[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Words of the Week Nov. 10th - 16th & Daily Gosho Nov. 10th + Daily Enc. Nov. 11th

* There was a Japanese Press Holiday today so there was no To My Friends but
to fill the gap we held over "Words of the Week." All the best and hope you
have a GREAT week!

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

November 10th-16th, 2008
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Let's give a refreshing, cheerful greeting that opens people's hearts.
It is so important that we look out for and respect our neighbours.
Through a sincere attitude and thoughtful actions,
let's develop good relations with more and more people
and help create trust between each other.

Monday, November 10th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When great evil occurs, great good follows."

(Great Evil and Great Good - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1119) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's message to SGI-Iceland members, Seikyo
Shimbun, November 9th, 2008

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Everything begins with changing our own attitude or mind-set. This applies
equally to forging solid unity. If members of an organisation are constantly
at loggerheads, always blaming and criticising each other, there will never
be any unity among them. Since organisations are made up of individuals, we
are bound to encounter all kinds of people. At times, there may be cases
when our personalities just don't mesh with certain individuals. That is why
unless we do our human revolution, we will not be able to forge bonds of
shared purpose with each other, rising above various differences. In 'The
Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life,' the Daishonin urges his followers to
unite 'in the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all
differences among themselves [free of distinctions of self and other] to
become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim' (WND-1,
217).

"It is only natural that people will have different personalities and
temperaments. But that doesn't mean that because people are different from
us, we should discriminate against them or exclude and reject them. The
important thing is that we respect each other and accept each others'
differences, with an all-embracing heart that is free of discrimination or
distinctions of self and other."

SGI Newsletter No. 7657, LEARNING FROM THE GOSHO: THE HOPE-FILLED WRITINGS
OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN, [12] "Many in Body, One in Mind" -- "The Spirit of
Many in Body, One in Mind" Is the Path to Certain Victory, from the
September 2008 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated Oct. 31st, 2008

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--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
KOKORO O HIRAKU
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU O!
KINRIN O TAISETSU NI!
SEIJITSUNA FURUMAI DE
SHINRAI O HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAIAKU OKOREBA DAIZEN KITARU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1300)

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