[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th Dec To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 26th Dec. Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, December 25th, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Now especially is the season to cherish our friendships.
Let's put our thoughts into action.
Even if it's by just a simple written note or phone call,
our sincere concern for their happiness will definitely reach their hearts.

Sunday, December 25th, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal. In inscribing this Gohonzon for her protection, Nichiren was like the lion king. This is what the sutra means by 'the power [of the Buddhas] that has the lion's ferocity.'"
(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 412)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, December 25th, 2011

Monday, December 26th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the Lotus Sutra clearly states, the benefits gained by those who attend a Buddhist gathering and rejoice on hearing the teaching of the Mystic Law for the first time or by those who rejoice at even a single verse of the Lotus Sutra and share it with others are boundless and immeasurable (cf. LSOC18, 288–90). Similarly, the benefits accruing to those who offer their homes for SGI meetings are also incalculable."
SGI Newsletter No. 8411, Meeting Together and Winning Together, from the January 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated Dec. 20th, 2011

* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUKO O FUKAMERU TOKI.
SA KODO DA!
ITTSU NO TEGAMI DEMO
IPPON NO DENWA DEMO
SHIAWASE O NEGAU "KOKORO" WA TODOKU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHISHIO WA ZENSAN GOICHI TO MOSHITE ARI NO KO O TORAN TO SURU NIMO MATA TAKEKI MONO O TORAN TO SURU TOKIMO IKIOI O IDASU KOTO WA TADA ONAJIKI KOTO NARI NICHIREN SHUGO TARU TOKORO NO GOHONZON O SHITATAME MAIRASE SORO KOTO MO SHISHIO NI OTORU BEKARAZU KYO NI IWAKU SHISHI FUNJIN SHIRIKI TOWA KORENARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)

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