A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Congratulations on the anniversary of
the founding of the Student Division,
a day that brims with the vow of mentor and disciple.*
With your intellectual wisdom and courage,
send out a bright beam of hope to all the world!
*The student division was founded on June 30th, 1957, by second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda. The division consists of young men and women attending school at the college and university level.
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 30th, 2010
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As the Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) once wrote, 'The only way to communicate the truth to others is through true actions.'[1]
SGI Newsletter No. 8550, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3 , Gentle Breeze 20, translated June 28th, 2012
[1] Translated from Japanese. Leo Tolstoy, "Shukyo Ron" (Essays on Religion), in Torusutoi Zenshu (Collected Works of Leo Tolstoy) (Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1974), vol. 15, p. 152.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHITEI NO CHIKAI GA KAGAYAKU
GAKUSEIBU KESSEI NO HI
OMEDETO!
KIMITACHI NO EICHI TO YUKI DE
ZENSEKAI NI KIBO NO HIKARI O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURU TOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHI HINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - 1351)
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Friday, June 29, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 30th June Daily Enc. 2012
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, June 29th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Once we have firmly made up our minds
to fulfil the great vow to achieve kosen-rufu,
boundless courage and wisdom bursts forth from within.
By chanting daimoku, no matter what happens,
with strong and courageous faith like a roaring lion king,
let's turn everything into a great cause for our advancement!
Friday, June 29th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. When deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 4)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 29th, 2010
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The humility to be willing to improve yourself by learning from others is very important.
"In the realm of faith, especially, we are certain to reach an impasse in our life if we drift away from the Soka Gakkai and lose our seeking spirit. I hope you will stay in the main current of the Soka Gakkai and, conferring frequently with your seniors, strive tirelessly to advance kosen-rufu. This point is important."
SGI Newsletter No. 8550, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3 , Gentle Breeze 19, translated June 28th, 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO DAIGAN NI TATEBA
YUKI TO CHIE GA WAKU.
SHISHIO NO SHINJIN DE
GOJO NI INORI NUKI
ISSAI O ZENSHIN NO CHIKARA NI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHUJO TO IU MO HOTOKE TO IU MO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI MAYOU TOKI WA SHUJO TO NAZUKE SATORU TOKI OBA HOTOKE TO NAZUKE TARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - 384)
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Friday, June 29th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Once we have firmly made up our minds
to fulfil the great vow to achieve kosen-rufu,
boundless courage and wisdom bursts forth from within.
By chanting daimoku, no matter what happens,
with strong and courageous faith like a roaring lion king,
let's turn everything into a great cause for our advancement!
Friday, June 29th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. When deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 4)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 29th, 2010
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The humility to be willing to improve yourself by learning from others is very important.
"In the realm of faith, especially, we are certain to reach an impasse in our life if we drift away from the Soka Gakkai and lose our seeking spirit. I hope you will stay in the main current of the Soka Gakkai and, conferring frequently with your seniors, strive tirelessly to advance kosen-rufu. This point is important."
SGI Newsletter No. 8550, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3 , Gentle Breeze 19, translated June 28th, 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO DAIGAN NI TATEBA
YUKI TO CHIE GA WAKU.
SHISHIO NO SHINJIN DE
GOJO NI INORI NUKI
ISSAI O ZENSHIN NO CHIKARA NI!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHUJO TO IU MO HOTOKE TO IU MO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI MAYOU TOKI WA SHUJO TO NAZUKE SATORU TOKI OBA HOTOKE TO NAZUKE TARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - 384)
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho and 29th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Come, let's prepare ourselves for July, the month of pulsating advancement,
with the Youth Division taking the lead!
With dynamic vibrant activities, ever forwards with enthusiasm,
let's throw open the doors to lush, fertile lands of hope.
Let's be the heros and heroines of great justice and sincerity.
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, wherever we dwell and practise the single vehicle, that place will be the Capital of Eternally Tranquil Light."
(Reply to Sairen-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 313)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 28th, 2010
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'A person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debt of gratitude owed to father and mother' (WND-2, 638). Earnestly striving in Buddhist faith and practice is in itself the highest form of filial piety. This passage can also be interpreted as an instruction that those practising this Buddhism should not ignore filial piety. Caring for one's parents and treating them with gratitude is the way of all Buddhists."
SGI Newsletter No. 8547, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 15, translated 27th June 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SA YAKUDO NO SHICHIGATSU E
SEINEN GA SENTO O YUKE!
IKIIKI TO MAI, HASHIRI
KIBO NO YOKUYA O HIRAKE!
DAISEIJITSU NO MASURAO TARE.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARERA GA KYOJU SHITE ICHIJO O SHUGYO SEN NO TOKORO WA IZURE NO TOKORO NITEMO SORAE JOJAKKO NO MIYAKO NARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - 1343)
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Come, let's prepare ourselves for July, the month of pulsating advancement,
with the Youth Division taking the lead!
With dynamic vibrant activities, ever forwards with enthusiasm,
let's throw open the doors to lush, fertile lands of hope.
Let's be the heros and heroines of great justice and sincerity.
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, wherever we dwell and practise the single vehicle, that place will be the Capital of Eternally Tranquil Light."
(Reply to Sairen-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 313)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 28th, 2010
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'A person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debt of gratitude owed to father and mother' (WND-2, 638). Earnestly striving in Buddhist faith and practice is in itself the highest form of filial piety. This passage can also be interpreted as an instruction that those practising this Buddhism should not ignore filial piety. Caring for one's parents and treating them with gratitude is the way of all Buddhists."
SGI Newsletter No. 8547, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 15, translated 27th June 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SA YAKUDO NO SHICHIGATSU E
SEINEN GA SENTO O YUKE!
IKIIKI TO MAI, HASHIRI
KIBO NO YOKUYA O HIRAKE!
DAISEIJITSU NO MASURAO TARE.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARERA GA KYOJU SHITE ICHIJO O SHUGYO SEN NO TOKORO WA IZURE NO TOKORO NITEMO SORAE JOJAKKO NO MIYAKO NARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - 1343)
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 28th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Gosho talks about those who
'rejoice in hearing the voice of someone else rejoice in the hearing.'*
Let us wholeheartedly convey the joy of practicing this Buddhism to others.
Passionate conversation based on trust and pulsating with enthusiasm
is what lights up the lives and hearts of our friends.
* Gosho -The Recitation of the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" Chapters, MW-1, pg. 68, "As for the Lotus Sutra, one may recite the entire sutra of twenty-eight chapters in eight volumes every day; or one may recite only one volume, or one chapter, or one verse, or one phrase, or one word; or one may simply chant the daimoku, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, only once a day, or chant it only once in the course of a lifetime; or hear someone else chant it only once in a lifetime and rejoice in the hearing, or rejoice in hearing the voice of someone else rejoice in the hearing, and so on in this manner to the fiftieth hearer. And if one were to be at the end, even if one's faith were weak and one's sense of rejoicing diluted like the frailty of a child of two or three, or the inability of a cow or horse to distinguish before from after, the blessings one would gain would be a hundred, thousand, ten thousand, million times greater than those gained by persons of keen faculties and superior wisdom who study other sutras, persons such as Shariputra, Maudgalyayana, Manjushri, and Maitreya, who had committed to memory the entire texts of the various sutras."
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."
(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 64)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 27th, 2010
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If I were to describe Mr. Toda's greatness in a single phrase, I would say he was a man of powerful conviction. No matter how harsh the circumstances, he was always fearless and self-confident. That's why he was able to impart assurance and courage to others. He was a great leader. He was an indomitable champion.
"It's important to build a self as solid as Mount Fuji—a self that will not be shaken or swayed by negative remarks or suffering. This is the key to winning in life. And faith in the Mystic Law is the ultimate source for developing such inner strength."
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 2012
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[ZUIKI SURU KOE O
KIITE ZUIKI SHI]
SHINJIN NO YOROKOBI O TSUTAEYO!
JONETSU TO SHINRAI NO TAIWA GA
TOMO NO SEIMEI O TERASU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SUBEKARAKU KOKORO O ITSU NI SHITE NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO TO WARE MO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMI KOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARU BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 467)
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Gosho talks about those who
'rejoice in hearing the voice of someone else rejoice in the hearing.'*
Let us wholeheartedly convey the joy of practicing this Buddhism to others.
Passionate conversation based on trust and pulsating with enthusiasm
is what lights up the lives and hearts of our friends.
* Gosho -The Recitation of the "Expedient Means" and "Life Span" Chapters, MW-1, pg. 68, "As for the Lotus Sutra, one may recite the entire sutra of twenty-eight chapters in eight volumes every day; or one may recite only one volume, or one chapter, or one verse, or one phrase, or one word; or one may simply chant the daimoku, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, only once a day, or chant it only once in the course of a lifetime; or hear someone else chant it only once in a lifetime and rejoice in the hearing, or rejoice in hearing the voice of someone else rejoice in the hearing, and so on in this manner to the fiftieth hearer. And if one were to be at the end, even if one's faith were weak and one's sense of rejoicing diluted like the frailty of a child of two or three, or the inability of a cow or horse to distinguish before from after, the blessings one would gain would be a hundred, thousand, ten thousand, million times greater than those gained by persons of keen faculties and superior wisdom who study other sutras, persons such as Shariputra, Maudgalyayana, Manjushri, and Maitreya, who had committed to memory the entire texts of the various sutras."
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."
(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 64)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 27th, 2010
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If I were to describe Mr. Toda's greatness in a single phrase, I would say he was a man of powerful conviction. No matter how harsh the circumstances, he was always fearless and self-confident. That's why he was able to impart assurance and courage to others. He was a great leader. He was an indomitable champion.
"It's important to build a self as solid as Mount Fuji—a self that will not be shaken or swayed by negative remarks or suffering. This is the key to winning in life. And faith in the Mystic Law is the ultimate source for developing such inner strength."
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 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 ---
[ZUIKI SURU KOE O
KIITE ZUIKI SHI]
SHINJIN NO YOROKOBI O TSUTAEYO!
JONETSU TO SHINRAI NO TAIWA GA
TOMO NO SEIMEI O TERASU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SUBEKARAKU KOKORO O ITSU NI SHITE NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO TO WARE MO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMI KOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARU BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 467)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When friends are really struggling and trying to do their best,
let's be sure to encourage them with the utmost of speed and urgency.
Never let time slip by!
Such care and attention is what gains people's trust
and helps them to develop courage and confidence.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It also states that, if the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, June 19th, 2012
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"You mustn't let your personality be defined by others. The answers to your questions are inside you. I hope that, through inner searching and reflection, you will unearth from within you the wonderful qualities that are your own very special possessions. If you actively develop your strong points, then even traits that you consider to be flaws or weaknesses will come to shine in a positive way.
"I'd like to share with you a quote from Musashi, a novel I read in my youth: 'Instead of wanting to be like this or that, make yourself into a silent, immovable giant. That's what the mountain [Mount Fuji] is.'[1]"
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 2012
[1] Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi, translated by Charles S. Terry (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1981), p. 680.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TOMO NO FUNTO NI WA
SOKUZA NI GEKIREI NO TE O!
TOKI O NOGASU NA!
SOKO NI SHINRAI GA UMARE
YUKI GA HIROGARU KARA DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHUJO NO KOKORO KEGARUREBA DO MO KEGARE KOKORO KIYOKEREBA DO MO KIYOSHI TOTE JODO TO II EDO TO IUMO DO NI FUTATSU NO HEDATE NASHI TADA WARERAGA KOKORO NO ZENAKU NI YORU TO MIETARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When friends are really struggling and trying to do their best,
let's be sure to encourage them with the utmost of speed and urgency.
Never let time slip by!
Such care and attention is what gains people's trust
and helps them to develop courage and confidence.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It also states that, if the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds."
(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism, Seikyo Shimbun, June 19th, 2012
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"You mustn't let your personality be defined by others. The answers to your questions are inside you. I hope that, through inner searching and reflection, you will unearth from within you the wonderful qualities that are your own very special possessions. If you actively develop your strong points, then even traits that you consider to be flaws or weaknesses will come to shine in a positive way.
"I'd like to share with you a quote from Musashi, a novel I read in my youth: 'Instead of wanting to be like this or that, make yourself into a silent, immovable giant. That's what the mountain [Mount Fuji] is.'[1]"
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 2012
[1] Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi, translated by Charles S. Terry (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1981), p. 680.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TOMO NO FUNTO NI WA
SOKUZA NI GEKIREI NO TE O!
TOKI O NOGASU NA!
SOKO NI SHINRAI GA UMARE
YUKI GA HIROGARU KARA DA.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHUJO NO KOKORO KEGARUREBA DO MO KEGARE KOKORO KIYOKEREBA DO MO KIYOSHI TOTE JODO TO II EDO TO IUMO DO NI FUTATSU NO HEDATE NASHI TADA WARERAGA KOKORO NO ZENAKU NI YORU TO MIETARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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Monday, June 25, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th June - 1st July 2012 Words of the Week
Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, June 25th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Starting from our very own district,
let's raise as many people as we can who are really good at doing things.
The very heart to raising capable people is to go and do activities together.
Let's together deepen our faith with everyone else in the district!
Monday, June 25th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When one comes to realise and see that each thing--the cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson--in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three bodies, then this is what is meant by the word ryo, 'to include' or all-inclusive."
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 784, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 200)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 25th, 2012
June 25th - July 1st, 2012
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
You our Young Men's and Women's Student Division members
are the light of hope for worldwide kosen-rufu.
Standing at the forefront of this new era,
study hard and speak out with a bright and cheerful spirit.
Bravely, take on all challenges that might confront you
and win in every single one of them!
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
WAGA CHIKU KARA
JINZAI NO JINRETSU O HIROGEYO!
IKUSEI NO KONPON WA
ISSHO NI UGOKU KOTO DA.
TOMO NI SHINJIN NO SEICHO O!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"OBAI TORI NO KOKO NO TOTAI O ARATAMEZU SHITE MUSA SANJIN TO KAIKEN SUREBA KORE SUNAWACHI RYO NO GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 784)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
WAGA DANJO GAKUSEIBU KOSO
SEKAI KOFU NO KIBO NO HIKARI DA.
SHINJIDAI NO SENTO NI TATTE
KAIKATSU NI MANABE KATARE!
YUKAN NI TATAKAI KACHIYUKE!
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is through the legwork we do in our local community,
one step after another,
that kosen-rufu truly advances.
By making the earnest effort to meet people one by one
and engaging them in honest and sincere conversation,
let's spread trust among the people, right where we are.
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren's disciples cannot accomplish anything if they are cowardly."
(The Teaching, Practice, and Proof - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 481) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, June 24th, 2012
Monday, June 25th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Prejudice is simply the unconscious acceptance of unsupported ideas. Buddhist dialogue is a struggle against such prejudice."
SGI Newsletter No. 8542, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 12, translated 20th June 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
IPPO IPPO
CHIIKI O ARUKU KOTO KARA
KOSENRUFU WA SUSUMU!
HITORI TO AI, KATARI
DAISEIJITSU DE SHINRAI O HIROGEYO.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA DESHIRA WA OKUBYO NITEWA KANAU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1282)
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Sunday, June 24th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is through the legwork we do in our local community,
one step after another,
that kosen-rufu truly advances.
By making the earnest effort to meet people one by one
and engaging them in honest and sincere conversation,
let's spread trust among the people, right where we are.
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren's disciples cannot accomplish anything if they are cowardly."
(The Teaching, Practice, and Proof - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 481) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, June 24th, 2012
Monday, June 25th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Prejudice is simply the unconscious acceptance of unsupported ideas. Buddhist dialogue is a struggle against such prejudice."
SGI Newsletter No. 8542, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 12, translated 20th June 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
IPPO IPPO
CHIIKI O ARUKU KOTO KARA
KOSENRUFU WA SUSUMU!
HITORI TO AI, KATARI
DAISEIJITSU DE SHINRAI O HIROGEYO.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA DESHIRA WA OKUBYO NITEWA KANAU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1282)
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 24th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our chapter mens and womens leaders,
you are the pivotal points that everyone puts their confidence in.
It is your strong and indomitable determination
that is certain to open the way of kosen-rufu into the future.
I am praying, most sincerely and earnestly,
that each one of you stays healthy,
is victorious and leads a really happy life!
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 23rd, 2012
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Is there such a thing as a good personality or a bad personality? Is it bad to be timid? If everyone were assertive, the arguing would never stop! What about being quiet? If everyone were talkative, how could we stand the noise? It takes all kinds of people—vivacious, chatty people, people who listen quietly and intently, people who don't say a lot but whose every word is worth its weight in gold. Many people find it difficult to speak in public or feel nervous when meeting someone new for the first time. I laud those who summon up their courage and break through their nervousness.
"...If you make a sincere effort, you can transform all your perceived shortcomings into strengths. And especially when you work towards a great goal that is bigger than yourself, you can make positive and valuable use of your unique personality traits in a way that is true to yourself."
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINRAI NO KANAME TARU SHIBUCHO
SHIBU FUJINBUCHO NO MINASAMA.
TSUYOKI FUKUTSU NO ICHINEN ARITE
KOFU NO MIRAI WA HIRAKU!
KENKO, SHORI, KOFUKU O INORU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI NI TSUYORI TAMAE SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOKORO ARABA MA TAYORI O UBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our chapter mens and womens leaders,
you are the pivotal points that everyone puts their confidence in.
It is your strong and indomitable determination
that is certain to open the way of kosen-rufu into the future.
I am praying, most sincerely and earnestly,
that each one of you stays healthy,
is victorious and leads a really happy life!
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 23rd, 2012
Sunday, June 24th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Is there such a thing as a good personality or a bad personality? Is it bad to be timid? If everyone were assertive, the arguing would never stop! What about being quiet? If everyone were talkative, how could we stand the noise? It takes all kinds of people—vivacious, chatty people, people who listen quietly and intently, people who don't say a lot but whose every word is worth its weight in gold. Many people find it difficult to speak in public or feel nervous when meeting someone new for the first time. I laud those who summon up their courage and break through their nervousness.
"...If you make a sincere effort, you can transform all your perceived shortcomings into strengths. And especially when you work towards a great goal that is bigger than yourself, you can make positive and valuable use of your unique personality traits in a way that is true to yourself."
SGI Newsletter No. 8543. Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You, A dialogue series addressing members of the junior high school division and high school division. [2] Let Your Unique Personality Shine!, from the June 1, 2012, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated 21st June 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SHINRAI NO KANAME TARU SHIBUCHO
SHIBU FUJINBUCHO NO MINASAMA.
TSUYOKI FUKUTSU NO ICHINEN ARITE
KOFU NO MIRAI WA HIRAKU!
KENKO, SHORI, KOFUKU O INORU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI NI TSUYORI TAMAE SUKOSHIMO TAYUMU KOKORO ARABA MA TAYORI O UBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)
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Friday, June 22, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Men's Division members,
the golden pillars of the SGI,
thank you all so very much for your great hard work and efforts.
Full of life and brimming with a youthful spirit,
please take the type of leadership
that will determine victory after victory for kosen-rufu!
Friday, June 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, June 22nd, 2012
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It is important that we put daimoku first. We must start by earnestly chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Why do we chant? To strengthen our lives and bring out our potential to the fullest extent.
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff' (WND-1, 412).
"We need to break through the limitations of our lesser self and devote ourselves wholeheartedly to spreading the Mystic Law—discarding the negligent tendency to cut corners and do the least amount of work possible and the arrogance to think that our own shallow strategies will somehow carry us through. Nothing is more powerful than chanting daimoku based on the vow to win for the sake of kosen-rufu."
SGI Newsletter No. 8532, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (3) The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra—Winning Based on Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Put Daimoku First, from the 7th March, 2012, issue of the Soka Shimpo, translated 7th June 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SOKA NO OGONBASHIRA
SONENBU NO ROKU NI KANSHA!
IKIIKITO WAKAWAKASHIKU
KOFU NO SHORI O KESSURU
MEISHIKI O TANOMU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYO NI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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Friday, June 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Men's Division members,
the golden pillars of the SGI,
thank you all so very much for your great hard work and efforts.
Full of life and brimming with a youthful spirit,
please take the type of leadership
that will determine victory after victory for kosen-rufu!
Friday, June 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, June 22nd, 2012
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It is important that we put daimoku first. We must start by earnestly chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Why do we chant? To strengthen our lives and bring out our potential to the fullest extent.
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff' (WND-1, 412).
"We need to break through the limitations of our lesser self and devote ourselves wholeheartedly to spreading the Mystic Law—discarding the negligent tendency to cut corners and do the least amount of work possible and the arrogance to think that our own shallow strategies will somehow carry us through. Nothing is more powerful than chanting daimoku based on the vow to win for the sake of kosen-rufu."
SGI Newsletter No. 8532, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (3) The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra—Winning Based on Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Put Daimoku First, from the 7th March, 2012, issue of the Soka Shimpo, translated 7th June 2012
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SOKA NO OGONBASHIRA
SONENBU NO ROKU NI KANSHA!
IKIIKITO WAKAWAKASHIKU
KOFU NO SHORI O KESSURU
MEISHIKI O TANOMU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYO NI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 384)
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd June Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Behind the two (chinese) characters for the word "earnestness"
one finds the characters for "compassion" and "prayer".
It is through our earnestness that bonds of trust and solidarity are built.
Let's live each day of our lives victoriously
and leave behind a magnificent history of accomplishments.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra."
(A Warning against Begrudging One's Fief - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 824)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 21st, 2010
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Through chanting resonant daimoku, let's cause the true, original essence of our lives to shine forth, give even greater play to our potential, and create a wonderful record of victory! This is the key to leading a life of complete fulfillment free of any regret.
"Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda once declared: 'As champions of a noble cause, we must not be defeated; we must win without fail. That is why we speak out with all our might. Lions are distinguished by their roar.'
"Let's engage in dialogue freely and tirelessly, spreading a fragrant breeze of friendship and trust far and wide."
SGI Newsletter No. 8533, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (10) Engaging in Dialogue with Courage and Confidence, from the 15th April, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 8th June 2012.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[SHINKEN] NO NIJI NI
JIAI TO INORI GA ARAWARERU.
SHINRAI TO RENTAI GA KIZUKARERU.
ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O KACHITORI
IDAI NA REKISHI O NOKOSE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKE TAMTAU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1163)
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Thursday, June 21st, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Behind the two (chinese) characters for the word "earnestness"
one finds the characters for "compassion" and "prayer".
It is through our earnestness that bonds of trust and solidarity are built.
Let's live each day of our lives victoriously
and leave behind a magnificent history of accomplishments.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra."
(A Warning against Begrudging One's Fief - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 824)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 21st, 2010
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Through chanting resonant daimoku, let's cause the true, original essence of our lives to shine forth, give even greater play to our potential, and create a wonderful record of victory! This is the key to leading a life of complete fulfillment free of any regret.
"Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda once declared: 'As champions of a noble cause, we must not be defeated; we must win without fail. That is why we speak out with all our might. Lions are distinguished by their roar.'
"Let's engage in dialogue freely and tirelessly, spreading a fragrant breeze of friendship and trust far and wide."
SGI Newsletter No. 8533, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (10) Engaging in Dialogue with Courage and Confidence, from the 15th April, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 8th June 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
[SHINKEN] NO NIJI NI
JIAI TO INORI GA ARAWARERU.
SHINRAI TO RENTAI GA KIZUKARERU.
ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O KACHITORI
IDAI NA REKISHI O NOKOSE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ISSHO WA YUME NO UE ASU O GOSEZU IKANARU KOTSUJIKI NIWA NARUTOMO HOKEKYO NI KIZU O TSUKE TAMTAU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1163)
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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our fellow members who serve in vice (assistant) leadership roles,
thank you always for your constant contributions to kosen-rufu.
It's because of you, noble heroes and heroines of faith,
that the momentum of our movement has grown and will grow in leaps and bounds.
The good fortune you accumulate from your sincere efforts
will radiate ever so brilliantly.
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged. Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold."
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 497)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 20th, 2010
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those of you who are boldly taking initiative for kosen-rufu and those of you who are fostering, supporting, and earnestly encouraging others in that noble endeavour will all enjoy tremendous benefit. There is not the slightest doubt that your sincere efforts, though perhaps often unseen by others, are observed by the Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the universe.
"Nichiren Daishonin declares: 'Because I have persevered without fear, there are now people who think my teachings may be true' (WND-1, 489). He is saying, in other words, that his unwavering faith in the Mystic Law and tireless efforts to impart an understanding of the correct teaching of Buddhism, undeterred by any hardship or persecution, have resulted in people beginning to believe in the truth of his assertions.
"Irrespective of the other person's attitude, if we confidently convey to them the true greatness of the SGI, they will definitely come to gain a deeper understanding of our activities. Nothing is more effective than making consistent efforts to communicate the truth with powerful conviction. This is the shakubuku spirit—the spirit to share Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism with others; it is also the Soka Gakkai spirit. "
SGI Newsletter No. 8533, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (10) Engaging in Dialogue with Courage and Confidence, from the 15th April, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 8th June 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
FUKU YAKU SHOKU NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
TOTOKI SHINJIN NO EIYU ARITE
SOKA NO IKIYOI WA BAIKA!
FUKUTOKU WA SANZEN NARI.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURUGA GOTOSHI ISHI WA YAKEBA HAI TO NARU KOGANE WA YAKEBA SHINKIN TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1083)
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our fellow members who serve in vice (assistant) leadership roles,
thank you always for your constant contributions to kosen-rufu.
It's because of you, noble heroes and heroines of faith,
that the momentum of our movement has grown and will grow in leaps and bounds.
The good fortune you accumulate from your sincere efforts
will radiate ever so brilliantly.
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged. Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold."
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 497)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 20th, 2010
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those of you who are boldly taking initiative for kosen-rufu and those of you who are fostering, supporting, and earnestly encouraging others in that noble endeavour will all enjoy tremendous benefit. There is not the slightest doubt that your sincere efforts, though perhaps often unseen by others, are observed by the Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the universe.
"Nichiren Daishonin declares: 'Because I have persevered without fear, there are now people who think my teachings may be true' (WND-1, 489). He is saying, in other words, that his unwavering faith in the Mystic Law and tireless efforts to impart an understanding of the correct teaching of Buddhism, undeterred by any hardship or persecution, have resulted in people beginning to believe in the truth of his assertions.
"Irrespective of the other person's attitude, if we confidently convey to them the true greatness of the SGI, they will definitely come to gain a deeper understanding of our activities. Nothing is more effective than making consistent efforts to communicate the truth with powerful conviction. This is the shakubuku spirit—the spirit to share Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism with others; it is also the Soka Gakkai spirit. "
SGI Newsletter No. 8533, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (10) Engaging in Dialogue with Courage and Confidence, from the 15th April, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 8th June 2012.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
FUKU YAKU SHOKU NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
TOTOKI SHINJIN NO EIYU ARITE
SOKA NO IKIYOI WA BAIKA!
FUKUTOKU WA SANZEN NARI.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURUGA GOTOSHI ISHI WA YAKEBA HAI TO NARU KOGANE WA YAKEBA SHINKIN TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1083)
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 20th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Please be extremely alert
and cautious of rough weather conditions in the imminent typhoon*.
Let us take adequate measures
to proactively protect ourselves from strong winds,
heavy rainfall and tidal waves.
I sincerely hope that our uncrowned friends,
the deliverers of the Seikyo Newpaper
will keep safety as their top priority.
* Typhoon Guchol has landed in Osaka and is on its way to northern Japan (June 19th, 20th).
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province. It is stated that 'the seeds of Buddhahood sprout as a result of conditions, and for this reason they preach the single vehicle.'"
(The Properties of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1117)
Selection source: President Ikeda's essay: Our Great Path to Victory, Seikyo Shimbun, May 30th, 2012
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are some who, after they have attained a certain social status, think they are better than others and look down on ordinary Gakkai members, dismissing the importance of Gakkai activities.
"But being a doctor or lawyer doesn't make one better than others. Society needs all types of professions. A skilled physician may not be able to make delicious rice, and an expert lawyer can't build a house. Every profession is important.
"Nothing is more foolhardy than thinking you're more important than others, slacking off in your Buddhist practice, and straying from the direct path to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime.
"Buddhism teaches the way to build a state of absolute happiness in this life for both self and others and the path to happiness for all eternity. It teaches the way to lasting peace and prosperity for all humanity.
"That's why those who practice Buddhism and share it with others are truly great and respectworthy.
"I hope that you will remain genuine Buddhists and walk along the great path of Soka without succumbing to delusions about one's rank or social position."
SGI Newsletter No. 8537, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 9, translated June 12th, 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TAIFU NI KEIKAI SEYO!
BOFUU, TAKANAMI NADO
SENTEI O UTTE TAISAKU O!
MUKAN NO TOMO NO MINASAMA MO
MUJIKO O SAIYUSEN DE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SONO KUNI NO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU KONO YUE NI ICHIJO O TOKU NARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1467)
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Please be extremely alert
and cautious of rough weather conditions in the imminent typhoon*.
Let us take adequate measures
to proactively protect ourselves from strong winds,
heavy rainfall and tidal waves.
I sincerely hope that our uncrowned friends,
the deliverers of the Seikyo Newpaper
will keep safety as their top priority.
* Typhoon Guchol has landed in Osaka and is on its way to northern Japan (June 19th, 20th).
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province. It is stated that 'the seeds of Buddhahood sprout as a result of conditions, and for this reason they preach the single vehicle.'"
(The Properties of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1117)
Selection source: President Ikeda's essay: Our Great Path to Victory, Seikyo Shimbun, May 30th, 2012
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are some who, after they have attained a certain social status, think they are better than others and look down on ordinary Gakkai members, dismissing the importance of Gakkai activities.
"But being a doctor or lawyer doesn't make one better than others. Society needs all types of professions. A skilled physician may not be able to make delicious rice, and an expert lawyer can't build a house. Every profession is important.
"Nothing is more foolhardy than thinking you're more important than others, slacking off in your Buddhist practice, and straying from the direct path to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime.
"Buddhism teaches the way to build a state of absolute happiness in this life for both self and others and the path to happiness for all eternity. It teaches the way to lasting peace and prosperity for all humanity.
"That's why those who practice Buddhism and share it with others are truly great and respectworthy.
"I hope that you will remain genuine Buddhists and walk along the great path of Soka without succumbing to delusions about one's rank or social position."
SGI Newsletter No. 8537, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 25: Chap. 3, Gentle Breeze 9, translated June 12th, 2012
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TAIFU NI KEIKAI SEYO!
BOFUU, TAKANAMI NADO
SENTEI O UTTE TAISAKU O!
MUKAN NO TOMO NO MINASAMA MO
MUJIKO O SAIYUSEN DE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SONO KUNI NO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO BUSSHU WA EN NI YOTTE OKORU KONO YUE NI ICHIJO O TOKU NARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1467)
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Monday, June 18, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 18th June-24th June 2012 Words of the Week
Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Monday, June 18th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Buddhism is a great philosophy full of hope.
I can definitely transform my karma into my mission!
Such strong conviction is what opens the path to victory in life.
Monday, June 18th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The sutra reads, '. . . where living beings enjoy themselves at ease.' How could this passage mean anything but the boundless joy of the Law?"
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 18th, 2012
June 18th-24th, 2012
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
By doing a really refreshing and invigorating gongyo,
let's lead a full life each and every day.
The basics of our practise are the very driving force for victory.
As 'faith manifests itself in our daily life',
today again, let's ensure that we stay healthy and accident free.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
NICHIREN BUPPO WA
KIBO NO DAI-TETSUGAKU DA.
SHUKUMEI O SHIMEI NI!
SONO TSUYOKI KAKUSHIN GA
JINSEI SHORI NO MICHI O HIRAKU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ISSAI SHUJO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU YORI HOKA NO YURAKU NAKI NARI KYO NI IWAKU 'SHUJO SHO YURAKU' UNNUN, KONO MON ANI JIJU HORAKU NI ARAZUYA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
SUGASUGASHII GONGYO DE
JUJITSU NO ICHINICHI O HIRAKE!
KIHON GA SHORI NO CHIKARA DA.
"SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU" NAREBA
KYO MO KENKO TO MUJIKO O!
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 18th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When we talk with friends and exchange thoughts and opinions,
our lives become more enriched.
Come, let's be even more courageous and take one more step forwards!
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The voice carries out the work of the Buddha."*
*Ongi-kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 708, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 4
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Persons who are intent upon exercising filial devotion towards their parents should therefore send them the gift of the Lotus Sutra."
(Reply to the Wife of Gyobu Saemon-no-jo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 898)
Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, June 17th, 2012
Monday, June 18th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At that Soka Gakkai General Meeting on May 3, 1957, as Mr. Toda was moving into the final chapter of his struggle for kosen-rufu, we reconfirmed the key importance of activities centered on the unit level of the Soka Gakkai—the equivalent to today's group or district.
"Victory at the group or district level is crucial for the development of kosen-rufu. Only when leaders are solidly rooted in the districts and unite together to thoroughly support the groups will we see new capable individuals emerge and fresh energy well forth.
"During his life-threatening exile on Sado Island, the Daishonin wrote a letter to Shijo Kingo and his wife Nichigen-nyo, when one of their children was battling a severe illness. He told them: 'When I am pardoned from exile in this province, I will hasten to Kamakura where we will meet. If we consider the power of the Lotus Sutra, we will find perpetual youth and eternal life before our eyes' (WND-1, 412–13). He indicates that he would like to rush to their side to support them, and urges them to defeat the devil of illness, assuring them that his thoughts are with them. We can sense the Daishonin's profound compassion in his words of encouragement.
"Making an effort to visit people, talk with them in person, chant with them, and strive alongside them—this spirit of the Daishonin is alive and strong at the group and district levels of the SGI. Therefore, let's chant joyous daimoku, foster capable Bodhisattvas of the Earth, and raise high the banner of victory from our districts!
"The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) wrote: 'In order to grow big, a tree wants to strike roots into hard rocks!'[1]"
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 2012.
[1] Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One, translated by
R. J. Hollingdale (London: Penguin Books, 1969), p. 191.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TOMO TONO KATARAI GA
JINSEI O YUTAKA NI SURU!
SA YUKI RINRINTO
IPPO O FUMIDASO!
"KOE BUTSUJI O NASU"
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUBO NI ON KOYO NO KOKORO ARAN HITOBITO WA HOKEKYO O OKURI TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1401)
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Sunday, June 17th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When we talk with friends and exchange thoughts and opinions,
our lives become more enriched.
Come, let's be even more courageous and take one more step forwards!
The Daishonin encourages us,
"The voice carries out the work of the Buddha."*
*Ongi-kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 708, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 4
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Persons who are intent upon exercising filial devotion towards their parents should therefore send them the gift of the Lotus Sutra."
(Reply to the Wife of Gyobu Saemon-no-jo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 898)
Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, June 17th, 2012
Monday, June 18th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"At that Soka Gakkai General Meeting on May 3, 1957, as Mr. Toda was moving into the final chapter of his struggle for kosen-rufu, we reconfirmed the key importance of activities centered on the unit level of the Soka Gakkai—the equivalent to today's group or district.
"Victory at the group or district level is crucial for the development of kosen-rufu. Only when leaders are solidly rooted in the districts and unite together to thoroughly support the groups will we see new capable individuals emerge and fresh energy well forth.
"During his life-threatening exile on Sado Island, the Daishonin wrote a letter to Shijo Kingo and his wife Nichigen-nyo, when one of their children was battling a severe illness. He told them: 'When I am pardoned from exile in this province, I will hasten to Kamakura where we will meet. If we consider the power of the Lotus Sutra, we will find perpetual youth and eternal life before our eyes' (WND-1, 412–13). He indicates that he would like to rush to their side to support them, and urges them to defeat the devil of illness, assuring them that his thoughts are with them. We can sense the Daishonin's profound compassion in his words of encouragement.
"Making an effort to visit people, talk with them in person, chant with them, and strive alongside them—this spirit of the Daishonin is alive and strong at the group and district levels of the SGI. Therefore, let's chant joyous daimoku, foster capable Bodhisattvas of the Earth, and raise high the banner of victory from our districts!
"The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) wrote: 'In order to grow big, a tree wants to strike roots into hard rocks!'[1]"
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 2012.
[1] Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One, translated by
R. J. Hollingdale (London: Penguin Books, 1969), p. 191.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TOMO TONO KATARAI GA
JINSEI O YUTAKA NI SURU!
SA YUKI RINRINTO
IPPO O FUMIDASO!
"KOE BUTSUJI O NASU"
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"FUBO NI ON KOYO NO KOKORO ARAN HITOBITO WA HOKEKYO O OKURI TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1401)
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 16th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 17th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Overconfidence and carelessness are our greatest enemies.
Let's particularly be very careful about traffic accidents,
fire, fraud, and bag-snatchers.
By constantly reminding each other to be vigilant about these things,
let's take every possible precaution to prevent
any form of accident or incident from happening.
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 386)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 16th, 2012
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda called out to us, his disciples, at a packed gathering at the International Stadium (later the Nihon University Auditorium) in Tokyo's Ryogoku area: 'To just chant daimoku ourselves is not practising in accord with the time. Practicing in accord with the time means sharing the Daishonin's Buddhism with others.'[1] The essence of faith in the Daishonin's Buddhism is practising for oneself and others. The practice most suitable for this age is to actively go out and meet with others and help them forge a connection with Buddhism based on a spirit of compassion and an earnest desire to share the Mystic Law with them."
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 2012.
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1989), vol. 4, p. 535.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUDAN WA TAITEKI DA.
KOTSU JIKO, KASAI, SAGI
HITTAKURI NIMO YOJIN O!
MINA DE CHUI O YOBIKAKE
JIKO O MIZEN NI FUSEGE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)
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Saturday, June 16th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Overconfidence and carelessness are our greatest enemies.
Let's particularly be very careful about traffic accidents,
fire, fraud, and bag-snatchers.
By constantly reminding each other to be vigilant about these things,
let's take every possible precaution to prevent
any form of accident or incident from happening.
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."
(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 386)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 16th, 2012
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda called out to us, his disciples, at a packed gathering at the International Stadium (later the Nihon University Auditorium) in Tokyo's Ryogoku area: 'To just chant daimoku ourselves is not practising in accord with the time. Practicing in accord with the time means sharing the Daishonin's Buddhism with others.'[1] The essence of faith in the Daishonin's Buddhism is practising for oneself and others. The practice most suitable for this age is to actively go out and meet with others and help them forge a connection with Buddhism based on a spirit of compassion and an earnest desire to share the Mystic Law with them."
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 2012.
[1] Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1989), vol. 4, p. 535.
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUDAN WA TAITEKI DA.
KOTSU JIKO, KASAI, SAGI
HITTAKURI NIMO YOJIN O!
MINA DE CHUI O YOBIKAKE
JIKO O MIZEN NI FUSEGE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)
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Friday, June 15, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 15th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 16th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, June 15th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Seikyo Shimbun and other SGI publication deliverers,
who cheerfully and dedicatedly go out to deliver
no matter what the rain is like on these rainy season mornings -
please always make sure that your safety is your top priority.
May all you heroes and heroines
who are bestowed with shining crowns of noble missions in your hearts
for your earnest dedication to kosen-rufu,
be adorned with great good fortune and benefit.
Friday, June 15th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 15th, 2012
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I am profoundly moved whenever I recall these oft-spoken words of my mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, who was an invincible champion of kosen-rufu: 'As far as faith is concerned, I am forbearing to the point of obstinacy.'
"Nichiren Daishonin pioneered the way for practising and spreading the correct teaching of Buddhism in society and leading all people to enlightenment. It has been the pride of the mentors and disciples of Soka to establish actual proof of victory of this noble path through 'donning the armour of perseverance' (cf. LSOC13, 233) and 'exerting ourselves bravely and vigorously' (cf. LSOC2, 56).
"In a letter to his youthful follower Nanjo Tokimitsu, who was facing severe trials, the Daishonin urges him to be 'single-mindedly resolved' (cf. WND-1, 800). The true power of youth is demonstrated when they fight wholeheartedly for what is right. It is not a matter of strategies or calculation.
"When we stand up courageously with the same vow for kosen-rufu as our mentor, we can break out of the shell of our lesser self and allow the wisdom and power of the Buddha to vibrantly surge forth from within us."
SGI Newsletter No. 8539, My Young Friends, Lead a Victorious Youth of Courageous Endeavour![1], from the July 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translated 14th June 2012
[1] July is the month of the youth division. The young men's division and young women's division were established on July 11 and July 19, 1951, respectively.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
TSUYU NO ASA O KAKERU
TOTOKI HAITATSUIN NO MINASAMA GATA
DOKA MUJIKO DAIICHI DE!
KOKORO NI SHIMEI NO KANMURI O ITADAKU
ROKU NO EIYU NI FUKUTOKU ARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO GOHONZON MO TADA SHINJIN NO NIJI NI OSAMARERI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)
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Friday, June 15th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Seikyo Shimbun and other SGI publication deliverers,
who cheerfully and dedicatedly go out to deliver
no matter what the rain is like on these rainy season mornings -
please always make sure that your safety is your top priority.
May all you heroes and heroines
who are bestowed with shining crowns of noble missions in your hearts
for your earnest dedication to kosen-rufu,
be adorned with great good fortune and benefit.
Friday, June 15th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This Gohonzon also is found only in the two characters for faith."
(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 15th, 2012
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I am profoundly moved whenever I recall these oft-spoken words of my mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, who was an invincible champion of kosen-rufu: 'As far as faith is concerned, I am forbearing to the point of obstinacy.'
"Nichiren Daishonin pioneered the way for practising and spreading the correct teaching of Buddhism in society and leading all people to enlightenment. It has been the pride of the mentors and disciples of Soka to establish actual proof of victory of this noble path through 'donning the armour of perseverance' (cf. LSOC13, 233) and 'exerting ourselves bravely and vigorously' (cf. LSOC2, 56).
"In a letter to his youthful follower Nanjo Tokimitsu, who was facing severe trials, the Daishonin urges him to be 'single-mindedly resolved' (cf. WND-1, 800). The true power of youth is demonstrated when they fight wholeheartedly for what is right. It is not a matter of strategies or calculation.
"When we stand up courageously with the same vow for kosen-rufu as our mentor, we can break out of the shell of our lesser self and allow the wisdom and power of the Buddha to vibrantly surge forth from within us."
SGI Newsletter No. 8539, My Young Friends, Lead a Victorious Youth of Courageous Endeavour![1], from the July 2012 issue of Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translated 14th June 2012
[1] July is the month of the youth division. The young men's division and young women's division were established on July 11 and July 19, 1951, respectively.
* 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 ---
TSUYU NO ASA O KAKERU
TOTOKI HAITATSUIN NO MINASAMA GATA
DOKA MUJIKO DAIICHI DE!
KOKORO NI SHIMEI NO KANMURI O ITADAKU
ROKU NO EIYU NI FUKUTOKU ARE!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO GOHONZON MO TADA SHINJIN NO NIJI NI OSAMARERI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 14th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 15th June 2012 Daily Enc.
A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's do our utmost to protect the precious homes of fellow members
who so kindly offer their residences for meetings of our kosen-rufu movement.
It is important to be extremely careful about the parking
of our cars and bicycles in the vicinity
and to refrain from even talking in a low voice when outside.
Let's strictly adhere to the ending times of meetings
and make sure we don't go over.
And let's never forget to be considerate of the member's family!
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 14th, 2012
Friday, June 15th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
In a letter to his youthful follower Nanjo Tokimitsu, Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Treating one's friends with courtesy means that, although one may encounter them ten or twenty times in the course of a single day, one greets them courteously as though they had travelled a thousand or two thousand miles to see one, never showing them indifference' (WND-2, 636).
"When welcoming or visiting friends, it is important to always show them the utmost courtesy and interact with them sincerely.
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin states that the Lotus Sutra passage, 'You should rise and greet them from afar, showing them the same respect you would a Buddha' (cf. LSOC28, 365), constitutes 'the foremost point he [Shakyamuni Buddha] wished to convey to us' (OTT, 192)."
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 2012.
* The Japanese kanji for To My Friends is available by clicking on
Seikyo Shimbun's web-site address at
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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
KOFU NO KYOTEN O MAMORE!
CHUSHA, CHURIN NI CHUI.
SOTO DE WA SHIGO O TSUTSUSHIMU.
SHURYO JIKAN O GENSHU SEYO.
KAZOKU E NO HAIRYO MO WASUREZU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)
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Thursday, June 14th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's do our utmost to protect the precious homes of fellow members
who so kindly offer their residences for meetings of our kosen-rufu movement.
It is important to be extremely careful about the parking
of our cars and bicycles in the vicinity
and to refrain from even talking in a low voice when outside.
Let's strictly adhere to the ending times of meetings
and make sure we don't go over.
And let's never forget to be considerate of the member's family!
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 14th, 2012
Friday, June 15th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
In a letter to his youthful follower Nanjo Tokimitsu, Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Treating one's friends with courtesy means that, although one may encounter them ten or twenty times in the course of a single day, one greets them courteously as though they had travelled a thousand or two thousand miles to see one, never showing them indifference' (WND-2, 636).
"When welcoming or visiting friends, it is important to always show them the utmost courtesy and interact with them sincerely.
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin states that the Lotus Sutra passage, 'You should rise and greet them from afar, showing them the same respect you would a Buddha' (cf. LSOC28, 365), constitutes 'the foremost point he [Shakyamuni Buddha] wished to convey to us' (OTT, 192)."
SGI Newsletter No. 8538, Our Brilliant Path to Victory, The Vow of May 3rd, [1] Shin'ichi Yamamoto is a pen name of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, from the 4th May, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 13th June 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 ---
KOFU NO KYOTEN O MAMORE!
CHUSHA, CHURIN NI CHUI.
SOTO DE WA SHIGO O TSUTSUSHIMU.
SHURYO JIKAN O GENSHU SEYO.
KAZOKU E NO HAIRYO MO WASUREZU!
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)
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