[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 31st + Daily Enc. June 1st

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

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Once we make the decision to do something,
let's put those decisions into action right away!
When we strive for kosen-rufu,
we, at the same time, raise our spirits.
It is through faithfully practising, in accordance with the
Buddha's teachings, that we can truly experience real joy and happiness.

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me.
Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 280) Selection source: Activity
report from SGI-Thailand, Seikyo Shimbun, May 31st, 2009

Monday, June 1st, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We shouldn't try to cover up our mistakes. The right thing to do is to make
an honest effort to rectify them. While we should sincerely reflect on our
errors, we shouldn't let them discourage us, but rather do our best so that
we don't repeat them and can make up for them."

SGI Newsletter No. 7780, THE LIGHT OF THE CENTURY OF HUMANITY, from the
April 21st, 2009 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 26th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
OMOITATTARA
MAZU KODO!
KOFU NI AYUMEBA
KOKORO MO KARUKU NARU.
NYOSETSU SHUGYO NI KANKI ARI

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SENNZURU TOKOROWA TEN MO SUTETAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO
O GO TO SEN"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 232)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 30th + Daily Enc. May 31st

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By chanting daimoku with strong resolute faith,
let's first of all challenge the obstacles within our
hearts and minds that tend to limit our possibilities!
The driving force for creating a really glorious history is
nothing, but courage.

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what is there to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both
suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens."

(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 681) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 30th, 2009

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) wrote: 'Thou, there
where thou art, wrestle and [struggle] along, cheerfully to the end.' These
words indicate the path of victory in life. Happiness doesn't exist
somewhere else, separate from our daily lives. We need to begin to create
happiness right where we are. That's the place where we should win. When we
do so, the most challenging and adverse situation will be transformed into a
golden, victorious Land of Eternally Tranquil Light."

SGI Newsletter No. 7782, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 3, High
Seas 6, translated May 28th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
GOJONA INORI DE
MAZU JISHIN NO
KOKORO NO KABE O YABURE!
EIKO NO REKISHI O TSUKURU
GENDORYOKU WA "YUKI"!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI
OMOIAWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 29th + Daily Enc. May 30th

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is right when we are in the midst of great hardship that
we can cultivate and develop ourselves and become even stronger.
No matter what kind of obstacles we might be facing now,
let's courageously and decisively challenge them, right where we are,
and achieve victory!

Friday, May 29th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way."

(On the Three Virtues of Food - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.2, page 1060) Selection source: Soka Gakkai
member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, May 29th, 2009

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In order for a seedling to sink its roots deep into the soil and grow tall
and strong, it needs water and sunlight. Similarly, for Buddhist
practitioners to grow, the encouragement of fellow members is indispensable.
That's why the humanistic organisation of the Soka Gakkai, in which members
can encourage and inspire each other, is so important."

SGI Newsletter No. 7782, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 3, High
Seas 5, translated May 28th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TAIHENNA NAKA DE KOSO
JIBUN GA FUKAMARI
TSUYOKU NARERU.
IMA IRU BASHO DE
KETSUZENTO IDOMI KATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO NO TAMENI HI O TOMOSEBA WAGA MAE AKIRAKANARU GA
GOTOSHI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1598)

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

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

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The future of our kosen-rufu movement relies on our young people.
To our dear precious youth,
take the initiative for the cause of righteous victory!

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the final analysis, unless we succeed in demonstrating that this
teaching is supreme, these disasters will continue unabated."

(The Treatment of Illness - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1114) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 28th, 2009

Friday, May 29th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) believed that a bright future awaits
those who build trust.

"While the real world is a turbulent place, filled with discord and
confusion, it is also the preserve of order and ethics. Society and social
order rest on mutual trust and faith among people. This trust can only be
built and maintained by the act of keeping and fulfilling one's promises--be
it delivering goods or services to a customer when due, or completing
assigned tasks properly and on time. Moreover, it is vital that we keep the
promises we make to ourselves. Work entails the fulfilment of promises. No
matter how small or brief the task--whether it takes only five minutes, one
page, or one figure--once a promise is made, it must never be neglected.
This is the proper way to go about one's work."

SGI Newsletter No. 7780, THE LIGHT OF THE CENTURY OF HUMANITY, The Fresh
Glow of Youth, from the April 21st, 2009, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
translated May 26th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO MIRAI WA
SEINEN DE KIMARU!
KIMITACHIYO
SEIGI NO SHORI E
UTTE DEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KEKKU WA SHOBU O KESSEZARAN HOKAWA KONO SAINAN YAMI
GATAKARU BESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 998)

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

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

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Having faith means having unshakable confidence in what we are doing.
Let's engage in conversations that clearly communicate our conviction,
and expound a correct understanding about our movement!
Let's do our utmost to always try to deepen our relations with the people we
come in contact with,
and through our interactions let's really try to strike a chord in their
hearts.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do
not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain
Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you
protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and
secure existence in this life."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page
283)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 27th, 2009

Thursday, May 28th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Life's
victorious champions,
cheerfully and calmly
overcoming
every obstacle.

"No plant grows in opposition to the laws of nature. Likewise, people grow
and mature within human society. Through interacting with others, we are
able to develop our character and fulfil our purpose in life. As Nichiren
Daishonin writes: 'A person of wisdom is not one who practises Buddhism
apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the
principles by which the world is governed' (WND-1, 1121). Buddhism does not
exist apart from human society. A truly wise person, therefore, is one who
thoroughly understands the ways of society, contributes to society, and
succeeds in society."

SGI Newsletter No. 7780, THE LIGHT OF THE CENTURY OF HUMANITY, The Fresh
Glow of Youth, from the April 21st, 2009, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
translated May 26th, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
SHINJIN WA KAKUSHIN DA.
SURUDOKI GENRON DE
SEIGI NO KAITOKU O!
ENSURU HITO BITO NO
KOKORO O YUSABURE

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINENNI BUKKAI
NI ITARUBESHI TEN NO KAGO NAKI KOTO O UTAGAWAZARE GENSE NO ANNON NARAZARU
KOTO O NAGEKAZARE"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)

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

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

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When we decide to take on fresh, new challenges,
we are able to open up a magnificent path towards new achievements and
victories!
The important thing is that we always have the spirit to advance one more
step forwards!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
--- 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: Study Report by Mr. Nakano - Chubu Study Division Chief,
Seikyo Shimbun, May 26, 2009

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A true lion, a person of genuine courage, stands up to those who use their
authority to exploit or intimidate others. Mr. Toda was such a lion. In the
course of our struggle--which could also be described as a fierce battle for
human rights here in Japan--I always rushed to my mentor's side whenever he
called me, even if it was the middle of the night. His tough yet
compassionate training made me into the person I am. On his release from
prison for his opposition to the demands of the all-powerful militarist
authorities, Mr. Toda's health was seriously compromised, but his heart
burned with even greater fervour than before. In the midst of adversity, he
once said to me: 'I'm a lion. Daisaku, you're a lion, too. 'Lion' is a
symbol for the oneness of mentor and disciple. Both the mentor and the
disciple must boldly keep on winning.' I will never forget those words. They
will always remain indelibly engraved in my heart. I have fought like a lion
all my life. And I have won. I want the youth to fight like lions, too, and
triumph in every struggle. I'm counting on you!"

"In the severe economic downturn the world is currently facing, it is all
the more important for our members everywhere to bravely weather and triumph
over every obstacle with the tremendous life-force of a charging lion."

SGI Newsletter No. 7778, 28TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
2 [OF 2], Forge Ahead like Lions, from the April 28th, 2009, issue of the
Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 21st, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
ATARASHI CHOSEN WA
ATARASHI SHORI O
SANZEN TO HIRAKU!
TAISETSU NA NO WA
IPPO ZENSHIN DA!

-- 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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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 25th + Words of the Week May 25th - 31st

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

Monday, May 25th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A life devoted to what one strongly
believes in is indeed a profound and noble one.
And the ultimate expression of such a life is our faith.
By conducting confident and sincere dialogues with others,
let's stir up a whirlwind of inspiration among the people
around us!

Monday, May 25th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last
moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets."

(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1027) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, May 25th, 2009

May 25th-31st, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The sound of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the invincible roar of a lion or
mentor and disciple in unison
which leads to ceaseless victories.
Brimming with strong life force,
let's always take good care of our health, first and
foremost, so that we can continually make great progress together.
By chanting vibrant daimoku,
let's rouse all the Buddhist gods*, the protective forces of
the universe, into action!

* shoten zenjin -
http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=975

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINNEN NI IKIRU
JINSEI WA FUKAI.
SONO KYUKYOKU GA SHINKO DA.
DODOTARU TAIWA DE
KANDO NO UZU O OKOSE.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HAJIME YORI OWARI MADE IYOYO SHINJIN O ITASUBESHI SA
NAKUSHITE KOKAIYA ARANZURAN"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
DAIMOKU NO ONJO WA
JOSHO ENO SHISHIKU DA.
MANMANTARU SEIMEIRYOKU DE
KENKO DAIICHI NO ZENSHIN O!
SHOTEN O YURIUGOKASE!

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

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

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By chanting daimoku "as earnestly as though to produce fire
from damp wood,"*
let's challenge the obstacles within ourselves that,
up until now, we have thought impossible to overcome!
Let's summon up even more courage than ever and develop new
relations with as many people as we can.

*"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", WND-I, page 444

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This means that anyone who teaches others even a single
phrase of the Lotus Sutra is the envoy of the Thus Come
One, whether that person be priest or layman, nun or laywoman."

(A Ship to Cross the Sea Suffering - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 33) Selection source: Q & A on Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, May
24th, 2009

Monday, May 25th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A lion is fearless. A lion is never defeated. A lion never laments. A lion
is swift. A lion roars. A lion runs. And, above all, a lion wins without
fail."

SGI Newsletter No. 7778, 28TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
2 [OF 2], Forge Ahead like Lions, from the April 28th, 2009, issue of the
Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 21st, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"SHIMERERU KI YORI
HI O IDASHI"
YUMYO NO INORI DE
FUKANO NO KABE O YABURE
SHORI NO DAIKAITAKU O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SO MO ZOKU MO AMA MO ONNA MO IKKU OMO HITO NI KATARAN
HITO WA NYORAI NO TSUKAI TO MIETARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1448)

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

* Hope you have a WONDERFUL Sunday!

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

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
With the great desire to achieve kosen-rufu--
our single-minded prayer for this magnificent vow is, without question,
the true cause for victory.
Through chanting daimoku with such a resolute mind,
let's awaken the Buddha's wisdom and courage within our lives!

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is the heart that is important. No matter how earnestly Nichiren prays
for you, if you lack faith, it will be like trying to set fire to wet
tinder. Spur yourself to muster the power of faith."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1000) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May
23rd, 2009

Sunday, May 24th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"New capable individuals are absolutely indispensable for opening the future
of kosen-rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 7779, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 3, High
Seas 1, translated May 22nd, 2009

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
"KOSEN RUFU NO TAME"
KONO DAIGAN NO INORI GA
ZETTAI SHORI NO HONIN DA.
HOTOKE NO CHIE TO YUKI O
WAGA INOCHI NI YOBISAMASE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TADA KOKORO KOSO TAISETSU NARE IKANI NICHIREN INORI
MOSUTOMO FUSHIN NARABA NURETARU HOKUCHI NI HI O
UCHIKAKURUGA GOTOKU NARUBESHI HAGEMI O NASHITE GOJONI
SHINRIKI O IDASHI TAMAUBESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 22nd + Daily Enc. May 23rd

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

Friday, May 22nd, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Especially when we have a hectic schedule,
it's important to chant daimoku as earnestly as possible!
Even during a very limited period of time,
we can create outstanding value by having a strong inner resolve

Friday, May 22nd, 2009
--- 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: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 22nd, 2009

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I hope you will all do your best. Just because some of you may be getting
older, there's no need for you to grow old in spirit. Always keep striving
with a youthful spirit and forging ahead like lions."

SGI Newsletter No. 7778, 28TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
2 [OF 2], Forge Ahead like Lions, from the April 28th, 2009, issue of the
Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 21st, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TABO DAKARA KOSO
GOJONA INORI O.
KAGIRARETA JIKAN MO
WAGA ICHINEN DE
OKIKU IKASERU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU YONO MIDARE NIMO ONOONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU
TASUKE TAMAETO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU
TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKENGA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 22nd + Daily Enc. May 23rd

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

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our inner strength is the basis of our happiness.
First and foremost it's important to conquer our own personal weaknesses.
When we start to do this the momentum,
like nothing can stand in our way towards victory and success,
is instantly created.*
Let's advance with pride and dignity!

*"The situation is like the joints in a piece of bamboo:
if one joint is ruptured, then all the joints will split."
- "Letter to Horen", WND-I, page 512

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whatever trouble occurs, regard it as no more than a
dream, and think only of the Lotus Sutra."

(Letter to Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 502) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, May 21st, 2009

Friday, May 22nd, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The most essential thing is our day-to-day Gakkai activities, which require
earnest, painstaking efforts behind the scenes. And it is in insuring that
each member experiences real joy through their practice, gains trust in
their communities and workplaces, and wins in life. That's the real purpose
of our movement."

SGI Newsletter No. 7777, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 63, translated May 20th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TSUYOI KOTO WA KOFUKU DA.
MAZU JIBUN NI KATE!
SOKOKARA SHORI ENO
HACHIKU NO IKIOI GA HAJIMASU.
HOKORI TAKAKU SUSUME!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUME NI NASHITE
TADA HOKEKYO NO KOTO NOMI SAWAGURASE TAMAUBESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1088)

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

* I am away on activities for SGI Tokyo International and cannot use an English English computer so if some of the characters come out a bit strange my apologies! Back to normal tomorrow!

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

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
As leaders, it is important that we always give careful consideration and
deep thought
to the actions that we need to be taking right now!
Making every effort to encourage and cheer up our friends and fellow members who may be
going through rough times, spurring them on -- let us continually advance,
with the spirit of being ever-victorious!*

*In an essay about the ever-victorious Kansai spirit, President Ikeda
writes: "I had only one mission: to build an undefeatable golden citadel in
Kansai. To do so, I was determined to give my entire life and resolutely
triumph. But the sheer size of the goal that President Toda had set made it
an undertaking physically impossible for a single individual to achieve
alone. I therefore resolved to put 100-percent effort into meeting with the
Kansai members, into encouraging them, into spurring them on and into
raising them to be courageous champions of kosen-rufu who would work with me
in this struggle. .. And I translated this into action. I was certain that
my burning determination -- the passionate flame of the human spirit that
could make the impossible possible, beyond imagination -- would definitely
spread and set alight the hearts of many others." (Source: World Tribune
Express, No. 132 October 12, 2001)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Muster your faith, and pray to this Gohonzon. Then what is there that
cannot be achieved?"

(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 20th, 2009

Thursday, May 21st, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The 'Emergence of the Treasure Tower' (11th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra states: 'If one can expound this sutra to even one person, that will be difficult indeed' (cf. LS11, 179). Genuine Buddhist practice lies in tirelessly reaching out to others in one-on-one dialogue; it is found in the effort to share the teachings of Buddhism with another person, to raise another in faith, and to make even one friend and ally. And there is no better place for carrying out these activities than in our groups and districts.

SGI Newsletter No. 7775, The Most Respectworthy Are Those Active on the Front Lines, from the June 2009 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated May 19th, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
IMA, NANI GA HITSUYO KA
"leader" WA
KOKORO O TSUKUSHINUKE!
TOMO NO KOKORO O KARUKUSHI
JOSHO NO DAIKOSHIN O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AIKAMAETE GOSHINJIN O IDASHI KONO GOHONZON NI KINEN SESHIMETAMAE NANIGOTO
KA JOJU SEZARUBEKI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)

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

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

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make sure to have clear-cut goals and plans for each day!
Then when we look back on how the day went, we can say to ourselves: "Today
again I won!"
Making steady progress, on a daily basis,
enables us to adorn our lives with remarkable victories!

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life.
Otherwise you will have regrets. For example, the journey from Kamakura to
Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day
remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"

(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1027)
Selection source: The New Human Revolution - Surging Seas - 30, Seikyo
Shimbun, May 19, 2009

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The renowned Australian nurse and physical therapist Elizabeth Kenny
(1880-1952), who developed a groundbreaking treatment for the effects of
polio, declared: 'It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your
life.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 7773, 28TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
1 [OF 2], The Proud Symbol of Brilliant Victors, from the April 27th, 2009,
issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 15th, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
ICHINICHI NO MOKUHYO O
MEIKAKU NI!
[KYO MO KATTA] TO
HAREBARE TO KAZARIYUKU
SHINPO NO HIBI DE ARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HAJIME YORI OWARI MADE IYOIYO SHINJIN O ITASUBESHI SA NAKUSHITE KOKAIYA
ARANZURAN, TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO E WA JU NI NICHI NO MICHI NARI, SORE O
JU ICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NARITE AYUMI O
SASHIOKITE WA NANTOSHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI OBA NAGAME SORO BEKI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 18th + Words of the Week May 18th-24th

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

Monday, May 18th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Rather than relying on someone else to do things,
let's instead, each one of us, create that first surge of victory.
The amount of good fortune and benefit that we can accumulate by taking
the initiative towards achieving victory is absolutely immeasurable.

Monday, May 18th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, one should by all means persist in preaching the Lotus Sutra and
causing them to hear it. Those who put their faith in it will surely attain
Buddhahood, while those who slander it will establish a 'poison-drum
relationship' with it and will likewise attain Buddhahood."

(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the
Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 882) Selection
source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 18th, 2009

May 18th-24th, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The essential point of our Buddhist practice is to have
person-to-person, one-on-one dialogue.
Let's be proud of what we do and get involved on the forefront of
activities.
By chanting daimoku with strong faith and talking about
this Buddhism and its humanism as much as we can,
let's continue to advance cheerfully and confidently!

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
DAREKA DEWA NAI
MAZU JIBUN GA
SHORI NO HADO O!
SENJIN O KITTE
TATAKAU KUDOKU WA MURYO DA

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TOTEMO KAKUTEMO HOKEKYO O SHIITE TOKIKIKASU BESHI SHINZEN
HITO WA HOTOKE NI NARUBESHI BOZEN MONO WA DOKKU NO EN TO
NATTE HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 552)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
BUTSUDO SHUGYO NO GOKUI WA
ITTAI ICHI NO TAIWA DA.
HOKORI TAKAKU SENZENSEN E!
INOTTE KATATTE
IKIIKITO SUSUME!

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

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The life of a person who is advancing with unwavering
conviction shines with a brilliance that is outrivaled by nothing.
To elevate our lives to a supreme state of happiness and satisfaction,
let's determine to challenge ourselves and win!

Sunday, May 17th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This means that anyone who teaches others even a single
phrase of the Lotus Sutra is the envoy of the Thus Come One."

(A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 33) Selection source:
"Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, May 17th, 2009

Monday, May 18th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----1
"Do not be taken in by devious, unscrupulous individuals. Refuse to give
them free reign. Right must win--I wish more than anything to create such an
age.

"Only when wrongs are denounced and truth and justice triumph can we
possibly protect the happiness and welfare of the people and make true peace
a reality. Let's work hard to make this happen! Like lions!"

SGI Newsletter No. 7773, 28TH SOKA GAKKAI HEADQUARTERS LEADERS MEETING--PART
1 [OF 2],
The Proud Symbol of Brilliant Victors, from the April 27th, 2009, issue of
the Seikyo Shimbun, translated May 15th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINNEN NO HITO WA
NANI NIMO MASARU
SEIMEI NO KAGAYAKI GA ARU.
WAGA SAIKOHO E
IZA SUSUMI KATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKKU OMO HITO NI KATARAN HITO WA NYORAI NO TSUKAI TO
MIETARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1448)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 16th + Daily Enc. May 17th

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

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nothing is more eloquent than the truth.
All of the dialogues we have with others are dramas that are
performed according to our life condition.
Now, follow the path of people's diplomacy that your
mentor has shown through his own struggles.

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
--- 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 realized 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, May 16th, 2009

Sunday, May 17th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"People don't always get the credit they deserve. Sometimes the efforts of
those working behind the scenes are overlooked. But the Buddhist law of
cause and effect that permeates life applies equally to all. Both good and
bad causes return to the doer."

SGI Newsletter No. 7774, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 60, translated May 15th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINJITSU NO MASARU
YUBEN NASHI!
TAIWA TOWA
WAGA KYOGAI NO GEKI DA.
SHI NO NINGEN GAIKO NI TSUZUKE

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

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)

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

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

Friday, May 15th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's start off by challenging the things that we are weak at
or tend to procrastinate about .
By chanting with strong decisive faith and by mustering up our courage,
let's challenge to overcome the obstacles that we ourselves
have built up within our own minds.
Let's continue to advance and become dauntless champions of progress

Friday, May 15th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When I prayed for my mother, not only was her illness
cured, but her life was prolonged by four years."

(On Prolonging One's Life Span - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 955) Selection source: "Kyo no
Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 15th, 2009

Saturday, May 16th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Kosen-rufu is the accumulation of countless small victories. Winning comes
from steady and persistent efforts to take on immediate challenges. That is
the way to establish a record of glorious victory."

SGI Newsletter No. 7772, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 57, translated May 14th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
NIGATENA TOKORO KARA
MASSAKI NI!
GOJONA INORI TO YUKI DE
KYOCHU NO KABE O YABURO
YUKAN NARU ZENSHIN O TARE

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SAREBA NICHIREN HAHA O INORITE SORAISHIKABA GENSHIN NI
YAMAI O IYASU NOMINARAZU YONKANEN NO JUMYO O NOBETARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 985)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 14th + Daily Enc. May 15th

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

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always try to challenge any of our struggles
cheerfully and with enthusiasm!
A single wave of joy calls forth tens of thousands of waves of
victory.*
Firmly united, let's enact a stirring drama
in which "the wise will rejoice."(*)

*".. rejoice in hearing the voice of someone else rejoice
in the hearing.." - "The Recitation of the 'Expedient
Means' and 'Life Span' Chapters", WND-I, page 68

**"Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person
attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles
and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will
rejoice while the foolish will retreat." - "The Three
Obstacles and Four Devils", WND-I, page 637

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
--- 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, May 14th, 2009

Friday, May 15th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the American author and social activist Helen Keller (1880-1968) wrote:
'When once we make up our minds to do this and set out fearlessly, all
outward circumstances and limitations give way before us.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 7771, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 55, translated May 13th, 2009

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TATAKAI WA KAIKATSU NI!
ZUIKI NO IPPA GA
SHORI NO BANPA O YOBU.
"KENJA WA YOROKOBI"
DANKETSU NO TSUKAIGEKI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURUTOMO OOZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA
ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI
IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA
ARU BEKARAZU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)

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

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

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A leader's firm resolve will cause the realisation of significant victories!
"We will surely win!"
Words spoken with such heartfelt conviction inspire hope and confidence.
Let's advance using our voices fervently and wholeheartedly to realise
victory.

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If a person cannot manage to cross a moat ten feet wide, how can he cross
one that is a hundred or two hundred feet?"

(The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.1, page 766) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo
Shimbun, May 13th, 2009

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the British essayist William Hazlitt (1778-1830) wrote: 'Hope is the
best possession.' Buddhism is a source of hope."

SGI Newsletter No. 7770, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 53, translated May 12th, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
"leader" NO
KETSUJO SHITA ICHINEN GA
IDAI NA SHORI O HIRAKU.
[WARERA WA KATSU!] TO
DAIKAKUSHIN DE SAKEBI HASHIRE

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHIJO NO HORI O KOENU MONO JUJO NIJUJO NO HORI O KOUBEKIKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 912)

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

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

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those who are earnest and sincere in all their efforts are the ones who will
be true victors!
Let us both, you and I, enthusiastically take on all challenges that come
our way
for the sake of kosen-rufu!
Let us aim towards achieving resounding victories,
and make each interaction we have with others
a decisive moment that builds the history of our movement!

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The Buddha wrote that one should become the master of one's mind rather
than let one's mind master oneself. This is what I mean when I emphatically
urge you to give up even your body, and never begrudge even your life for
the sake of the Lotus Sutra."

(Letter to Gijo-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 390)
Selection source: "Kyo no hosshin", May 12, 2009

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Soka Gakkai activities serve as a springboard to human revolution. They
provide opportunities to challenge personal limitations--weakness, laziness,
lack of perseverance, timidity in the face of obstacles--and triumph over
them. The experience of overcoming limitations serves to polish, train, and
strengthen one's life."

SGI Newsletter No. 7769, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 22: Chap. 2,
Currents 51, translated May 11th, 2009

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---WAGATOMO NI OKURU---
SHINKEN NA HITO GA KATSU.
KIMI MO WARE MO
GOKAI NI UTTE DEYO.
DANKO KATTE
REKISHI FUKAKI AKUSHU O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AITAMAE AITAMAETE KOKORO NO SHI TO WA NARUTOMO KOKORO O SHI TO SUBEKARAZU
TO HOTOKE WA SHIRUSHI TAMAISHINARI, HOKEKYO NO ONTAME NI MI O SUTE INOCHI O
OSHIMAZARE TO GOJO NI MOSESHI WA KORE NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 892)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 11th + Words of the Week May 11th - 17th

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

Monday, May 11th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This is the Buddhism that enables us to change our karma, our
profound basic life tendency, for the better.*
Through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo more earnestly,
seriously and single-mindedly than ever,
awakening to the original aspiration that we have had deep in
our lives from the remote past,**
let's create a new history today as if we were reborn into
a brand new life!

*karma - http://www.sgi.org/karma.html
WHAT IS KARMA? -
http://www.sgi-usa.org/memberresources/resources/buddhist_concepts/buddhist_concept3.php

** President Toda once said:

Nichiren Daishonin established the Law that enables
ordinary people to break through the negative causality
from the past existing in their lives and return to the
remote past [of kuon ganjo] in the course of their
day-to-day existence.

To put it another way, dedicating oneself [to the
Daishonin] and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the method
for transforming destiny for the better. Through
following this method, the common mortal of kuon ganjo
appears and the negative causes and effects formed in the
interim all disappear.
(Lectures on the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span"
Chapters of the Lotus Sutra by Daisaku Ikeda, Vol. 2)

Monday, May 11th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month.
Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will
take advantage."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source:
"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 11th, 2009

May 11th-17th, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The vibrant dynamism necessary for victory is born from
our discussion meetings.
Let's inspire each other with cheerful and powerful
encouragement that gives people courage and confidence.
Let's all stand up and strive together,
and make the 80th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai's founding
the greatest anniversary!

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHUKUMEI TENKAN NO BUPPO DA.
INORI NI INORI
UMARE KAWATTA
GANJO NO ICHINEN DE
KYO NO REKISHI O TSUKURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI NI TSUYORI TAMAE SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOKORO
ARABA MA TAYORI O UBESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
SHORI NO YAKUDO WA
ZADANKAI KARA UMARERU.
HOGARAKANA HAGEMASHI DE
YUKI TO JISHIN O OKURE!
80 SHUNEN E SODACHI O!

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