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

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

Saturday, December 20th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Overconfidence and carelessness are our greatest enemies.
Let's always remember this.
And let's constantly remind one another of this point so that each and every
one of us can
lead a victorious life free from accident or incident.

Saturday, December 20th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This sutra is superior to all other sutras. It is like
the lion king, the monarch of all the creatures that run
on the ground, and like the eagle, the king of all the
creatures that fly in the sky."

(The Sutra of True Requital - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1,
page 929) Selection source: SGI
President Ikeda's speech, Seikyo Shimbun, December 20th, 2008

Sunday, December 21st, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"...the phrases 'the deeper the roots' and 'the farther the source' mean
having faith that is deep and firm. With the power of faith, we can
definitely triumph over any of the three obstacles and four devils that may
arise to assail us in the course of our struggles in life and in our work
for kosen-rufu. If we maintain a strong sense of purpose and determination
to fight for kosen-rufu, we will be able to see negativity or devilish
functions for what they are and prevail over them. Deep faith is the sharp
sword for cutting through any and all obstacles.

"In addition, the phrases 'the more prolific the branches' and 'the longer
the stream' mean that if we have the courageous faith to remain undefeated
by obstacles, we will enjoy not only success and prosperity in our own
lives, but our victory in turn will form the foundation for the success and
prosperity of our descendants for generations to come.

"Accordingly, striving earnestly for kosen-rufu, here and now, becomes the
cause for happiness and prosperity in the present and the future. All of our
hard work and effort to share the Daishonin's Buddhism is transformed into
good fortune for our families and loved ones throughout eternity. This is
the principle of causality of the Mystic Law."

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, translated Dec. 4th, 2008

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends 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 ---
YUDAN TAITEKI!
KORE O AIKOTOBA NI
ZETTAI MUJIKO O
MINA DE KACHITORO!
KURIKAESHI KOEKAKE O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO KYO WA ISSAI KYO NI SUGURETARI CHI HASHIRU MONO NO O
TARI SHISHIO NO GOTOSHI SORA TOBU MONO NO O TARI WASHI NO
GOTOSHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1310)

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