[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd March To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd March 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When friends or fellow members tell us about a problem that they might be facing
or seek our opinion or advice,
it's important that, as "leaders,"
we respond to their needs with lightening speed.
It is only through such speed and urgency
that we can truly manifest a sincere and caring heart.

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 4)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, March 22nd, 2012

Friday, March 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Moscow State University Rector Victor Sadovnichy, a dear friend of mine, once said: 'Discussions are important. New discoveries invariably arise from such exchanges.'[1]

"Just as the spring sunshine warms the frozen earth back to life, so vibrant dialogue fills people's hearts with fresh energy and nurtures the flowering of mutual trust.

"In Nichiren Daishonin's treatise 'On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land,' the guest, lamenting the many calamities and natural disasters befalling the realm, says beseechingly:

"Now surely the peace of the world and the stability of the nation are sought by both ruler and subject and desired by all the inhabitants of the country. . . . [I]f you know of any means whereby disasters can be prevented and troubles brought to an end, I would like to hear about it. (WND-1, 18)

"What can we do to overcome the sufferings and disasters that afflict our world, and open the way to peace and happiness for all people? The more thoughtful and concerned a person is, the more they will be compelled to seek an answer to that question. Through our efforts to reach out to others in dialogue to create a peaceful and prosperous world for all, through our efforts to build an ever-growing circle of friendship, we can together find a hope-filled way forward and together bring forth the wisdom and strength to surmount all hardships and obstacles."

SGI Newsletter No. 8474, A Bright Blossoming of Friendship and Trust, from the April 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, translated March 21st, 2012

[1] Translated from Japanese. Daisaku Ikeda and Victor A. Sadovnichy, Atarashiki Jinrui o, Atarashiki Sekai o—Kyoiku to Shakai o Kataru (A New Humanity, A New World—A Discourse on Education and Society), (Tokyo: Ushio Shuppansha, 2002), p. 124.

* 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 ---
"LEADER" WA
TOMO NO HOKOKU, SODAN NI
DENKO SEKKA DE TAIO O!
SONO "SPEED" NI
SEIJITSU NO KOKORO GA ARAWARERU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYO NI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)

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