[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Nov. 23rd + Words of the Week Nov. 23rd - 29th

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

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It often takes courage to strike up a conversation that
opens up a path to a new and meaningful friendship.
By always trying to cheerfully greet the people around us,
let's try to build trustworthy relationships within our local community.

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Shakyamuni taught that the shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage."

(On the Buddha's Prophecy - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 402)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Nov. 23rd, 2009

November 23rd - 29th, 2009
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study."*
Our Buddhist study test, one of the Soka Gakkai's proud
traditions, is forthcoming.**
Through studying Nichiren Daishonin's teachings for victory together,
let's improve our understanding of life and elevate our life
condition, and help others to do the same, too.

*"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
- "The True Aspect of All Phenomena", WND-I, page 386

**In Japan, on November 29th, a nationwide elementary level Buddhist examination will be held.

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends, Words of the Week 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 ---
MIZUKARA KOE O KAKERU YUKI!
ARATANA YUJO NO GEKI WA
SOKOKARA HAJIMARU.
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU DE
CHIIKI NI SHINRAI NO RENTAI O.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ASAKI WA YASUKU FUKAKI WA KATASHI TOWA SHAKA NO SHOHAN
NARI ASAKI O SATTE FUKAKI NI TSUKU WA JOBU NO KOKORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 509)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O
HAGEMI SOROBESHI"
SA DENTO NO KYOGAKU SHIKEN DA!
"SHORI NO KYOTEN" O MANABI
TOMODOMONI KYOGAI O HIRAKIYUKE!

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