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

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

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our hearts are filled with appreciation
for all the great efforts of our Mens Division members
who brave the storms of a harsh and chaotic society.
You are the golden pillars of the organisation
who provide that strong support to others.
Yours is a reliable presence that gives everyone a sense of assurance
as we double our efforts to build a youthful SGI.

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage."

(On the Buddha's Prophecy - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1,page 402)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, November 22nd, 2011

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
" 'Wherever we dwell and practise the single vehicle [the Lotus Sutra], that place will be the Capital of Eternally Tranquil Light.'
From "Reply to Sairen-bo" (WND-1, 313).

"Nichiren Daishonin wrote these words while being subjected to extreme hardship in exile [on Sado Island]. The Land of Eternally Tranquil Light is not some far-off utopia. It exists here and now where we are striving for kosen-rufu with the same spirit as our mentor.

"No matter how trying the struggles we may be facing, if our resolve in faith remains unshaken in the depths of our life, then we will definitely be able to triumph over everything. Always remember that the Capital of Eternally Tranquil Light resides in that resolve."
SGI Newsletter Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (58) Joyfully Striving Where We Are, translated Nov. 18th, 2011, from the November 5, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHAKAI NO ARANAMI TO TATAKAU
SONENBU NO ROKU NI KANSHA!
SEINEN GAKKAI KENSETU E
MINA NI ANSHIN O ATAERU
TANOMOSHIKI KOGONBASHIRA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
ASAKI O SATTE FUKAKI NI TSUKU WA JOBU NO KOKORO NARI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 509)

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