[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 13th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 14th June Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's share our "experiences" in faith
just as they are, candidly honest!
Our "never be defeated attitude" is what helps
enthuse our own lives to have the courage to stand up
and at the same time inspires confidence in our fellow members.

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 13th, 2012

Thursday, June 14th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The pages of the Gosho brim with the fearless courage of the lion king and the irrepressible compassion of the Buddha to help all people attain enlightenment. The Daishonin is personally encouraging us. His writings are filled with encouragement—encouragement to which our lives cannot fail to respond.

"I hope you'll readily share with others how the Daishonin's teachings have touched your life and given you courage. It doesn't matter if you're an eloquent speaker or not; what matters is your firm resolve to encourage others based on the Daishonin's words.

"Why has the SGI grown to the extent it has today? Because we have striven to wholeheartedly encourage others based on a profound philosophy of life. Let us all continue to study the Daishonin's writings and share what we have learned with others."

SGI Newsletter No. 8534, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (4) The Gosho Is the Eternal Foundation of the SGI, from the 21st March, 2012, issue of the Soka Shimpo, the Soka Gakkai youth division's fortnightly newspaper, translated 8th 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 ---
WAGA [TAIKEN] O
ARI NO MAMA NI KATARE!
"MAKENAI KOKORO" GA
MIZUKARA O FURUITATASE
DOSHI NO KAKUSHIN TO NARU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONOONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORIIDASHITE IKANI HITO ODOSUTOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE SHISHIO WA HYAKUJU NI OJIZU SHISHI NO KO MATA KAKUNO GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1190)




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