[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th June To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 18th June Daily Enc.

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

Friday, June 17th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always be sure to show much we appreciate
the family members of our members who are so kind
to offer their homes for our meetings.
It is very important for us not to talk too loudly outside at night
and to be careful about how and where we park our bicycles
so that we won't disturb the neighbours in the vicinity.
It's also important
that we don't unnecessarily waste any energy in their homes.
Let's take great care
of these extremely precious castles of kosen-rufu!

Friday, June 17th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even a feeble person will not stumble if those supporting him are strong, but a person of considerable strength, when alone, may fall down on an uneven path."
(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 598)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 17th, 2011

Saturday, June 18th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Kosen-rufu is a struggle between the forces of the Buddha and devilish functions. As long as we maintain the unity of 'many in body, one in mind,' we can defeat all devilish functions and promote the spread of the Mystic Law. Unity is an eternal theme of kosen-rufu. The Daishonin took great pains to ensure that his followers could work together harmoniously.

"To be 'one in mind' as practitioners of the Daishonin's Buddhism means to share the spirit or commitment to energetically advance kosen-rufu. This describes the heart of people uniting together in the grand objective of realising the Buddha's wish of the widespread propagation of the Mystic Law. Being 'one in mind' essentially means for each of us to make the heart or intent of the Buddha our own, which gives rise to true unity.

"Negative forces unite together to oppose the Lotus Sutra and its practitioners, but their partnership is invariably fragile and fleeting because their aim is not enduring or universal. When the forces of good that champion the eternal Mystic Law are strong, such negative alliances always disintegrate in the end.

"By bringing forth our Buddha nature through chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and awakening to our vow for kosen-rufu from the remote past, we who uphold the Mystic Law can demonstrate the true unity of Bodhisattvas of the Earth."
SGI Newsletter No. 8247, LEARNING FROM THE WRITINGS OF NICHIREN DAISHONIN: THE TEACHINGS FOR VICTORY, [27] 'A Father Takes Faith,' Unity and Human Revolution Are the Keys to Victory in Our Efforts for Kosen-rufu, from the April 2011 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated June 6th, 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 ---
KOJIN KAIJO NO GOKAZOKU NI
KOKORO KARA NO KANSHA O!
YAKAN WA SHIGO O TSUTSUSHIMI,
SETSUDEN, CHURIN NIMO CHUI.
KOFU NO HOJO O MAMORE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAINAKI MONO NAREDOMO TASUKURU MONO TSUYOKEREBA TAUREZU SUKOSHI KENAGE NO MONO MO HITORI NAREBA ASHIKI MICHI NIA TAURENU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)

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