[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Dec. 4th + Daily Gosho Dec. 5th

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

Friday, December 5th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Fortune comes from one's heart and makes one worthy of
respect."*
It is with our resolute, unshakable determination and
faith, dedicated to achieving kosen-rufu, that
we establish an indestructible palace in life adorned
with good fortune and happiness,
and the great benefits that will last forever, generation after
generation.

*"New Year's Gosho" - WND-I, page 1137

Friday, December 5th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred
horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy
that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand
feet."

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the
Land - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 17)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun,
December 5th, 2008

Saturday, December 6th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"To repay one's debts of gratitude is the height of goodness. Neglecting
one's debts of gratitude is a reflection of a life controlled by innate
negativity.

"When we deepen our faith in the Mystic Law, break through our inner
ignorance or darkness, and live true to our greater or higher self, we will
naturally come to feel boundless appreciation for everyone around us and for
all who have nurtured us and helped us become who we are. We will be able to
confidently make our way on the invigorating path of recognizing and
repaying debts of gratitude.

"In contrast, those who forget faith, give in to negativity, and are
shackled by attachment to their lesser self invariably end up being ruled by
arrogance, cowardice, or anger. Their ability to appreciate the goodness of
others wanes, until they eventually descend to the point where they neither
recognize nor repay the kindnesses others have done for them.

"It all comes down to whether we live based on our greater self or remain
attached to our lesser self. Ultimately, this difference in the fundamental
orientation of our attitude or mind determines whether we will lead lives of
gratitude or ingratitude."

SGI Newsletter No. 7669, LEARNING FROM THE GOSHO: THE HOPE-FILLED WRITINGS
OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN, [13] "On Repaying Debts of Gratitude." Kosen-rufu: A
Great River Enriching Humanity Eternally--Our Victory as Disciples Is the
Greatest Way to Repay Our Debt of Gratitude to Our Mentor, from the October
2008 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai study journal, translated
Dec. 4th, 2008

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends and Daily Gosho 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 ---
"SAIWAI WA KOKORO YORI
IDETE WARE O KAZARU"
KOFU NO ICHINEN NI
KUZUREZARU FUKUTOKU NO KYUDEN!
SHISON MATSUDAI MADE DAIKUDOKU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SOYO KIBI NI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI
KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)

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