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Friday, January 21, 2011

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

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

Friday, January 21st, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The dynamic development of kosen-rufu begins with daimoku.
Let's make the joyous chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
resound from our districts and groups.
Let's open up the gateway to victory!

*Three points offered by President Ikeda towards 2030, the Soka Gakkai's Centennial:
1) Let's make the joyous chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo resound from our districts.
2) Let's bring forth many capable Bodhisattvas of the Earth from our districts.
3) Let's raise the banner of victory from our districts.

Friday, January 21st, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"One who recites even one word or phrase of the Lotus Sutra and who speaks about it to another person is the emissary of Shakyamuni Buddha, lord of the teachings."

(The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 331)
Selection source: The New Human Revolution, Seikyo Shimbun, January 21st, 2011

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Life is action. Buddhism means moving forwards. If we don't take action, nothing happens. If we don't make an effort to speak with others, nothing begins. Shakyamuni Buddha was a person who initiated conversations with others in an open and friendly manner. In an early Buddhist scripture, he is described as speaking in order to promote harmony: 'Thus does he live as a binder together of those who are divided, an encourager of those who are friends.' There is no such thing as a haughty and self-satisfied Buddha who does nothing for others. A Buddha is one who works tirelessly for people's happiness.

"Those who go out and strive with all their might to help and aid the suffering and troubled are truly admirable. Our members are a gathering of Buddhas of just such noble altruism."
SGI Newsletter No. 8142, Helping Others Form a Connection with Buddhism Is the Heart of Kosen-rufu, from the February 2011 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated Jan. 18th, 2011

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

--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO YAKUSHIN WA
INORI KARA HAJIMARU!
WAGA "block", CHIKU KARA
DAIKANKI NO DAIMOKU O!
SHORI NO MON O HIRAKE.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO O ICHIJI IKKU MO TONAE MATA HITO NIMO KATARI
MOSAN MONO WA KYOSHU SHAKUSON NO ONTSUKAI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1121)


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