[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 30th + Daily Enc. Oct 1st

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When the seasons are changing like now,
it is sensible that we take more care of our
health than usual so that we can continue to strive
towards achieving our goals vibrantly and effectively.
Let's make every possible effort to make each and every
day meaningful and value-creating.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Food has three virtues. First, it sustains life.
Second, it enlivens the complexion. Third, it nourishes
strength."

(On the Three Virtues of Food - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.2, page 1060) Selection source: Editorial,
Seikyo Shimbun, September 30th, 2008

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our lives are 'treasure towers' of supreme and inviolable dignity. Whatever
tribulations we face, we can turn everything negative into something
positive and emerge triumphant, thereby changing poison into medicine. And
by encouraging and supporting each other as friends in faith, we can speed
our progress towards growth and victory."

SGI Newsletter No. 7636, Encouragement Rouses Us to Win in Life, from the
October 2008 issue of Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal,
translated Sep. 26th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KISETSU NO KAWARIME.
IKIIKITO TATAKAU TAMENI
TAICHO KANRI O BANZEN NI!
KACHITEKINA ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHOKU NIWA SAN NO TOKU ARI ICHI NIWA INOCHI O TSUGI NI
NIWA IRO O MASHI SAN NIWA CHIKARA O SOU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1598)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 29th + Words of the Week Sep 29th - Oct 5th

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" & "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, September 29th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To make sure people get all the necessary information
and to let the necessary people know about how activities went
is the lifeline of our progress and advancement.
Let's be as accurate and efficient as we possibly can in informing people
and swiftly determine what our next course of action is.

Monday, September 29th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren's disciples, like Nichiren himself, should
invariably practise the correct principles."

(On the Eighteen Perfections - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.2, page 909) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 29th, 2008

September 29th-October 5th, 2008
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The Daishonin states,
"Only by defeating a powerful enemy can one prove one's
real strength."*
Positively and courageously,
let's all advance together towards achieving victory,
always remembering to be as bright and cheerful as we can.

* "Letter from Sado" - WND-I, page 302

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
RENRAKU HOKOKU WA
ZENSHIN NO SEIMEISEN.
TESSHITE SEIKAKUNI!
SOSHITE SUMIYAKA NI
TSUGI NO ITTE O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YO GA DESHIRA WA WAGA GOTOKU SHORI O SHUGYO SHI TAMAE"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1367)

-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
"GOTEKI O FUSHITE
HAJIMETE RIKISHI O SHIRU"
HOGARAKANA "YUKI" DE
HOGARAKANA "ZENSHIN" O!
HOGARAKANA "SHORI" O!

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 28th + Daily Enc. Sep 29th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Sunday, September 28th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"... King Wu's men defeated him because of perfect unity."*
Unity is indeed the driving force for victory.
Let's be united in our hearts towards achieving our goal,
playing out a splendid drama of perfect unity
and so achieve great victory!

* "King Chou of Yin led seven hundred thousand soldiers
into battle against King Wu of Chou and his eight hundred
men. Yet King Chou's army lost because of disunity while
King Wu's men defeated him because of perfect unity." -
"Many in Body, One in Mind", WND-I, page 618

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may
become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will
protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to
produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from
parched ground."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 444) Selection
source: SGI President Ikeda's speech, Seikyo Shimbun,
September 28th, 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Favourable circumstances don't necessarily mean that one will achieve
something great; by the same token, flashy, noticeable activities may not
always be of significant value. In most cases, truly meaningful work or an
undertaking that goes down in history is the result of the steady
accumulation of persistent, inconspicuous efforts."

SGI Newsletter No. 7633, ON THE LIFE OF MARIE CURIE, [4] Carrying Out a
Grand Mission in Life, from the Feb. 22nd, 2008, issue of the Seikyo
Shimbun, translated Sep 24th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"ITAI DOSHIN NAREBA
KACHINU" GOSEIKUN.
DANKETSU WA SHORI NO CHIKARA!
"KOKORO NO 'gear'" O AWASE
KYOSEN NO TSUKAIGEKI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONOONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU
TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU
TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSU NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 27th + Daily Enc. Sep 28th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, September 27th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Men's Division members,
who are courageously struggling towards achieving our goals,
let's continue to advance,
brimming with a youthful spirit,
and achieve some truly outstanding results.
Let's challenge ourselves,
just like lion kings would,*
to achieve those important victories and successes!

* "The lion king is said to advance three steps, then
gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power
whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal.
... This is what the sutra means by 'the power [of the
Buddhas] that has the lion's ferocity.'" - "Reply to
Kyo'o", WND-I, page 412

Saturday, September 27th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"From now on too, no matter what may happen, you must not
slacken in the least. You must raise your voice all the
more and admonish [those who slander]."

(Kamatari Suggests the Fashioning of a Buddha Image - The
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 597) Selection
source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 27th,
2008

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I would like to share a passage from a letter that Nichiren Daishonin wrote
to Sage Nichimyo, the mother of Oto Gozen:

"'I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen
it more than ever. Only then will the ten demon daughters lend you even
greater protection. You need not seek far for an example. Everyone in Japan,
from the sovereign on down to the common people, without exception has tried
to do me harm, but I have survived until this day. You should realise that
this is because, although I am alone, I have firm faith.' (WND-1, 614)

"This was the staunch and unwavering conviction of the Daishonin, who had
triumphed over innumerable daunting obstacles and persecutions."

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TATAKAU SONENBU YO
SEINEN NO KOKORO DE
ME O MIHARU ZENSHIN O!
SHISHI FUNJIN DE
KACHIMAKURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU KOTO ARITOMO SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOTO NAKARE IYOIYO
HARIAGETE SEMUBESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1090)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 26th + Daily Enc. Sep 27th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Friday, September 26th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is
only a single sentence or phrase."*
The more we strive to talk to others
about this Buddhism and humanism,
the more fresh developments will occur.
With confidence and conviction,
for the sake of justice and truth,
let's say what needs to be said.

*"The True Aspect of All Phenomena" - WND-I, page 386

Friday, September 26th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province."

(The Properties of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1117) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 26th, 2008

Saturday, September 27th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Life is filled with trials and tribulations. There may be times when, in
the face of indescribable hardship, we feel like giving up. But we mustn't.
No matter how bleak our situation appears, we must never abandon hope. In
any struggle, it is up to us to resolve that we will not be defeated; it is
up to us to be absolutely determined to win. Everything will open from
there."

SGI Newsletter No. 7635, Reflections on Jiro Nitta's The Flower of
Fuji --Part 2 [of 2], from the Aug. 24th, 2008, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
translated Sep. 25th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO
KATARASE TAMAU BESHI"
KATATTA BUN DAKE
ATARASHII ZENSHIN GA!
DANKO TO SEIGI NO KOE O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SONO KUNINO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1467)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 26th + Daily Enc. Sep 27th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What determines any victory is the momentum we have and
the spirit to persevere until the very end.
With unshakable confidence,
let's create a tidal wave of dialogue that will
lead to us achieving great victories for the sake of people's happiness.

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it,
though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might
cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it
could never come about that the prayers of the
practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1,
page 345) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo
Shimbun, September 25th, 2008

Friday, September 26th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A person who never forgets to smile, even amid life's storms, is a victor
as a human being. If I may offer a personal example, my wife, no matter what
trying obstacles we encountered, has always advanced together with me with a
bright smile. I've once said that, as an expression of appreciation, I would
like to present her with a special award for her warm, supportive smile."

SGI Newsletter No. 7633, ON THE LIFE OF MARIE CURIE,
[4] Carrying Out a Grand Mission in Life, from the Feb. 22nd, 2008, issue of
the Seikyo Shimbun translated Sep. 24th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHOBU O KESSURU NOWA
IKIOI TO SHUNEN!
YUZEN TO
SHORI NO TAIWA O
MAKIOKOSE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA
ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI
IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA
ARUBEKARAZU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 24th + Daily Enc. Sep 25th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Good friends are lifelong treasures.
Good relations between others are the basis of a happy,
peaceful society.
It's important to try to be enthusiastic about getting together with other
people and
developing our friendships.

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Great events never have minor omens. When great evil
occurs, great good follows."

(Great Evil and Great Good - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1119) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 24th, 2008

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Striving together with the same heart as one's mentor--this has been the
guiding spirit and wish of the first three presidents. It is directly
connected to the spirit of Nichiren Daishonin and Shakyamuni Buddha, who
championed the highest cause of the happiness of all people. By striving
with the same heart as our mentor, we can overcome any arrogance or
self-complacence in our own lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 7630, 21st SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
4 [OF 4], Imparting Hope to Others, translated from the Sep. 10th, 2008,
issue of the Seikyo Shimbun on Sep. 19th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUJO WA
JINSEI NO TAKARA
KOFUKU SHAKAI NO ISHIZUE DA.
HARIKITTE
NINGEN NO NAKA E!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAIJI NIWA SHOZUI NASHI DAIAKU OKOREBA DANZEN KITARU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1300)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 23rd + Daily Enc. Sep 24th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Every one of us is an important pioneer, building for the future.
Courageously and steadily,
let's move forwards one step at a time.
Continually making such unceasing efforts will pave the
way to our achieving truly magnificent victories and successes!

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This passage is saying that, if in a single moment of life
we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas,
then instant after instant there will arise in us the
three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practise."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 790, The Record of the
Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 214) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 23rd, 2008

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In every organisation, if the people who are its mainstays are admirable
individuals, they'll succeed in raising admirable successors. In other
words, it all comes down to us, to whether we ourselves have the courage and
fortitude of lion kings."

SGI Newsletter No. 7630, 21st SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
4 [OF 4],
Imparting Hope to Others, translated from the Sep. 10th, 2008, issue of the
Seikyo Shimbun on Sep. 19th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MINA GA IDAINA KAITAKUSHA!
IPPO MATA IPPO TO
YUKAN NI MAE E!
SONO TSUMIKASANE GA
SODAINA SHORI NO MICHI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSA NO
SANJIN NENNENNI OKORUNARI IWAYURU NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA
SHOJINGYO NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 790)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 22nd + Words of the Week Sep 22nd - 28th

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and
"Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and
more.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is said that
"the person who makes the first move gains the advantage."
One courageous action can influence as many as ten
thousand people.
Let's quickly take the initiative,
with lightning speed,
and engage as many people as we possibly can
in conversation about justice and truth.

Monday, September 22nd 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When I consider these passages of the sutra and the
commentaries, I wonder if you and I have not been pledged
to each other as teacher and disciple from countless
kalpas in the past."

(Reply to Sairen-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 309) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, September 22nd 2008

September 22nd-28th, 2008
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
It's our strong determination and conviction that
is going to make the situation we are in, change.
The person who decides,
"I am going to make it happen, I am going to win. Regardless of whatever!"
is the one who will most definitely be successful.
Let's live out our lives with such strong bold confidence!

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SENTE HISSHO DA!
YUKI NO ITTE GA
BANNIN NI TSUJIRU.
DENKO SEKKA DE
KATARI MAKURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO KYOSHAKU O ANZURUNI KAKO MURYOKO YORI KONOKATA
SHITEI NO KEIYAKU ARISHIKA"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1340)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
TSUYOI ICHINEN GA
KANKYO O KAERU.
"KANARAZU KATSU!" TO
KIMETA HITO GA KATSU.
JINSEI WA TSUYOKI DE IKE!

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 21st + Daily Enc. Sep 22nd.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Today and everyday,
let's give our very best to all the challenges we face,
keeping a positive attitude and persevering towards
achieving all our goals and targets.
Let's make every effort to advance so that we can say
at the end of each day,
with a sense of pride and accomplishment,
"I did absolutely everything I could possibly do!"

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king
and never succumb to threats from anyone."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, September 21st,
2008

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Grateful people are modest. Gratitude is also a force for
self-improvement."

SGI Newsletter No. 7631, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,
Jewelled Crown 25, translated Sep. 19th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KYO O ZENRYOKU DE!
SHUNEN NO ICHINICHI O!
"WATASHI WA YARIKITTA"
SO IERU
HOKORI TAKAKI ZENSHIN O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONOONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORIIDASHITE IKANI HITO
ODOSUTOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 20th + Daily Enc. Sep 21st

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, September 20th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always be very careful to remember,
especially when we have a full schedule of activities,
that carelessness or overconfidence can easily be
our greatest enemy.
I am praying sincerely and earnestly that each and every
one of our fellow members stays in good health and that all
of our Seikyo Shimbun and SGI publications deliverers
stay absolutely safe on their rounds.

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"From this single element of mind spring all the various lands and
environmental conditions."

(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding
the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which
Upheld - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 843) Selection
source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 20th, 2008

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"People always have many different roles to play. The crucial thing is to be
determined to do one's best in everything and be fully engaged in what we
are doing at any given moment. To worry about the job when it is time to
focus on the children and then worry about the children when it is time to
focus on the job is a half-hearted way to go about either task. As Nichiren
Daishonin writes: 'Even an individual at cross purposes with himself is
certain to end in failure' (WND-1, 618). The secret to successfully
fulfilling a variety of roles is to concentrate fully on the task at hand
and give it our best effort with enthusiasm, maintaining a positive,
forward-looking attitude and not worrying."

SGI Newsletter No. 7631, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,Jewelled
Crown 25, translated Sep. 19th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
FURUKAITEN NO HIBI KOSO
YUDAN WA TAITEKI DA!
ZENDOSHI NO KENKO
MUKAN NO TOMO NO MUJIKO O
SHINKENNI INOTTE IMASU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOKORO NO IPPO YORI KOKUDO SEKEN MO SHUTTAI SURUNARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 563)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 19th + Daily Enc. Sep 20th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.

Friday, September 19th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"My disciples, form your ranks and fellow me."*
Now is the time for us all to stand up and take courageous action to
fulfil our missions!
Let's make every effort, as often as we can,
to talk with as many people as possible
and promote goodness, righteousness and truth.

* "Now, at the beginning of the Latter Day of the Law, I,
Nichiren, am the first to embark on propagating,
throughout Jambudvipa, the five characters of
Myoho-renge-kyo, which are the heart of the Lotus Sutra
and the eye of all Buddhas. During the 2,220 or more
years since the Buddha's passing, not even Mahakashyapa,
Ananda, Ashvaghosha, Nagarjuna, Nan-yueh, T'ien-t'ai,
Miao-lo, or Dengyo has propagated them. My disciples,
form your ranks and follow me, and surpass even
Mahakashapa or Ananda, T'ien-t'ai or Dengyo!" - "The
Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra", WND-I, page 765

Friday, September 19th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon
exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people
who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 832) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 19th, 2008

Saturday, September 20th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The key to everything is people; it is our spirit as human beings. The
important thing is to keep infusing our spirit with bright hope. the joy of
living. and the courage not to be defeated. That is the driving force for
victory. If we forget this, we will not be able to reveal our true
potential."

SGI Newsletter No. 7627, Reflections on Jiro Nitta's The Flower of
Fuji —Part 1 [of 2] , Essay commemorating the 61st anniversary of SGI
President Ikeda joining the Soka Gakkai, celebrated on Aug. 24th, 2008. from
the Aug. 23rd, 2008, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun. Translated Sep. 17th,
2008.

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
GOSEIKUN "WATODOMO
NIJIN SANJIN TSUZUKITE"
SA UTTE DEYO!
SEIGI NO TAIWA O
IKUE NIMO HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA
WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO
TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 18th + Daily Enc. Sep 19th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By chanting daimoku more earnestly, more sincerely and
more seriously,
let's successfully create a significant history!
Let's muster up our courage and unceasingly continue to
move forwards, no matter what happens!

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Look at the world this year as a mirror. The reason that
you have survived until now when so many have died was so
that you would meet with this affair."

(Reply to Yasaburo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 829) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, September 18th, 2008

Friday, September 19th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Confidence in the success of any venture is the result of a thoroughgoing
effort to consider every possibility."

SGI Newsletter No. 7628, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,
Jewelled Crown 23, translated Sep.17th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
DAIMOKU O AGETE
AGENUITE
IDAINA REKISHI O TSUKURE!
YUKI O MOTTE
ZENSHIN MATA ZENSHIN DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOTOSHI NO SEKEN O KAGAMI TO SEYO SOKOBAKU NO HITO NO
SHINURUNI IMAMADE IKITE ARITSURUWA KONO KOTO NI AWAN TAME
NARIKERI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1451)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 17th + Daily Enc. Sep 18th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our leaders,
it is important to try to be leaders who are courageous in life
and who try to perform a very important spiritual role.
Let's show our enthusiasm to advance
and so awaken the courage in everyone else!

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should
ultimately aspire to is the Buddhaland."

(Aspiration for the Buddha Land - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 214) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 17th, 2008

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) once wrote: 'My mother's in
my mind always.' People who always think of their mothers tend to be
confident and brave. And when they are motivated by a desire to show
gratitude to their mothers, they are filled with boundless strength."

SGI Newsletter No. 7626, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,
Jewelled Crown 22, translated Sep.16th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"Leader" WA
SEIMEI NO YUJA TARE!
SEIMEI NO YAKUSHA TARE!
HARIKITTE SUSUMU NODA.
MINA NO YUKI O MEZAME SASEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"INOCHI KAGIRI ARI OSHIMU BEKARAZU TSUINI NEGAU BEKIWA
BUKKOKU NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 955)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Words of the Week Sep 15th-21st + Daily Gosho Sep 16th + Daily Enc. Sep 17th

*Yesterday was a National Press Holiday so we held "Words of the Week" over to cover the gap.

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

September 15th-21st, 2008
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
There is absolutely no strategy that is more effective
than the strategy of the Lotus Sutra.
Let's earnestly chant daimoku with the strong determination to
win and courageously put our faith into action.
Cheerfully, and with conviction,
let's challenge ourselves to achieve all of our goals!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practise."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 790, The Record of the
Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 214) Selection source:
Soka Gakkai member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, September
15th, 2008

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
With unflagging good cheer and vitality, let us continue our efforts to
reach out to others in vibrant and meaningful dialogue. Nichiren Daishonin
teaches the spirit of propagating Buddhism. 'Propagation' might be a big
word, but all it means is engaging in dialogue aimed at helping people
actualise lasting happiness and making the world a better place. Be
confident and straightforward when you speak. Tell people about the
greatness of our cause.

" I hope you will lead personally fulfilling lives, and that you will
cultivate beautiful flowers of friendship and victory along the way.

"Those ruled by cowardice and envy cannot engage in heart-to-heart dialogue
that really communicates with others. That is foolish, unfortunate, and
pitiful."

SGI Newsletter No. 7623, 21ST SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
1 [OF 4], Create a Realm in Which All Can Delight and Rejoice (At the 21st
Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, held at the Makiguchi Memorial Hall in
Hachioji, Tokyo, on Sep. 3rd, 2008. Translated from the Sep. 9th, 2008,
issue of the Seikyo Shimbun on Sep. 12th, 2008

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"HOKEKYO NI MASARU
HEIHO NASHI"
GOJO NARU INORI O!
YUMO NARU KODO O!
DAIKAKUSHIN DE HOGARAKANI

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IWAYURU NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 790)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 15th + Daily Enc. Sep 16th

* Apologies for those funny shapes/graphics yesterday, one of the problems
of using the hotel's PC and not mine! Hope you could figure things out.
Today is a Japanese press holiday so we will hold "Words of the Week" over
to fill the gap tomorrow. Hope that is OK! All the best and hope you have a
great week.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, September 15th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"You will grow younger,
(and your good fortune will accumulate)."*
We are all sincerely praying that all of our noble
senior members (Taho-kai, Hoju-kai, Kinpo-kai) will always
be healthy and brimming with youthful spirits.
Let's all lead victorious lives by earnestly chanting
daimoku for the greatest victory of both ourselves and
the SGI!

* "The Unity of Husband and Wife" - WND-I, page 464
** Today is senior citizens day in Japan.

Monday, September 15th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 149) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 15th, 2008

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel
Peace laureate with whom my wife and I enjoy a warm
friendship, wrote: 'Every person who has ever achieved
anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them
picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I
have always tried to do.' Great individuals do not accept
defeat. I hope you, my young friends, will be people who
are never defeated. Please live with the resolve to brave
difficult challenges, no matter how painful, and triumph
in the end."

SGI Newsletter No. 7610, SGI President Ikeda's Speech at the Soka Gakkai
Youth Division Representatives Conference, held on Aug. 1st, 2008.
Translated Aug. 25th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"TOSHI WA WAKO NARI"
TAHO HOJU KINPOKAI NO MINASAMA
KOKORO MO WAKAWAKASHIKU KENKO DE!
JISHIN TO GAKKAI NO
DAISHORI O INORI KATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSUWA YOMIGAERU GI
NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 947)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 14th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The purpose of all of our efforts and struggles is@to achieve
kosen-rufu!
The more action we take,
the more trust we will@gain from others.
The more challenges we take on,
the greater and stronger we@can@develop@ourselves.

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren declares that the varied sufferings that all
living beings undergo--all these are Nichiren's own
sufferings."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 758, The Record of the
Orally Transmitted Teachings) Selection source: "Myoji no
Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, September 14th, 2008

Monday, September 15th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
* Sorry away on urgent business for Tokyo International@back@
tomorrow.

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
WARERA NO MOKUTEKI WA
KOSENRUFU!
UGOITA BUN DAKE
SHINRAI GA KAKUDAI!
KYOGAI GA KAKUDAI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ISSAI SHUJO NO I NO KU O UKURUWA KOTOGOTOKU KORE NICHIREN
HITORI NO KU NARUBESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 758)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 13th + Daily Enc. Sep 14th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's take the best possible care of all the places
where we hold our meetings and other activities.
Especially when we use a member's home,
let's make sure to show how much we appreciate their lending their homes
and let's be sure to be courteous to all their family members, too.
Also, never ever forget that our careful and considerate
behaviour around the neighbourhood of our activities is always very
important.

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit
of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into
hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never
accomplish anything."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 909) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 13th, 2008

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The essential focus of fostering youth in the Soka Gakkai starts with
encouraging young people to have a sense of personal mission for kosen-rufu,
the aim of which is the happiness of humanity and peace in the world. The
next step is to establish a network that provides mutual inspiration that
will encourage and spur growth toward these noble aims. As the 19th-century
Italian thinker Giuseppe Mazzini once declared: 'Youth lives on movement,
grows great in enthusiasm and faith. Consecrate them with a lofty mission;
inflame them with emulation and praise.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 7624, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,
Jewelled Crown 19, translated Sep 12th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO KAIJO O TAISETSU NI!
TEIKYO NO GOKAZOKU NI KANSHA O.
RYOSHIKI ARU FURUMAI
KINRIN ENO HAIRYO O
ZETTAI NI WASURERUNA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI
DESHI O TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI
SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 12th + Daily Enc. Sep 13th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Friday, September 12th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
For all people's happiness and success -- this is our sincere
desire and what we pray for.
With strong faith in that we are all different in body but
perfectly united in mind towards achieving our purpose,
let's strive together to overcome all obstacles that
obstruct our advancement no matter how challenging they
may be.

Friday, September 12th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have
destined you to become my disciple at a time like this.
Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this
truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had
heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha
lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,'
cannot be false in any way."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings
of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 217) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 12th, 2008

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, often said: 'Human
revolution means continually progressing and developing a happy life. It
means becoming happy ourselves and helping others do the same.' Buddhism
exists for the happiness of all people. The happiness that Buddhism urges us
to obtain is not derived from vanity or outward appearances. Rather, it is
an indestructible state of absolute happiness realised by allowing the
brilliant sunlight of our noble Buddha nature to shine forth and the lotus
flower of the Mystic Law to bloom fully in our lives. All of you epitomise
this vibrant state of life."

SGI Newsletter No. 7622, Your Victory Is a Symbol of Hope and Inspiration
for Countless Others. Young women's division SGI Ikeda Kayo-kai, Sep. 5th,
2008.) translated Sep.11th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TOMO NO KOFUKU TO SHORI!
KOREGA WARERA NO INORI.
ITAI DOSHIN NO ZENSHIN DE
DANKO TO KABE O YABURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI
TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME 'ZAIZAI
SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHI GUSHO' YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 10th + Daily Enc. Sep 11th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's try our best to help inspire courage and hope in the
person who happens to be right in front of us.
Each and every day,
let's make every possible effort to inspire and encourage others,
and let's also make sure that our young people
get lots of attention!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds
may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to hold it up."

(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 598) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 10th, 2008

Thursday, September 11th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No effort for kosen-rufu is ever wasted. When we strive earnestly for the
sake of our fellow members and the Soka Gakkai, we are assured of the
eternal protection of the positive forces of the universe."

SGI Newsletter No. 7618, NATIONWIDE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE--PART 2 [OF 3],
Forge Ahead with an Ever-youthful Spirit. (At the Nationwide Executive
Conference in Japan, on July 29th, 2008), Aug. 2nd's Seikyo Newspaper,
translated Sep. 9th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
ME NO MAE NO HITORI NI
YUKI O! KIBO O!
KYOMO TOMO O HAGEMASHI
KYOMO SEINEN NI HIKARI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SORE KI O UE SORO NIWA OKAZE FUKI SORAEDOMO TSUYOKI SUKE
O KAINUREBA TAUREZU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 9th + Daily Enc. Sep 10th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo
Shimbun and more.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The great historical advancement towards the victorious 80th anniversary
of the Soka Gakkai has begun!
Let's make a flying start and take the lead in every challenge we encounter!

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"On the other hand, not even the wisdom of the Buddha can
fathom the blessings that one will obtain by giving alms
to Nichiren and by becoming his disciple and lay supporter."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 384) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's speech, Seikyo Shimbun, September 9th, 2008

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Any organisation or social system will begin to degenerate, grow corrupt,
and eventually self-destruct when its leaders lose sight of the original
purpose, become self-centred and lazy, and seek ease and personal gain.
Without a human revolution that triumphs over the negative forces that are
inherent within the human heart, a country or an organisation--no matter how
strong and flourishing it may be for a time--will reach an impasse. As
Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Only worms born of the lion's body feed on the
lion' (WND-1, 302). The causes for destruction reside within organisations
and other bodies, which are liable to be destroyed by the 'enemy within'
inherent in the human condition."

SGI Newsletter No. 7617, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 21: Chap. 4,
Jewelled Crown 14, translated Sep. 8th, 2008

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SORITSU 80 SHUNEN E
REKISHITEKINA DAITOSO!
"Start dash" DE
KACHIMAKURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN O KUYO SHI MATA NICHIREN GA DESHI DANNA TO NARI
TAMAU KOTO SONO KUDOKU OBA HOTOKE NO CHIE NITEMO HAKARI
TSUKUSHI TAMAU BEKARAZU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1359)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep 8th + Words of the Week Sep 8th - 14th

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, September 8th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make every possible effort to help people feel
happy, inspired and courageous.
By practicing "Soka" humanism,
let's help all human beings to attain true happiness!

Monday, September 8th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If the spirit of many in body but one in mind prevails
among the people, they will achieve all their goals,
whereas if one in body but different in mind, they can
achieve nothing remarkable."

(Many in Body, One in Mind - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 618) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's lecture on "Many in Body, One in Mind",
Daibyakurenge, September 2008 issue

September 8th - 14th, 2008
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
It's now, not "oh, some time in the future," that we need to take action.
And it's ourselves and not, "ah, someone else'll do it," who must initiate
action.
With strength and lightning speed,
let's all be victorious!

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Words of the Week is available by
clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html

---WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MINA NI YOROKOBI O!
MINA NI KANDO O!
MINA NI YUKI O!
SOKA NO NINGENSHUGI DE
ZENJINRUI O KOFUKU NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ITAI DOSHIN NAREBA BANJI O JOSHI DOTAI ISHIN NAREBA SHOJI
KANAU KOTO NASHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1463)

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
ITSUKA DEWA NAI.
"IMA" DA!
DAREKA DEWA NAI.
"JIBUN" DA!
DENKO SEKKA NO IKIOI DE KATE!

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