[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th Sep. 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st Sep. 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, September 20th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our discussion meeting is the garden of hope!
When we share our conviction and experiences in this faith with each other,
the joy of practising it expands and touches everyone
and in our hearts a light of determination is ignited.
Come, let's make harmonious advancement towards victory!

Thursday, September 20th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You must be firmly resolved. Do not begrudge your fief; do not think of your wife and children. And do not depend on others. You must simply make up your mind."

(Reply to Yasaburo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 829)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, September 20th, 2012

Friday, September 21st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We need to foster capable individuals—capable leaders, in particular, in order to protect the people from the corrupt, cruel nature of authority. This was Mr. Toda's conclusion and also his fervent wish.

"The world of authority seethes with arrogance and intrigue. Those who dwell therein never know when they will be betrayed or brought down. It is a frightening world. What is required to hold on to one's integrity and commitment to justice in such an environment? You cannot win simply by numbers or going through the motions. Strength and ability are important. No matter how many people you have on your side, if they are not strong, they will vanish when a crisis arises."

SGI Newsletter No. 8615, Excerpts from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 6th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, 21st May, 2001. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 60th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, 6th Sep., 2012. The excerpted text appeared in the 14th Sep., 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai daily newspaper. Translated 14th Sep. 2012

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's web- site
address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
ZADANKAI WA KIBO NO SONO!
KAKUSHIN TO TAIKEN O KATAREBA
SHINJIN NO YOROKOBI GA HIROGARU.
KOKORO NI KETSUI NO HI GA TOMORU.
WARAKU NO ZENSHIN DE SHORI E!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAMAETE KAMAETE SHORYO O OSHIMI SAISHI O KAERIMI MATA HITO O TANOMITE AYABUMU KOTO NAKARE TADA HITOENI OMOIKIRUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1451)


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