[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th Jan. To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 17th Jan-23rd Jan Words of the Week

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

Monday, January 17th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"If the spirit of many in body
but one in mind prevails among the people,
they will achieve all their goals."*
Our unity is the force for our victories.
Now, aiming towards achieving the great objective of kosen-rufu,
let's all be united in one mind and advance together!
*"Many in Body, One in Mind" - WDN-I, page 618

Monday, January 17th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Regard your service to your lord as the practice of the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by 'No worldly affairs of life or work are ever contrary to the true reality.'"
(Reply to a Believer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 905)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, January 17th, 2011

January 17th-23rd, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Let's get off to a great start with dynamic strength!
From our first discussion meeting of the year,
let's advance full of joy and in wonderful harmony.
A beacon of hope, that can brightly illuminate the darkness of society
where many people have no support from their family or friends,*
is found right within our discussion meetings.

* muen shakai (Japanese coinage) - a society of no relationships or a disconnected society. This is one of the issues that Japan is currently facing. (Ref.:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/commentary/20100406dy02.htm)

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends, Daily Gosho & Words of the Week is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
"ITAI DOSHIN NAREBA
BANJI O JOSHI"
DANKETSU KOSO SHORI NO CHIKARA!
SA KOFU NO DAIMOKUTEKI E
KOKORO HITOTSU NI SUSUMO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONMIYAZUKAI O HOKEKYO TO OBOSHIMESE 'ISSAI SEKEN NO CHISEI SANGYO WA MINA JISSO TO AIIHAI SEZU' TOWA KORE NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1295)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"Start, dash!"
NENTO NO ZADANKAI KARA
KANKI TO WARAKU NO DAIKOSHIN O!
MUEN SHAKAI O TERASU
KIBO NO HIKARI WA KOKO NI ARU.

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