[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho April 11th + Daily Enc. April 12th

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

Sunday, April 11th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is no treasure in life that is more valuable than friendship.
Today and everyday,
with courage and in high spirits,
let's actively engage in dialogue with others.
Let's open new doors to new friendships!

Sunday, April 11th, 2010
--- 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: Living Buddhism", Seikyo Shimbun, April 11th, 2010

Monday, April 12th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Respectful conduct towards others like that epitomised by Bodhisattva Never Disparaging in the Lotus Sutra. A strong commitment unshaken by any opposition or obstacle. A readiness to stand up against inhumanity and injustice. A wonderful example of winning trust in our immediate environment and promoting understanding of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. Through such daily efforts as SGI members, we are engaging in a lofty spiritual struggle to refute the erroneous and reveal the true. I wish to declare that such efforts constitute the practice of shakubuku in modern times."

SGI Newsletter No. 7973*, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [14] 'On Practising the Buddha's Teachings'--Part 2 [of 3] The Compassionate Practice of Shakubuku, from the February 2010 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated April 5th, 2010

* 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 ---
YUJO NI MASARU
JINSEI NO TAKARA WA NAI.
KYO MO YUKI RINRIN TO
TAIWA NO SAIZENSEN E!
ATARASHII TOBIRA O HIRAKO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBINI TSUYORI TAMAE SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOKORO
ARABA MA TAYORI O UBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)

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