[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th March 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 30th March 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, March 29th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In order to get off to a really good start in a new school or fiscal year,*
let's make all the necessary preparations well in advance.
In any new endeavour, the beginning is most important.
By setting concrete goals and targets,
let's make a dynamic fresh new start, full of momentum!

* Along with a few other countries Japan starts a new school year come April 1st.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 149)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 29th, 2012

Friday, March 30th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Every problem is very real and pressing to the person concerned. When someone comes to you with a problem because they trust you, I hope you will listen sincerely and respond with empathy and compassion. It is absolutely vital that you respect the person's privacy, maintaining strict confidentiality about what they tell you. Depending on the problem, it may sometimes be appropriate to take them to seek guidance from a trustworthy and more experienced senior in faith."

SGI Newsletter No. 8481, To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age, [2] Courageously Facing Our Problems—Part 2 [of 3], from the Feb. 16th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated March 28th, 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 ---
SHINNENDO NO "start" E
BANZEN NARI JUMBI O!
NANIGOTO MO SAISHO GA KANJIN DA.
MOKUHYO O GUTAITEKI NI TATE
IKIOI YOKU SHUPPATSU SHIYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSU WA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 947)

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