[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd July 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd July 2012 Daily Enc.

* From tomorrow "Ritu" and "Mitsuko" will be posting instead of myself until the end of August. As much as possible the service will stay exactly the same although there may be a glitch or two as we all keep travelling around the planet so don't hit that reply button too quick if you don't get it for a day or two! All the best and don't forget to tell folks about this service!...

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

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us to be filial towards our father and mother.*
Showing how much we have developed and improved
is the very best way to be filial to them.
Repaying the debt of gratitude that we owe to somebody
is the very essense of Buddhism.
Let's shine by always having a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation!

*"The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude" - WND-II, page 636

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus, if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"

(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishoni, Vol. 2, page 811) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, July 22nd, 2012

Monday, July 23rd, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We need to value each one of our members and help them grow and develop. Because of our unwavering commitment to this path, we have achieved the unprecedented development of the SGI that we have today. As long as we maintain the Gakkai spirit of treasuring each member as if they were a Buddha, the SGI's momentum for victory will continue to grow into the far distant future."

SGI Newsletter No. 8562, 59th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Advancing with Unstoppable Momentum, from the 16th July, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 20th July 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 ---
"FUBO NI KO ARU BESHI"
JISHIN NO SEICHO KOSO
SAIKO NO OYA KOKO!
HO-ON WA BUPPO NO TAMASHII DA.
KANSHA NO KOKORO DE HIKARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KYOSHU SHAKUSON O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZU YA ARU BEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1187)


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