[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st Dec. To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd Dec. Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's remind each other to take ample measures to
prevent against fires or become the target of crimes
(especially at this time of the year)!
The bonds of friendship that we share with our neighbours
are the very foundation of establishing safety and security in our communities.
Let's be sure to protect our neighbourhoods and keep them safe.

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, December 21st, 2011

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Now for the past twenty-eight years, since the fifth year of the Kencho era [1253], cyclical sign mizunoto-ushi, the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month [April 28],[1] until the present, the twelfth month of the third year of the Koan era [December 1280], cyclical sign kanoe-tatsu, I, Nichiren, have done nothing else, but have laboured solely to put the five or seven characters of Myoho-renge-kyo[2] into the mouths of all the living beings of the country of Japan.'
From "On Reprimanding Hachiman" (WND-2, 931).

"Nichiren Daishonin persevered in his selfless struggle to spread the Mystic Law, driven solely by his wish for people's happiness. We, who have inherited this noble mission, are all respectworthy Bodhisattvas of the Earth and emissaries of the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law endowed with 'great good fortune from past existences' (LSOC27, 356).

"Today, countless valiant young Bodhisattvas of the Earth are emerging one after another. As we continue to spread the Mystic Law by reaching out in dialogue to as many people as possible, let's scale fresh summits of kosen-rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 8412, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (62) With the Wish for the Happiness of All Humanity, translated Dec. 20th, 2011, from the Dec. 9th, 2011, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper.

[1] This refers to the time when the Daishonin first proclaimed the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
[2] Myoho-renge-kyo is written with five Chinese characters, while Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is written with seven (nam, or namu, being comprised of two characters). The Daishonin often uses Myoho-renge-kyo synonymously with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in his writings.

* 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 ---
BOHAN, BOSAI NO TAME NI
MINNA DE KOEKAKE O!
KINRIN DOSHI YUKO KOSO
ANZEN, ANSHIN NO DODAI.
TAISETSU NA CHIIKI O MAMORE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ISSAI SHUJO NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAURU YORI HOKANO YURAKU NAKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)

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