the best !!!

Nam-myo-ho- renge-ky0 x 3

Estella