[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Nov. 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 1st Dec. 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Friday, November 30th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our members in the great Shin-etsu region,*
the land full of people with unique talents and abilities.
Go up the hills and down the dales,
and across the high seas,
constantly aiming at achieving outstanding victories!
In the land of the Human Revolution,
hoist high the banner of justice and truth!

*The Shin-etsu region of Japan covers Nagano and Niigata prefectures.
On August 6, 1993, President Ikeda began writing The New Human Revolution in Nagano Prefecture.

Friday, November 30th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, no matter what, strive in faith and be known as a votary of the Lotus Sutra, and remain my disciple for the rest of your life. If you are of the same mind as Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 385) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, November 30th, 2012

Saturday, December 1st, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Toda said to Shin'ichi Yamamoto: 'The journey of kosen-rufu is long. I want to foster people who will dedicate themselves to kosen-rufu into their 30s and 40s, even when they reach their 70s or 80s, in fact for as long as they live.

"'I want to raise individuals from the youth division who, like President Makiguchi, are not driven by self-interest, personal gain, or desire for fame and fortune, but will faithfully uphold the correct teachings of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism throughout their lives and work for the happiness of all. They will be people who will always be proud to be my disciples, and strive to the last for the actualisation of the great ideal of kosen-rufu.

"'No matter how much the membership of the Soka Gakkai increases in the future, if the pride of walking the path of Soka mentor and disciple and the determination to devote one's life to kosen-rufu weaken, the Soka Gakkai will have no future. If that happens, members will lose the awareness that they are Bodhisattvas of the Earth and lose sight of the path to true happiness. It is the youth who must stand up to prevent that from happening.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 8678, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 1, Atsuta 21, translated 21st Nov. 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--
JINZAI OKOKU NO SHINETSU YO!
YAMA O KOE TANI O KOE
HATO O KOETE SHORI E!
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO TENCHI NI
SEIGI NO HATA O UCHITATEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANIMO KONDO SHINJIN O ITASHITE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NITE TORI NICHIREN GA ICHIMON TO NARITOSHI TAMAU BESHI NICHIREN TO DOI NARABA JIYU NO BOSATSU TARANKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)


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