[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 8th July - 15th July Words of the Week + 10th July 2012 Daily Enc.

* National Press Holiday today so we have held onto the "Words of the Week" to cover the gap. Hope you have a great week!...

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

July 8th-15th, 2012
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"And the more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings will increase."*
Admiring and praising our precious fellow members
(for all their efforts for kosen-rufu),
let's hold our discussion meeting shining with joy.
And let's all try to advance with a happy lively spirit.

*"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra"- WND-I, page 673

Monday, July 9th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity."
(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 736)
Selection source: Buddhist study for new members, Seikyo Shimbun, July 8th, 2012

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When you make a mistake, it is important to sincerely reflect on it. But there is no point in letting it depress you or destroy your self-confidence. Mistakes can provide you with a valuable lesson or experience, and you can always make up for whatever it is that you've done wrong. Don't dwell on your mistakes and allow them to undermine your self-esteem.

"Remember, 'Mistakes are the mother of success.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 8552, To My Young Friends—Leaders of a New Age, [4] To Youth Entering the Workforce—Part 2 [of 3], from the May 23rd, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 29th 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

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
"HOMUREBA
IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU"
TOTOKI DOSHI O HOME TATAE
YOROKOBI HIKARU ZADANKAI O!
HAZUMU KOKORO DE ZENSHIN DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NICHIREN GA JIHI KODAI NARABA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA MANNEN NO HOKA MIRAI MADEMO NAGARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 329)


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