[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 7th Jan. To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 8th Jan Daily Enc.

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

Friday, January 7th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be very careful not to catch a cold or the flu!
By washing our hands and gargling regularly
and making every effort to stay in good health,
let's make our health our first and foremost priority.
Constantly reminding each other to be prudent and careful,
let's always look out for each other and make great progress together!

*"It is a matter of rejoicing that your usual prudence and courage, as well as your firm faith in the Lotus Sutra, enabled you to survive unharmed."
- "The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra", WND-I, page 1000

Friday, January 7th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In winter, buildings are often destroyed by fire. If we were to allow this building to be destroyed in such a way, we would not only suffer its loss, but others would view us with ridicule."

(Letter to Two Persons - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 833)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, January 7th, 2011

Saturday, January 8th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Kosen-rufu depends on how many suffering people we are able to connect with and support....

"The purpose of Buddhism is to enable all people to become happy. That is why it is so important to cherish and encourage each individual. The purpose of Buddhism is also to create world peace. That is why we must value society and strive to establish deep roots in our communities."
SGI Newsletter No. 8136, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, Forging Ahead Based on the Two Ways of Practice and Study--Part 1 [of 2], from the Nov. 12th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Dec. 22nd, 2010

* 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 ---
KAZE,"influenza" NI YOCHUI!
TEARAI, UGAI O OKONAI
KENKO DAIICHI DE SUSUMO!
"SAKIZAKI NO YOUJIN" O
MINA DE KOE KAKEAI NAGARA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUYU WA SHOMO SHIGESHI MOSHI YAKENABE SON TO MOSHI HITO MO WARAINAN"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1101)

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