[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Nov. 16th + Words of the Week Nov. 16th - 22nd

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

Monday, November 16th, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In the Latter Day of the Law,
"inconspicuous benefit"* is the fundamental benefit.
No matter how painful our situations might be right now,
let's never ever give up!
Those who wholeheartedly and determinedly dedicate their
lives to achieving kosen-rufu will definitely be victorious in the end.
That is a fact!

*inconspicuous benefit -
http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1063

**"There are two kinds of benefits from our prayers," he said, "those that are immediately apparent, or 'conspicuous,' and those that we cannot see right away, or 'inconspicuous.' In conspicuous benefit is the focus of the Daishonin's Buddhism, for it is what brings real happiness."

"Inconspicuous benefit can be described as how, through practising the Daishonin's Buddhism, we manifest infinite life-force and wisdom, forge our character, accomplish human revolution and build indestructible happiness. I therefore hope that all of you will live out your lives with the Soka Gakkai, always striving to spread Nichiren Daishonin's teachings, and polishing and developing yourselves just as a tree patiently and persistently sends its roots deep into the earth and grows tall and strong. Then, ten twenty or thirty years down the line, you will find that you have attained a state of happiness you never dreamed of."

"The only way to achieve such happiness is by overcoming obstacles. They will arise without fail to impede the spread of this true teaching. When we struggle against wrong, we will face challenges as a matter of course. Just as a kite needs the resistance of wind to rise into the air, however, we need struggle and opposition to bring our lives to shine with increasing brilliance."
(The New Human Revolution, Vol. 8, "Securing the Foundation" chapter)

Monday, November 16th, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"As I have said before, be millions of times more careful than ever."

(The Hero of the World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 839)
Selection source: Editorial, Seikyo Shimbun, November 16th, 2009

November 16th-22nd, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The entire world is celebrating this glorious day of the Soka
Gakkai's founding!
Now is the time for each of us to stand up on our own
and initiate fresh new action to expand our movement,
chanting daimoku with exactly the same mind as that of our mentor.

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & Words of the Week are available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.sokanet.jp/sg/sn/member_support_top.html

--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
MAPPO NO KUDOKU WA
"MYOYAKU" GA KONPON!
TSURAKUTOMO MAKERUNA.
KOFU NI IKINUITA MONO GA
SAIGO WA KATSU SHINJIN DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SAKIZAKI YORIMO HYAKUSENMANOKUBAI GOYOJIN ARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1169)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
KAGAYAKU "SORITSU NO HI" O
ZENSEKAI GA SHUKUGA!
ARATANA KAKUDAI KODO O
JIBUN KARA OKOSU NODA.
SHITEI FUNI NO INORI DE!

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