[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd Sep. To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 23rd Sep. Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
No matter what, the "Treasures of the heart,"
accrued through all our Gakkai activities,
will never be destroyed.
The good fortune accumulated in our lives
will radiate brilliantly across the three existences!

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But my life from the beginning has been based upon firm conviction. I
have no intention now of reversing my course, nor will I ever reproach
[those who persecuted me]. Evil persons too will be good friends to
me."

(Why No Protection from the Heavenly Gods? - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.2, page 432)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, September 22nd, 2011

Friday, September 23rd, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin states: 'The place where the person upholds and honours the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] is the 'place of practice [leading to enlightenment]' to which the person proceeds [cf. LSOC28, 364]. It is not that he leaves his present place and goes to some other place' (OTT, 192).

"Buddhist practice cannot be carried out separate from this most fundamental place of practice—the place where we are right now."
SGI Newsletter No. 8328, The District Is the Main Force for Victory, from the October 2011 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Sep. 20th, 2011

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
NANI GA ARO TO MO
GAKKAI KATSUDO DE KIZUITA
[KOKORO NO TAKARA] WA KOWARENAI.
WAGA SEIMEI NO FUKUTOKU WA
SANZE EIEN NI KAGAYAKERI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHOGAI MOTO YORI OMOIKIRITE SORO IMANI HIRUGAERU KOTO NAKU SONO UE
MATA IKON NASHI MOROMORO NO AKUNIN WA MATA ZENCHISHIKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 962)

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