[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd Dec. to my Friends and Daily Gosho + 4th Dec. Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Not once have I thought of retreat."*
Let's chant daimoku earnestly, single-mindedly,
and never ever give up that spirit!
Let's share this Buddhism and its philosophy with others,
courageously and boldly.
Let's advance, and then advance even more!

*"The Great Battle" - WND, Vol. 2, page 465

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full, just as a lamp becomes brighter when oil is added, and just as plants and trees flourish with rain, so will human beings never fail to prosper when they make good causes."
(The Third Day of the New Year - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1013)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 3rd, 2011

Sunday, December 4th, 2011
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'I've completed my mission, and now I can just relax and enjoy myself.' If you do, your faith will begin to crumble. Your struggle is just beginning."
SGI Newsletter No. 8389, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 1, Light of Happiness 25, translated Nov. 25th, 2011

* 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 ---
"NICHIREN ICHIDO MO
SHIRIZOKU KOKORO NASHI"
GOJO NI INORINUKE!
YUMO KAKAN NI KATARE!
ZENSHIN MATA ZENSHIN!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HANA WA HIRAITE KONOMI TO NARI TSUKI WA IDETE KANARAZU MICHI TOMOSHIBI WA ABURA O SASEBA HIKARI O MASHI SOMOKU WA AME FUREBA SAKAU HITO WA ZENKON O NASEBA KANARAZU SAKAU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1562)

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