[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 1st May 2012 To My Friends + 2nd May 2012 Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
May, the month for renewing our great vow for kosen-rufu is here.
Nichiren Daishonin's words call to us:
"This is my vow, and I will never forsake it!"*
Let's courageously clear the way
towards victory for kosen-rufu
and victory in our own lives.

(*)"Opening of the Eyes, Part Two," WND I p. 281

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to hold it up. But even a tree that has grown up in place may fall over if its roots are weak.'
- From "Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain" (WND-1, 598).

"People who have the support of others are strong. They are undefeatable. With the solid support of good friends, we can weather all storms of adversity to achieve a life of happiness and victory.

"Offering encouragement means imparting boundless strength.[1] Having sincere dialogues with others is simple and low key, but it is the way to forge the strongest heart-to-heart bonds and build the most unshakable trust."

SGI Newsletter No. 8501, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda, (75) Encouragement Imparts Boundless Strength, from the April 21st, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper, translated April 26th, 2012.

[1] The Japanese word for encouragement hagemashi is written with a Chinese character made up of the components "boundless" and "strength."

* 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 ---
SEIGAN NO TSUKI GA TORAI!
[CHIKAI SHI NEGAI
YABURUBEKARAZU]
KOFU TO JINSEI NO SHORI E
YUKI DE MICHI O KIRI HIRAKE!




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