[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 6th Dec. 2012 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 7th Dec. 2012 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, December 6th, 2012
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Kosen rufu is a noble endeavour conducted with words.
Speak out with unwavering confidence and conviction that
strikes a chord in the listener's heart!
Let's be vociferous and relentless in speaking the truth
and thereby light up these turbulent times we live in.

Thursday, December 6th, 2012
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 444)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, December 6th, 2012

Friday, December 7th, 2012
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Dewdrops accumulate to form a stream, and streams accumulate to form the great ocean. Particles of dust accumulate to form a mountain, and mountains accumulate to form Mount Sumeru. And in the same way, trifling matters accumulate to become [significant] ones.'
- 'The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings' (WND-1, 1133).

"As Nichiren Daishonin says, the life-giving oceans that cover our planet are created from tiny drops of water, while the majestic, awe-inspiring mountains we behold are formed from tiny particles of dust. Similarly, the surest path to accomplishing great achievements is making steady daily efforts.

"Whether anyone sees our efforts or not, we keep pressing forwards one step at a time and reaching out in dialogue to one person after another. All of our small, individual efforts added together have the power to transform the times. The unceasing advance of our grassroots movement will change history."

SGI Newsletter No. 8679, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda.(96) Steady Daily Efforts Are Important, from the Nov. 27th, 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated Nov. 27th 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--
KOSEN RUFU WA GENRONSEN DA.
KOKORO O YUSABURU
KAKUSHIN NO KOTOBA O KATARE!
RANSE O TERASU
SHINJITSU NO SAKEBI O HANATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)


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