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

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

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To the Young Men's Division members,
our bold and courageous lions (of Soka)!
By using the power of the mystic law
that absolutely guarantees us success,
let's each take the lead
in accomplishing victory in our expansion efforts.
Let's make many new friends
and successfully open up the way to an "ever-youthful" SGI.

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When one comes to the end of one's good fortune, no strategy whatsoever avails. When one's karmic rewards are exhausted, even one's retainers no longer follow one."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 1000)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September, 2010

Thursday, September 30th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The foundation of the lofty philosophy we are practicing is the Gosho, the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. The Gosho is a treasure house of wisdom that can open a hopeful future for humanity. Many of the issues facing the contemporary world--such as war, violence, discrimination, and environmental destruction--can ultimately be traced back to us human beings and our fundamental state of life. The Daishonin's Buddhism sheds light on this basic point and reveals the wisdom needed for creating a culture of genuine peace and coexistence.

"In his treatise 'On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,' the Daishonin writes: 'If we wish first of all to bring security to the nation and to pray for our present and future lives, then we must hasten to examine and consider the [dire] situation [in society] and take measures as soon as possible to remedy it'
(cf. WND-1, 24).

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & 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 ---
SHISHI NO DANSHIBU YO!
ZETTAI SHORI NO MYOHO DE
DAIKAKUDAI NI SENKU SEYO!
ATARASHI TOMO O FUYASHI
SEINEN GAKKAI O KACHI HIRAKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SORE UN KIWAMARINUREBA HEIHO MO IRAZU KAHO TSUKINUREBA SHOJU MO SHITAGAWAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)

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