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

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

Thursday, February 24th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is precisely in the midst
of the enormous struggles and challenges of daily life
that it is vital to read the Gosho
- even if it is only one or two lines!
Let's cut through all the hurdles in life
and open the way forwards using the "sharp sword" of faith.*
*Source - Ongi kuden - Gosho zenshu, page 725, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 54, "This word 'belief' is a sharp sword that cuts off fundamental darkness or ignorance."

Thursday, February 24th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 345)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, February 24th, 2011

Friday, February 25th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The voice does the Buddha's work' from The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings (cf. OTT, 4). In other words, our voices can awaken people's Buddha nature, the supremely noble life-state of Buddhahood within. That is why it is important to chant vigorous daimoku and speak to others unstintingly, our voices ringing with courage, sincerity, truth, and inspiration. It is essential to meet and talk with people, and increase the number of those who have a connection with Buddhism."
SGI Newsletter No. 8167, OUR BRILLIANT PATH TO VICTORY, The Hope-filled Dawn of a New Age--Part 2 [of 2], from the Jan. 21st, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Feb. 22nd, 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 ---
HIBI NO KAKUDO NO NAKA DE
GOSHO O HAISE!
ICHIGYO, NI GYO DE MO II.
SHINJIN NO RIKEN DE
JINSEI O KIRIHIRAKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1352)

------------------------------------

If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - "subscribe"
: SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk

from there on it is all automatic!

ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don't know where to start, share with them the following address and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!

http://www.sgi.org/

To unsubscribe from this group, but PLEASE let us know if there is anything we can do to improve, send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@egroups.com

To modify your subscription from receiving daily to picking up as you wish go to http://www.egroups.com/mygroups

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-digest@yahoogroups.co.uk
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.co.uk

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms.html