[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 15th March To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 16th March Daily Enc.

* The latest on Soka Gakkai activities is available in English on
http://www.sgi.org/news/h-relief/relif2011/soka-gakkai-relief-activities-continue-in-northeastern-japan.html
Here in Tokyo the power outages have begun, shorter than announced although rather sudden. It is getting cold again and bad weather - snow and rain is expected in Tohoku. Mobile electric power stations have arrived in Tohoku so people are now able to recharge their mobile phones and use them! So if you have not been able to get through you might be able now but remember it will be crowded so if you know their mobile E-mail address you might be more successful. Fall-out levels from the nuclear power stations have dropped this evening. Earthquakes are still happening and this evening a strong one was felt that originated west of Tokyo in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka...no serious damage reports in yet. We are still getting a lot of mis-information from overseas sources in particular about the nuclear reactor situation and this is causing a lot of panic especially amongst the international community in Japan. If people wish to find out the latest, up-to-date information NHK - the Japanese government TV channel is operating "NHK World" on cable and satellite in English and there are other services in other languages on the radio also operated by NHK.

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

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
With the indomitable power of strong faith and solid action
let us make the great power of the Buddha and the Law
gush forth from our very beings!
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."*
Let us all offer sincere and focused prayer.
* Gosho, The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, WND1, page 149

Tuesday, March 15th, 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: "Contributions made by our fellow members towards society", Seikyo Shimbun, March 15th, 2011

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One individual who serves as an example can stir the hearts of countless others. Don't wait for someone else to set an example. The Soka Gakkai is a gathering of champions precisely because each member strives to become such a model."
SGI Newsletter No. 8180, The New Human Revolution--Vol. 24: Chap. 2, Vigilant Safeguarding 10, translated March 11th, 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 ---
FUKUTSU NO SHINRIKI, GYORIKI DE
IDAI NA BUTSURIKI, HORIKI O
DANJITE WAKI IDASE!
[MYO TO WA SOSEI NO GI]
ZENDOSHI DE SHINKEN NI KINEN.

-- 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)

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