[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 8th April To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 9th April Daily Gosho

* Here in Tokyo and up north - fortunately there was little damage from the first very strong earthquake after March 11th but of course it did disturb many people. One or two buildings' outer "decoration" fell down into the streets but so far no reports of anyone being injured. Power was totally out in many towns up north for quite some time. Thank you everyone for your concern and daimoku!

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

Friday, April 8th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Strengthen your resolve more than ever."*
It's our spirit to persevere,
no matter how hard things might seem to be,
that will break down the walls of obstacles in front of us!
Absolute victory in life is the heart, the very essence
of our faith and practice of this Buddhism.

*"The Supremacy of the Law" - WND, page 615

Friday, April 8th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"As long as we are alive, we must keep chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Then, if we chant until the very moment of death, Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the Buddhas of the ten directions will come to us instantly, exactly as they promised during the ceremony at Eagle Peak. Taking our hands and bearing us on their shoulders, they will carry us to Eagle Peak. The two sages, the two heavenly kings, and the ten demon daughters will guard us, while all the heavenly gods and benevolent deities will raise a canopy over our heads and unfurl banners on high. They will escort us under their protection to the treasure land of Tranquil Light."
(On Practicing the Buddha's Teachings - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 395)
Selection source: Soka Gakkai member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, April 8th, 2011

Saturday, April 9th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Every place where Nichiren meets persecution is the Buddha land. Of all the places in the saha world, it is at Tatsunokuchi that Nichiren's life dwells. Because he gave his life there for the sake of the Lotus Sutra, Tatsunokuchi deserves to be called the Land of Tranquil Light. From 'The Persecution at Tatsunokuchi' (WND-1, 196).

"Let's strive for the noble cause of Buddhism without sparing any effort, just as Nichiren Daishonin teaches. The place of our mission, too, will definitely become the Land of Tranquil Light. Let's raise the banner of victory where we are now!"

SGI Newsletter No. 8205, LIVING THE GOSHO: WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SGI PRESIDENT IKEDA, (10) Transforming Our Place of Mission into a Brilliant Land of Tranquil Light. Translated April 7th from the April 7th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper

* 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 ---
"IYOIYO GOJO NO
ONKOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI"
SHUNEN DE KABE O YABURE!
ZETTAI SHORI NO JINSEI KOSO
WAGA SHINKO NO SHINZUI DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"INOCHI NO KAYOWAN HODOWA NANMYOHORENGEKYO NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAETE TONAE SHINI SHINURU NARABA SHAKA TAHO JIPPO NO SHOBUTSU RYOZEN-E JO NI SHITE GOKEIYAKU NAREBA SHUYU NO HODONI TOBI KITARITE TE O TORI KATA NI HIKKAKETE RYOZEN E HASHIRI TAMAWABA NISHO NITEN JURASETSUNYO WA JUJI NO MONO O YOGO SHI SHOTEN ZENJIN WA TENGAI O SASHI HATA O AGETE WARERA WO SHUGO SHITE TASHIKANI JAKKO NO HOSETSU E OKURI TAMAU BEKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 505)

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