[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 4th Dec. 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 5th Dec. 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The "scrum"* of Soka's solidarity is eternally based upon advancing
with the unity of many in body, one in mind.
A new age will open up in exact accordance with our solid inner resolve.
Boldly and resolutely, let's embark upon the challenges ahead of us!

* "'Scrum' as in the formation in a rugby game where players huddle together against the opposing team.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 386)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, Decemeber 3rd, 2012

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even if someone gains position and wealth, it does not necessarily guarantee that they'll be happy. At the same time, even if someone seems to be happy, there's no telling how long that happiness will last. True happiness is something we create for ourselves from this present moment and where we are right now, irrespective of our circumstances."

SGI Newsletter No. 8681, Encouragement for Soka Educators (2) Creating a New Age of Education Where Teacher and Student Grow Together—Part 2 [of 3], from the 2nd Feb., 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 30th 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--
SOKA NO "SCRUM" WA
EIEN NI ITAI DOSHIN DE ZENSHIN!
SHINJIDAI O HIRAKU NO WA
WARERA NO KETTEI SHITA ICHINEN DA.
YUMOKAKAN NI UTTE DEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SORO BESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1361)


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