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

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

Saturday, January 21st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's take the utmost of care when it snows
and let's watch out for those icy roads!
In particular we need to look out for our senior citizens,
let's take every possible measure we can to
protect them from slipping and falling.
As there is more risk at night when it's dark,
let's also make sure to remind each other
to be absolutely careful when going out.

Saturday, January 21st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But your faith alone will determine all these things. A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."

(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 412)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Jan 21st, 2012

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Soka Gakkai is now entering an exciting age of youth, a springtime of capable people.

"Our painstaking efforts to uncover and foster talent are the driving force for kosen-rufu—a great people's movement aimed at transforming society, a global movement for world peace.

"That is why I call on everyone to do their utmost to raise each new member into a supremely capable individual. Please advance together, brimming with hope as genuine comrades in faith who warmly support each other and can freely discuss anything.

"I, too, will do everything I can to support all of you."

SGI Newsletter No. 8430, To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age <New Series>, translated Jan. 19th, 2012

* 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 ---
KOSETSU, ROMEN TOKETSU NI CHUI!
TOKUNI KOREI NO KATAGATA EWA
TENTO BOSHI NADO NO HAIRYO O.
YAKAN WA KIKENDO MO ZOKA
MUJIKO NO KOEKAKE O KANARAZU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
TADASHI GOSHINJIN NI YORU BESHI TSURUGI NANDOMO SUSUMAZARU HITO NO TAME NIWA MOCHIIRU KOTO NASHI HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGE NARU HITO KOSO MOCHIIRU KOTO NARE ONI NI KANABO TARU BESHI
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)

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