[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 5th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 6th June 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The mission of a practitioner of Buddhism
is to widely spread the bonds of friendship.
Let's treasure the opportunities we have
to mix with others in our local community
and let's always be the ones radiating enthusiasm and hope.
Let's become the people who are responsible for the happiness
and prosperity of our local neighbourhood!

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design, because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way."
(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 937)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 18th, 2012

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The foundation for gratitude and appreciation is a recognition of who helped make us the person we are today, what causes and conditions led up to our present circumstances. Acknowledging and acting upon this gratitude is the basis of honourable behaviour as a human being."

SGI Newsletter No. 8529, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [38] "Flowering and Bearing Grain", Achieving Kosen-rufu through the Shared Commitment of Mentor and Disciple, from the March 2012 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 4th June 2012

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
YUKO NO KAKUDAI KOSO
BUPPOSHA NO SHIMEI DA!
CHIKI KORYU O TAISETSU NI SHI
KAKKI TO KIBO O OKURO!
WAGA MACHI NO KOFUKU SEKININSHA TARE.


-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANGYO NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1480)






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