[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 9th June 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 10th June 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, June 9th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Today again,
just like the rising sun,
let's advance bursting with energy!
By accomplishing each and every task we've set out to do,
putting forth our very best effort,
let's steadily achieve victories one after another.

Saturday, June 9th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If the ruler of a walled city is unbending, then those who guard the city will remain firm; but if the ruler is cowardly, then those who guard the city will grow fearful."

(How the Gods Protect the Place of Practice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 668)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, June 9th, 2012

Sunday, June 10th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The future is decided by your present resolve. I hope you will write a magnificent page of history in the chosen sphere of your endeavours, and live your life without regrets. The driving force for this is our practice of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.

"The 'Life Span' (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra says: 'In their minds they will harbor a longing and will thirst to gaze upon the Buddha' (LSOC16, 268). The lives of those who earnestly seek the teachings of Buddhism overflow with boundless benefit. When we strive in our Buddhist practice with joy and appreciation—brimming with the spirit 'I love the Gohonzon, I love gongyo, and I love SGI activities'—we will also come to thoroughly enjoy and love every moment of our lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 8530, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu, (9) Achieving Victory with the Vibrant Energy of Youth, from the 8th April, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 5th June, 2012.

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--- WAGATOMO NI OKURU ---
SA KYO MO
TAIYO GA NOBORU GA GOTOKU
HAJIKERU SEIMEIRYOKU DE SUSUMO!
HITOTSU HITOTSU YARIKITTE
SHORI O TSUMIAGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHIRO NO NUSHI TAKEKEREBA MAMORU MONO MO TSUYOSHI SHIRO NO NUSHI OZUREBA MAMORU MONO OSORU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 979)


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