[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st Aug. To My Friends & Daily Gosho and 1st Sep. Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let us change the way we perceive our "karma"
transforming it into our own unique "mission".
This is the Buddhism that teaches us how to "change poison into medicine".
To the extent to which we have undergone hardships and challenging times
our life condition naturally expands and elevates.
Confident of this, let us advance forwards with a strong and focussed prayer!

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles
arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear
it firmly in mind. To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But
Buddhahood lies in continuing faith."

(The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, page 471)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen ", Seikyo Shimbun, August 31st, 2011

Thursday, September 1st, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism is manifested in society, and as such it is the mission of those who practise it to introduce Buddhist principles to their respective communities and be active participants of their times. This requires us to polish our character and gain the trust and respect of those around us. Human revolution—in other words, the positive transformation of one's character—is the driving force for social change."
SGI Newsletter No. 8310, The New Human Revolution–Vol. 24: Chap. 4, Beacon 5, translated Aug. 26th, 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 ---
SHUKUMEI O SHIMEI NI!
HENDOKU IYAKU NO BUPPO DA.
KURUSHINDA BUN DAKE
KYOGAI GA OKIKU NARU.
TSUYOKI INORI DE SUSUME!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO KYO O KIKIUKURU HITO WA OOSHI MAKOTONI KIKIUKURU GOTOKUNI DAINAN
KITAREDOMO OKUJIFUBO NO HITOWA MARE NARUNARI UKURU WA YASUKU TAMOTSU
WA KATASHI SARU AIDA JOBUTSU WA TAMOTSU NI ARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1136)

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