[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 14th Feb. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 15th Feb. 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, February 14th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The act of one youth reaching out to another,
further triggers a series of fresh new interactions
-- this is the face of a Youthful SGI.
You, my friend, are at the helm of our advance towards victory!
You are the one who is capable of widely spreading waves of happiness!

Thursday, February 14th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of
the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which
summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other. Something
uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At
such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably
appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat."

(The Three Obstacles and Four Devils - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 637)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, February 14th, 2013

Friday, February 15th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Today, I would like to make a pledge together with all of you—a pledge to bring flowers of victory into full bloom in our lives.

"The life of each one of us is infinitely noble and filled with immeasurable potential. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that even a single day of life is more precious than all the treasures of the universe.

"Many scientists have described the human body itself as a universe of its own, with a staggering 60 trillion cells working together in exquisite harmony, constantly defending against threats from without. Our hearts beat approximately 100,000 times a day, pumping roughly eight tons of blood through our bodies. There is an astronomical network of 14 billion neurons in our cerebral cortex alone, with an unlimited power for growth and creativity. That is why it is said that the more we use our brains, the sharper they become."

SGI Newsletter No. 8716, 63rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Bringing Forth Flowers of Happiness and Victory in Our Lives, translated 13th Feb. 2013

* 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--
SEINEN GA SEINEN O YOBI
ARATANA HONRYU O OKUSU.
SOREGA SEINEN GAKKAI DA
KIMI GA SHORI NO SENJIN O!
ANATA GA KOFUKU NO KAKUDAI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHIO NO HIRU TO MITSU TO TSUKI NO IZURU TO IRU TO NATSU TO AKI TO
FUYU TO HARU TONO SAKAI NIWA KANARAZU SOI SURU KOTO ARI BOMPU NO
HOTOKE NI NARU MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI KANARAZU SANSHO SHIMA TO MOSU
SAWARI IDEKITAREBA KENJA WA YOROKOBI GUSHA WA SHIRIZOKU KORE NARI"


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