Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Hokkaido, the "castle" of the struggles of the three presidents,
that has always braved rough winds and snowstorms
with unbending resolve.
Now is the time to usher in the spring of hope!
With blossoms of dialogue flowering everywhere,
may we all shine brilliantly as suns of victory!
* Hokkaido is one the four main islands located in the north of Japan. Hokkaido is the scene of much of the Soka Gakkai's history like the Otaru Debate & Yubari Miners Issue, Mr Makiguchi spent many years working there and Mr Toda was born and raised there.
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 4)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, February 16th, 2011
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A Greek saying goes: 'To be wise, you must think about things before they occur, not afterwards.' We of the Soka Gakkai have won because we have acted with speed and been proactive.
"The times are changing at a dizzying pace. The sincere dedication of wise people will become even more important. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, was always very strict with leaders. His strictness was actually an expression of his compassion.
"He once said: 'The slightest things can determine the course of your life. It can be ruined by behaving even a little bit rashly or arrogantly or being the smallest bit negligent.'
"Buddhism is an ongoing struggle against obstacles and negativity. We need to fortify ourselves against the challenges that confront us and initiate a fresh advance in our efforts for kosen-rufu with energy and enthusiasm."
SGI Newsletter No. 8160, NATIONWIDE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE--PART 1 [OF 2], Everything Starts with Raising Capable People, from the Dec. 25th, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 14th, 2011
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends & Daily Gosho is available by clicking on Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
FUSETSU NI YURUGANU
SANDAIJO NO HOKKAIDO YO
SA KIBO NO HARU E!
TAIWA NO HANA O RANMAN TO
SHORI NO TAIYO TO KAGAYAKE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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