Sunday, November 20th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Youth conventions are now being held with great enthusiasm and vitality
(throughout Japan).
Now is time for new capable young people to stand up.
On our own personal stages in life,
where we each play out very unique roles and missions,
let us unfold the banner of victory!
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Yet you must grit your teeth and never slacken in your faith."
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 498)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, November 20th, 2011
Monday, November 21st, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) stated: 'If we would but learn the lessons that have to be learnt from our adversity, it will not have been lost upon us. We would emerge from the trial a community richer in social virtues, stronger in the justice of our cause.'[1] If we're always just having a good time, laughing and enjoying ourselves, never experiencing any suffering or hardship, we will not be able to gain anything truly profound or meaningful. It is adversity and challenge that develop character."
SGI Newsletter No. 8378, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 34th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the SGI General Meeting, in Tokyo, on Nov. 14th, 2009. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 53rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the SGI General Meeting, in Tokyo, on Nov. 5th, 2011. The excerpted text appeared in the Nov.13th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper, translated Nov. 15th, 2011.
[1] Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1960), vol. 3 (1898–1903),
p. 428.
* 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 ---
YAKUDO NO SEINEN TAIKAI.
ATARASHII JINZAI GA
TACHIAGARU TOKI DA!
WAGA SHIMEI NO BUTAI DE
SHORI NO HATA O FURE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
GOJO NI HAGAMI O SHITE TAYUMU KOKORO NAKARE
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1084)
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