[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd July 2012 To My Friend and Daily Gosho + 4th July 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest appreciation
to those who lead the promotion efforts of our organ publications.
And our most heartfelt gratitude to all of our precious members who support it!
Through the power of the spoken and written word
let's spread this great philosophy of hope in society!

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"T'ien-t'ai states, 'From the indigo, an even deeper blue.' This passage means that, if one dyes something repeatedly in indigo, it becomes even bluer than the indigo leaves. The Lotus Sutra is like the indigo, and the strength of one's practice is like the deepening blue."

(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 457)
Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, July 3rd, 2012

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""Even though the parents may be evildoers, if the child is good, the parents' offenses will be forgiven. On the other hand, although the child may be an evildoer, if the parents are good persons, their child's faults will be pardoned' (WND-1, 664).

"The bonds between parent and child, the ties connecting loved ones, are very profound. Of course the faith of the deceased when they were still alive is most important, but sincere daimoku chanted by their children or surviving family members can lead them to attain Buddhahood.

"Even after a person passes away, [because our lives are interconnected in both life and death,] our prayers for the deceased to attain Buddhahood will definitely reach them. That's why it's so important for family members and loved ones to chant daimoku and continue to exert themselves in their Buddhist faith and practice for those who have passed away."

SGI Newsletter No. 8555, The New Human Revolution––Volume 25: Chapter 3, Gentle Breeze 23, translated 2nd 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 ---
SEIKYO KAKUDAI NO SENTO NI TATSU
[SHINBUN CHO] NI SAIKEIREI!
ZENDOSHI NI KOKORO KARA KANSHA!
KOTOBA NO CHIKARA, KATSUJI NO CHIKARA DE
SHAKAI NI KIBO NO DAITETSUGAKU O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TENDAI IWAKU [JURAN NISHO] UNNUN, KONO SHAKU NO KOKORO WA AI WA HA NO TOKI YORIMO NAO SOMUREBA IYOIYO AOSHI HOKEKYO WA AI NO GOTOSHI SHUGYO NO FUKAKI WA IYOIYO AOKI GA GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1505)


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