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

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

Friday, December 26th, 2008
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is only through battling through storms of hardship that one becomes
a truly great individual.
Remember the Buddhist principle, "Earthly desires are enlightenment".
For those of you who are encountering trying times,
I assure you that now is the time to make the greatest development,
the greatest growth,
keep the flame of faith and practice burning brightly, more than ever.

*"When Nichiren and his followers recite
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, they are burning the firewood of
earthly desires, summoning up the wisdom fire of bodhi or
enlightenment." - The Record of the Orally Transmitted
Teachings, page 11
**"Overcoming problems, realising long-cherished goals and
dreams--this is the kind of daily life from which we
derive our sense of accomplishment and happiness. SGI
President Ikeda has emphasized the importance not of
severing our attachments, but of understanding and,
ultimately, using them." (http://www.sgi.org/desires.html)

Friday, December 26th, 2008
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, no matter what, strive in faith and be known as a
votary of the Lotus Sutra, and remain my disciple for the
rest of your life. If you are of the same mind as
Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 385) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 26th, 2008

Saturday, December 27th, 2008
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In order to advance kosen-rufu within the community, we should insure that
Gakkai activity centres become a source of pride for all the neighbouring
residents. And when we hold activities there, we need to always be
considerate about such things as parking and noise, so that the neighbours
will not be bothered or inconvenienced. It's important that we conduct
ourselves in such a way that residents feel that a Soka Gakkai centre makes
their communities more bright, vibrant, and prosperous.

"Another reason to build large, structurally sound activity centres is so
that residents will be able to use them as evacuation centres in the event
of natural disasters, such as earthquakes or typhoons. Our facilities should
offer protection to the community, help it flourish, and give its residents
joy. Soka Gakkai centres should be like lighthouses contributing to the
development of the local area. We should protect and care for our centres as
if we were the keepers of a lighthouse."

SGI Newsletter No. 7678, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 1, A New
Century 7, trans. Dec. 25th, 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 ---
ARASHI O TSUKINUKETE
HONMONO WA SODATSU.
"BONNO SOKU BODAI" DA.
KIMIYO IMAKOSO
SHINJIN NO HONOO O MOYASE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANIMO KONDO SHINJIN O ITASHITE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NITE
TORI NICHIREN GA ICHIMON TO NARITOSHI TAMAUBESHI NICHIREN
TO DOI NARABA JIYU NO BOSATSU TARANKA"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)

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