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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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

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

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Doing a refreshing gongyo and chanting invigorating daimoku every morning
is the driving force that puts us on a direct path to victory!
With fresh resolve glowing in our hearts,
let's enthusiastically make a whole new start towards our goals!

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure."

(The Eight Winds - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 794)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", August 31st, 2010

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the great Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) wrote: 'Life is a process of challenging your limitations and expanding your capacities.'

"When we dedicate our lives to the greatest and highest goal--kosen-rufu--all of our abilities are employed and our full potential blooms."
SGI Newsletter No. 8067, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 23: Chap. 4, Bold Struggle 35, translated Aug. 30th, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
ASA NO SUGASUGASHI
GONGYO, SHODAI KOSO
SHORI NO GENDORYOKU DA!
ARATANA MOKUHYO O MUNE NI
HARIKITTE SHUPPATSU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KENJIN WA HAPPU TO MOSHITE HACHI NO KAZE NI OKASARENU O KENJIN TO MOSU NARI URUOI OTOROE YABURE HOMARE TATAE SOSHIRI KURUSHIMI TANOSHIMI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1151)


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Monday, August 30, 2010

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Aug. 30th + Words of the Week Aug. 30th - Sep. 5th

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

Monday, August 30th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The advancement of kosen-rufu originates from what goes on
at our local district planning meeting.
With us all being of one mind in contributing
to the prosperity of our local community,
let's begin a brand new drama of victory!

Monday, August 30th, 2010
--- 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: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 30th, 2010

August 30th-September 5th, 2010
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
"... then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others."*
Let's make every possible effort
to talk about Buddhism with our youth.
In our local community,
where we all have a role to play,
let's begin to raise numerous young Bodhisattvas of the Earth!

*"At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify 'emerging from the
earth' ?"
- "The True Aspect of All Phenomena", WND-I, page 385

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO ZENSHIN WA
CHIKU KYOGIKAI KARA!
WAGA CHIIKI NO HAN-EI E
MINA DE KOKORO HITOTSU NI
ARATANA SHORI NO GEKI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANIMO KONDO SHINJIN O ITASHITE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NITE TORI NICHIREN GA ICHIMON TO NARITOSHI TAMAU BESHI NICHIREN TO DOI NARABA JIYU NO BOSATSU TARANKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"NININ SANNIN HYAKUNIN TO
SHIDAINI TONAE TSUTAURU NARI"
SEINEN NI BUPPO O KATARE!
WAGA SHIMEI NO CHIIKI NI
WAKAKI JIYU NO JINRETSU O!


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Sunday, August 29, 2010

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

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

Sunday, August 29th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our fellow members who are so selflessly
dedicating themselves to achieving kosen-rufu,
no matter how hot or hectic their personal schedules might be,
may I express my utmost appreciation and deep respect
for all the efforts you are making from the bottom of my heart!
All of the SGI activities that you are steadily
and persistently devoting yourself towards
will definitely be treasures that will stay with you for all eternity.

Sunday, August 29th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is 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: SGI-Panama member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, August 29th, 2010

Monday, August 30th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If you're careless when putting the final touches on kosen-rufu, all your previous hard-won efforts will have been in vain."
SGI Newsletter No. 8063, The New Human Revolution --Vol. 23: Chap. 4, Bold Struggle 32, translated Aug. 26th, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
ATSUI NAKA TABONA NAKA
KOFU NI TSUKUSU DOSHI NI
KOKORO KARA SAIKEIREI!
JIMICHINA GAKKAI KATSUDO KOSO
JISHIN NO EIEN NO ZAIHO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)


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Saturday, August 28, 2010

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

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

Saturday, August 28th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our brilliant Student Division members
taking the Soka Gakkai Study Department proficiency test
(to be held on August 29th throughout Japan),
your youth devoted to exerting yourselves in the two ways
of practice and study is indeed absolutely noble!
On the great stage of this new era shine brightly as one who
'refutes the erroneous and reveals the truth' to the world!

*"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

Saturday, August 28th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 17)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 28th, 2010

Sunday, August 29th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Kansai spirit is determined perseverance for victory. It's the fighting spirit of never giving up, of never retreating a single step, no matter what, until the happiness of the people is attained. That's my spirit."
SGI Newsletter No. 8063, The New Human Revolution --Vol. 23: Chap. 4, Bold Struggle 31, translated Aug. 26th, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KYOGAKU JITSURYOKU SHIKEN NI IDOMU
EISAI NO GAKUSEIBU YO!
GYOGAKU NIDO NO SEISHUN TOTOSHI.
SHINJIDAI NO DAIBUTAI DE
HAJA KENSEI NO HIKARI O HANATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SOYO KIBI NI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)


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Friday, August 27, 2010

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Aug 27th + Daily Enc. Aug. 23rd

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

Friday, August 27th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
For the sake of a peaceful world and people's happiness in the future,
let's take every possible opportunity that comes our way
to teach this Buddhism to the younger generations.
Now is the time to spur ourselves to make the greatest effort
to build a new youth-led solidarity of SGI!

Friday, August 27th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren is like the plant, and my teacher, the earth."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 909)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, August 27th, 2010

Saturday, August 28th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the struggle for kosen-rufu, every individual is a leading player. When each person stands up alone, we'll be able to demonstrate our full power. No matter how strong or able each individual is, if they don't make full use of their abilities, the results will be as if they didn't have them in the first place."
SGI Newsletter No. 8063, The New Human Revolution --Vol. 23: Chap. 4, Bold Struggle 31, translated Aug. 26th, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
HEIWA TO KOFUKU NO MIRAI E
WAKAKI SEDAI NI HABA HIROKU
BUPPO O KATARI NUKO!
IMAKOSO ARATANARU
SEINEN GAKKAI NO DAIKENSETSU O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN WA SOMOKU NO GOTOKU SHISHO WA DAICHI NO GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)


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Thursday, August 26, 2010

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

 

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

Thursday, August 26th, 2010
TO MY FRIENDS --
Our district is like the home ground
that refreshes and enriches our lives!
Let's have joyful and envigourating discussion meetings.
Cheerfully and in high spirits,
let's create fresh new waves of victories!

Thursday, August 26th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
As the sutra says, "hoping to make all persons equal to me, without any distinction between us," you can readily become as noble a Buddha as Shakyamuni.

(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1030)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, August 26th, 2010

Friday, August 27th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
The Swiss philosopher Carl Hilty (1833&#8211;1909) said that real happiness lies "in promptly devoting one's entire being to some kind of great and true endeavor. This gives a person a productive activity, without which true happiness is inconceivable."

No. 8054, SGI President Ikeda's Message, EXECUTIVE LEADERS GONGYO MEETING, PART1, Securing an Indestructible Foundation for the Future, Translated August 12, 2010.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
CHIKU KOSO
WAGA SEIMEI NO KOKYO!
SA KANKI NO ZADANKAI.
AKARUKU GENKI NI
ATARASHII SHORI NO NAMI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHAKUSON HODO NO HOTOKE NI YASU YASU TO NARI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho August 25th + Daily Enc August 26th

 

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

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The writings of Nichiren Daishonin reminds us that
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys"*
As if shaking up the universe with our voices,
let us chant confident and resonant daimoku.
The time has come now to advance resolutely ahead!

* "This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one understand for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning has been the Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho zenshu, page 788, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 211)

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 279)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, August 25th, 2010

Thursday, August 26th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"...in a Chinese work from which the Daishonin cites, we find the following passage: "There is no rule of thumb for seizing opportunities, hitting off the right moment, or adapting oneself to circumstances; it is all a matter of native wit". We must use our wits, our intelligence. We must win using the wisdom of the truth that functions in accordance with changing circumstances."

No. 8054, SGI President Ikeda's Message, EXECUTIVE LEADERS GONGYO MEETING, PART 1, Securing an Indestructible Foundation for the Future, Translated August 12, 2010.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO WA
KANKI NO NAKA NO DAIKANKI NARI]
RORO TARU DAIONJO O
DAI UCHU NI HIBIKASETE
SA IKIOI YOKU ZENSHIN!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAKO NO IN O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO KA O MIYO MIRAI NO KA O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO IN O MIYO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 231)

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

 

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

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The starting point for our daily publication, the Seikyo Shimbun,
lies in the spirit to take on great challenges for kosen-rufu
which is based on the oneness of mentor and disciple -- the essence of Soka which pulsates through our organization!
We are ever so grateful for your warm support day after day!

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
The sutra reads, "Hoping to make all persons equal to me, without any distinction between us." This means that those who believe in and practice the Lotus Sutra are equal to Shakyamuni Buddha.

(Letter to the Sage Nichimyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 323)
Selection source: Gosho Study for September, Seikyo Shimbun, August 24th, 2010

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Countless streams converge to become a mighty river and ultimately flow into the vast ocean. Similarly, while our tireless efforts to bring together the voices of people seeking the eradication of nuclear weapons may seem small and insignificant, they are certain to grow into a powerful groundswell for peace."

SGI Newsletter No. 8055, SGI President Ikeda's Essay, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, The Vow of Soka: Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land\Part 1, Translated August 12, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SOKA NO SHITEI NI MYAKU UTSU
KOFU NO DAITO SOSHIN KOSO
SEIKYO SHIMBUN NO GENTEN NARI!
HIBI SASAETE KUDASARU
SUBETE NO MINASAMA NI KANSHA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KYO NI IWAKU [NYOGA TOMU I] TO UNNUN, HOKEKYO O KOKORO URU MONO WA SHAKUSON TO SAITO NARI TO MOSU MON NARI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1216)

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Monday, August 23, 2010

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

 

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

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is said that "the person who makes the first move gains the advantage."
This is a hard-and-fast rule for victory.
Having a fresh new spirit,
let's proudly set sail on a new voyage of kosen-rufu!

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
--- 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, August 23rd, 2010

August 23rd-29th, 2010
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Toward the glorious anniversary of Soka Gakkai founding,
let's start anew by holding a vibrant discussion meeting.
Capable people! Step up on the stage of kosen-rufu!
Young people! Come and gather!
Let's all make our district grow and expand together.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"SENTE HISSHO!"
KOREZO SHOBU NO TESSOKU.
KOSENRUFU NO SHINKOKAI E
"fresh" NA SEIMEI DE
EIKO NO FUNADE 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 ---
EIKO NO SORITSU KINENBI E
ZADANKAI KARA SHINSHUPPATSU.
JINZAI YO ODORI DEYO
SEINEN YO TSUDOI KITARE
WAGA CHIKU WA KAKUDAI DA!

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

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

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Hurrah for all of our fellow members who are devoting
themselves so earnestly to achieving kosen-rufu in
isolated island communities!
There is no doubt that all your dedicated efforts are
highly praised and admired by all the Buddhas and Buddhist deities.
May everyone on those most victorious islands in Japan and throughout the world lead the happiest and most glorious life!

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When with our mouths we chant the Mystic Law, our Buddha nature, being summoned, will invariably emerge. The Buddha nature of Brahma and Shakra, being called, will protect us, and the Buddha nature of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas, being summoned, will rejoice."

(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 887) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, August 22nd, 2010

Monday, August 23rd, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin revealed the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for all, without distinction or discrimination. It is a universal teaching for the happiness of all human beings. Moreover, the expression 'the boundless joy of the Law' is written with the Chinese characters that literally read 'the joy of the Law that one gains by oneself.' In other words, we don't sit around waiting for someone else to give us happiness. We bring forth the power to become happy from within our own lives. We don't chase after ephemeral mirages of happiness. For we can tap 'the greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212) from within us."

SGI Newsletter No. 8054: SGI President Ikeda's message to a Soka Gakkai executive leaders gongyo meeting. Translated from the July 31, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
CHIIKI KOFU NI HASHIRU
RITO NO DOSHI, BANZAI!
SHOBUTSU MO SHOTEN MO DAISANTAN.
NIHON ICHI NO SHORITO NI
EIKO ARE KOFUKU ARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KUCHI NI MYOHO O YOBI TATEMATSUREBA WAGAMI NO BUSSHO MO YOBARETE KANARAZU ARAWARE TAMAU BONNO TAISHAKU NO BUSSHO WA YOBARETE WARERA O MAMORI TAMAU BUTSU BOSATSU NO BUSSHO WA YOBARETE YOROKOBI TAMAU"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 557)

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho August 21st + Daily Enc August 22nd

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Thank you, our mothers,
for always being there for us,
no matter how many challenges you might be facing.
It is precisely because of your sincere daimoku and your smile like the sun that we all can advance with joy and happiness as the Soka family!

Saturday, August 21st, 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: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 21st, 2010

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those who are guided by a sound, positive philosophy are strong."

"The Daishonin's writings are a source of unsurpassed hope. They fully and completely reveal the path by which all people in this evil age of the Latter Day that is defiled by the five impurities can bring the infinitely noble Buddha nature inherent in their lives to shine forth. The Daishonin's writings are teachings that contain the key to ultimate happiness."

SGI Newsletter No. 8059: SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, "Joyfully Exerting Ourselves in the Two Ways of Practice and Study". Translated from the September 2010 issue of Daibyakurenge

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KURO OKI OKASAN
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
ANATA NO TOTOKI INORI TO
TAIYO NO EGAO ARITE
SOKA KAZOKU WA KOFUKU!

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

(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)

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Friday, August 20, 2010

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

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What results we will get in the future depends on what
causes we are making right now.*
Now, aiming toward a new victory summit,
let's tighten our belts and never become overconfident as a leader.
Let's take all necessary action to win!

*"If you want to understand what results will be
manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present." - "The Opening of the Eyes", WND-I, page 279

Friday, August 20th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbor doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 283) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 20th, 2010

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Having a mentor in one's heart is like having a sun illuminating one's life. The brilliant light of hope and courage will rise in one's life even in the deep darkness of despair."

SGI Newsletter No. 8048: The New Human Revolution––Volume 23: Chapter 4, "Bold Struggle" 13, translated August 4, 2010

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"MIRAI NO KA" WA
"GENZAI NO IN" NI ARI!
ARATANA SHORI NO MINE E
"leader" WA YUDAN O HAISHI
BANJAKUNARU TE O UTE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINENNI BUKKAI NI ITARU BESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 234)

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

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

 

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

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let us nurture our juniors and new members in faith
and make them even more capable than ourselves!
The first step towards supporting the growth of our fellow members
is to begin with sincere prayers and thorough study ourselves.
We are the forerunners who show the correct way forward!

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."

(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 937)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 19th, 2010

Friday, August 20th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
There is an ancient book of Chinese learning known as the Huainanzi (Huai-nan Tzu), from which Nichiren Daishonin also cites in his writings. Today, I'd like to present you with this quote from it: "The shrewd are good at weighing the future. The wise are good at preparing for the future." In other words, when one achieves a victory, that is the time to buckle down and prepare oneself for future challenges.

SGI Newsletter No. 8054, SGI President Ikedafs Message, EXECUTIVE LEADERS GONGYO MEETING\PART 1 [OF 2], Securing an Indestructible Foundation for the Future, Translated August 12th, 2010.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOHAI YA ATARASHI DOSHI O
JIBUN IJO NO JINZAI NI!
MAZU MIZUKARA GA INORI MANABI
TOMO NO SEICHO O SASAEYO.
WARERA WA SEIGI NO SOSHA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA, SONO UE E WA JOMYOKYO, NEHANKYO NI WA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO, YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1480)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho August 18th + Daily Enc. August 19th

 

** Sorry that the dates were off in yesterday's edition!!

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

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is only when we pay careful attention
to the voice of someone's 'heart'
that we can open the doors of trust!
The 'ability to listen' to another person is the essence of conducting dialogue!

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 17)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, August 18th, 2010

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Smiling, as if envisioning humanity's future, Shin'ichi Yamamoto continued: "Ultimately, human revolution has become a top theme in capitalist, free counties as well. If the human ego balloons out of proportion, society will inevitably be thrown into turmoil. Moreover, human ego is the chief instigator of war and other conflicts.

"I hope that all of you will develop into outstanding leaders in society who thoroughly advocate the philosophy of human revolution that is found in Buddhism. The 21st century rests on your shoulders. Your development is my greatest joy.

SGI Newsletter No. 8056, The New Human Revolution&#8211;&#8211;Volume 23: Chapter 4, Installments: gBold Struggleh 21, Translated August 12th, 2010.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
AITE NO KOKORO NO KOE NI
MIMI O KATAMUKETE KOSO
SHINRAI NO TOBIRA WA HIRAKU!
[KIKU CHIKARA] KOSO
TAIWA NO KYUSHO DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SOYO KIBI NI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho August 18th + Daily Enc. August 19th

 

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

Tuesday, August 18th, 2010
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
People with a seeking spirit are strong!
People who continue to advance are always youthful!
As we approach the end of summer
let's make clear plans for each day
so that we can realize the goals that we set for ourselves!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2010
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The deeper the roots, the more luxuriant the branches. The farther the source, the longer the stream."

(The Farther the Source, the Longer the Stream - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 940)
Selection source: Gosho Study for August, Seikyo Shimbun, August 18th, 2010

Wednesday, August 19th, 2010
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All struggles are a struggle against time. Those who hesitate or waste time will be defeated. As Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) declared: "Gaining time is the key to victory."

SGI Newsletter No. 8056, The New Human Revolution - Volume 23: Chapter 4, Installments: "Bold Struggle" 21, Translated August 12th, 2010.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KYUDO NO HITO WA TSUYOI!
ZENSHIN SHITSUZUKERU HITO WA
ITUMO WAKAWAKASHI!
HIBI NO KADI O MEIKAKU NI
KONO NATSU NO SOSHIAGE O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NE FUKAKEREBA EDA SAKAE MINAMOTO TOKEREBA NAGARE NAGASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1180)

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