今日指導 九月二十五日

小樹無法獨自迎向嚴酷的風雪.
根淺的樹木也無法面對猛烈的暴風雨.
不過, 冥益的大樹絕不會倒下.
因此, 信心的根一定要壯且深.

A small tree cannot stand up alone against a severe blizzard.
Nor can a tree with weak or shallow roots face a violent storm.
However, the great tree of inconspicuous benefit will never collapse or be toppled.
Therefore, the roots of our faith must be strong and deep.

今日指導 九月二十四日

如果你被自身的弱點擊敗, 就不能成為偉大的領導者, 在任何困難的境况下維持強盛的信心並積極地過着其青年時期, 最終將能成為出色的領導者.

You cannot be a great leader if you are defeated by your own weakness.
One who maintains strong faith and lives his youth vigorously under any difficult circumstances will eventually grow into an excellent leader.

今日指導 九月二十三日

你具有勇氣與否將會大大地影響你的幸福.
如果你有勇氣, 就可成為社會中的人才.
你也能克服本身的弱點, 將生命從消極至幸福與善的道路.

Whether or not you have courage will greatly influence your happiness.
If you have courage, you can become a capable person within society.
You can also overcome your own weakness, and direct your life form a course of negativity and suffering towards one of happiness and virtue.

今日指導 九月二十二日

生命時時刻刻在變化着.
這些變化會使你向上或墮落就在於你是否在日日變化的經歷中擁有改善人生的堅定意志或一念.

One's life changes form moment to moment.
Whether these changes will lead you to improvement or to corruption depends on whether you possess a constant determination or ichinen to improve your life, along with the changes you experience form day to day.

今日指導 九月二十一日

如果缺乏勇氣, 那麼其苦難的種種經歷將轉為埋怨及對他人的不滿.
你將會失去信心以及邁向前的精力.
結果, 你只會感到孤寂與後悔.

If one lacks courage, all of his experiences of hardship will turn into complaints and resentment towards others.
He will them lose confidence in faith as well as the energy to move forward.
As a result, he will feel nothing but bitter loneliness and regret.

今日指導 九月二十日

你應該切記的一點, 就是千萬別對會友懷有怨嫉, 否則, 你的功德將會消滅.

There is one point which you should keep in mind.
You must never bear ill feelings towards your fellow members.
If you do so, you will erase your benefits.

今日指導 九月十九日

拜讀御書的意義是什麼?
其意義在於加強信心並防止信心退轉.
我們拜讀與學習入<<開目抄>>這類御書是為了使我們接觸日蓮大聖人廣大無邊的御境界, 從而建立一個牢固的信心基礎.
因此, 希望你們在穩固的基礎上, 繼續拜讀御書.

What is the significance of reading the gosho?
It lies in deepening one's faith and preventing oneself form backsliding.
The reason why we read and study writings like "The Opening of the Eyes" is that by doing so, we are able to come into contact with Nichiren Daishonin's boundless life-condition and thereby build a solid foundation for our own faith.
Therefore, I would like to ask you to continue reading the gosho on a steady basis.

今日指導 九月十八日

表面上看來, 一個人似乎身受深重的宿業果報.
不過, 當我們以強盛的信心與三世永恆的生命觀看待事物時, 就可明白依據"轉重輕受"的原理, 這其實是以較輕的形式承受宿業果報.
受持妙法, 並喜悅地促進廣宣流布活動的人是絕不會感到不快樂的.

On the surface, one may appear to be suffering form the effects of heavy karma.
However, when we view things form the standpoint of strong faith and the eternal perspective of past, present and future, one will realise that he is presently receiving the effects of his past karma in a much lightened form, in accord with the principle of "lessening one's karmic retribution" (tenju kyoju).
One who embraces the law of Myoho, and joyfully promotes activities for kosen-rufu, will absolutely never be unhappy.

今日指導 九月十七日

基於苦的行動和基於喜的行動有如火與水之分別.
無論如何, 請為了廣宣流布而推進充滿喜悅的活動.

Actions based on suffering and those based on joy are as different as fire and water.
No matter what, please promote joy-filled activities for kosen-rufu.

今日指導 九月十六日

即使是通達三世的永恆旅程也包含在生命的這一瞬間.
基於"因果俱時"的原理, 這一瞬間的題目與信心的一念所形成的因將於稍後顯現.
你在這一瞬間的一念是大聖人的佛法最重要的課題.

Even our eternal journey through time is included in this single moment of life.
An individual's daimoku and determination in faith at this moment form causes that will later become manifest, based on the principle of the simultaneity of cause and effect.
For this reason, your ichinen at this very moment is the most important issue in the Daishonin's Buddhism.

今日指導 九月十五日

無論在組織裡表現得多麼有口才, 或多麼地出色, 如果忽略了勤行, 就絕不能長久地持續下去.
這是因為學會的世界就是信心純正的世界.

No matter how eloquent one may be, or how excellently one may appear to behave within the organisation, if he neglects the practice of gongyo, if he neglects the practice of gongyo, he will never be able to continue for long.
This is because the world of the Gakkai is none other than the pure world of faith.

今日指導 九月十四日

一個人必須持着堅定的決心生活.
這是實踐信仰的人應有的態度.
以決心生活的人是堅強的.
憑着決心, 一個人生活中的煩惱和痛苦將會減半, 而他也能鼓起勇氣, 克服任何的困難.

One must live with firm resolution.
This should be the attitude of one who practises faith.
One who lives with determination is strong.
Thanks to his determination, his trouble and suffering in life will be reduced by half, and he will be able to summon forth the courage to surmount any difficulty.

今日指導 九月十三日

活着以履行廣布使命的我們, 應成為那種幼輩會說出: "我真的要跟着他的腳步, 實踐強盛的信心修行." 的人.
戶田會長稱這種人為堅強的幹事.
當然, 力量不是指炫燿自己的偉大, 而是堅強的自信與強盛的信心.

We, who live to fulfill our mission for kosen-rufu, should become the kind of people of whom our juniors will say, "I really want to follow in his footsteps and carry out a strong practice of faith."
President Toda called such people leaders.
Of course, strength does not mean to show off one's greatness.
Rather, it means strong confidence and strong faith.

今日指導 九月十二日

今生磨練信心時, 我們會遭受到一些障礙, 以及源自宿業不同程度的苦痛.
然而, 若以過去, 現在與未來的永恆觀點視之, 這些障礙, 苦痛實在是微不足道的.
當我們奮起, 向弘教與挽救人們的問題挑戰時, 我們將不會被細小的困難所困撓或動搖.

As we carry out our faith in this lifetime, we will experience some obstacles as well as various degrees of suffering arising from our karma.
However, when viewed form our eternal perspective of past, present and future, these things are truly insignificant.
When we stand up and challenge the great problem of spreading the Law and saving the people, we will not be captured or swayed by minor difficulties.

今日指導 九月十一日

我們必須敏鋭地知道, 當一個人在精神頽喪, 生病, 或有問題時, 鼓勵對他是極端重要的.
即使是衷心的一個字, 片言隻語, 也可能改善他的一生.

We must be keenly aware that when a person is suffering form a weak spirit, from sickness, or form other problems, encouragement is extremely important.
Even a single word of heartfelt encouragement may change a person's entire life for the better.

今日指導 九月十日

御本尊是清純無比的佛界當體.
因此一個人信心之一念越清純, 御本尊就越快, 越深地對祈求作出反應.
記住, 這正是信心的極理與大聖人佛法的正確修行.

The Gohonzon is the pure, incomparable entity of Buddhahood.
Therefore, the purer one's ichinen of faith, the more quickly and profoundly the Gohonzon will respond to one's prayers.
Remember that herein lies the ultimate principle of faith and the correct practice of the Daishonin's Buddhism.

今日指導 九月九日

即使是修行信心, 你依然會患病或遭遇其他種種問題.
然而通過"煩惱即菩提"的原理, 一切問題將會變成幸福的基礎, 將你引向成佛.
請你們明白, 促成這一轉變的, 就是信心.

Even though you practise faith, you may still suffer form illness or various other problems.
However, through the principle of "earthly desires are enlightenment," all problems become the foundation for your happiness, leading you towards enlightenment.
Please understand that faith is what allows this transformation to take place.

今日指導 九月八日

我希望你勤勵於勤行與題目, 以便自己過着最大滿足的人生.
御本尊包含了最高的法則.
在人生的道路上沒有一條比本着御本尊唱誦"南無妙法蓮華經"來得更有意義的道路了.

I would like you to be diligent in the practice of gongyo and daimoku so that you will lead a life of ultimate satisfaction.
The Gohonzon embodies the highest of all laws.
No path in life is more significant than one based on chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon.

今日指導 九月七日

青年時期是憂慮與煩惱的時期.
年輕時, 由於不可能了解一切事物, 也不可能完全毫無拘束地取得進展, 因此, 憂慮, 煩惱是自然的.
記住, 這充滿問題與痛苦的困惑時期, 其實是使你投向一個完滿與充實的未來的一塊沃土.

Youth is a time of worries and troubles.
This is only natural, since one cannot possibly understand everything and make completely unrestricted progress while still young.
Remember that this confused period of problems and suffering serves, rather, as fertile ground form which to launch oneself towards a complete and fulfilling future.

今日指導 九月六日

你的信心應永遠都是純潔的.
否則, 你便無法擊敗自己生命裡的"魔", 這個"魔"令你項追求個人名利的這種慾望妥協.
因此, 除非你保持純潔的信心, 不然, 你將會不能邁向幸福的境界.

Your faith should always be pure, otherwise, you will be unable to defeat the "devil" that exists within your own life.
This devil leads you to compromise with such tendencies as the desire to seek self-centred fame and gain.
Therefore, you will be unable to advance towards a condition of happiness unless you maintain pure faith.