[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 9th Jan. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 10th Jan. 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is especially true at crucial moments
that the slightest carelessness can become our biggest enemy.
Let's make sure that when we leave home
we have securely locked all the doors and windows
and checked that all potential sources of fire are switched off or extinguished.
Let's ensure that this is a year of absolutely no accidents!

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
--- 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: "Teachings of Buddhism", Seikyo Shimbun, January 9th, 2013

Thursday, January 10th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A women's division member, whom my wife and I will never forget, has said: 'Working for peace is nothing complex; it is simply an expression of our care and compassion for others.' She was exposed to the Hiroshima bombing at Meijibashi Bridge, a short distance from the blast's epicenter. As a member of the volunteer group Hiroshima o Kataru Kai (Speaking about Hiroshima), she often shared her experiences with students who visited the city on school trips. Students from the Kansai Soka Schools also had the opportunity to listen to her speak.

"In addition to suffering from radiation exposure, she also experienced discrimination as a Korean resident of Japan. But despite the challenges and struggles she faced, she never gave up. An experience in elementary school when her friend stood up for her against schoolyard bullying sustained her. She said she will never forget the warmth of that friend's hand on her shoulder—how that one act of kindness erased so many memories of suffering and sadness for her.

"In the depths of their lives, all people yearn for peace and have the potential for love and compassion for others.

"The smallest bit of courage can become the strength to protect a friend. The simplest words of kindness can change a person's life.

"The important thing is to awaken the innate conscience and courage that exists within each person, and thereby bring together our communities, societies, and humanity as a whole."

SGI Newsletter No. 8693. Our Brilliant Path to Victory. The 55th Anniversary of President Toda's Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons—Part 2 [of 2], from the 12th Sep., 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 28th Dec. 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--
DAIJI NA TOKI DA KARA KOSO
[YUDAN TAITEKI] DA.
TOJIMARI, HI NO MOTO NO
TENKEN MO OKOTARINAKU!
ZETTAI MUJIKO NO ICHINEN O!

-- 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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