[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th Feb. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 18th Feb. Daily Enc.

* Hope there is a chance to share these guidances somehow with members in your area! Remember that "To My Friends" is not only hot off the press but it is guidance that either Pres. Ikeda penned or said the day before to particularly US! Bit sad though that a few others might be missing out on it! And even though it might be a hassle for us to read everyday this is one GIANT and limited chance to personally connect with our mentor on a regular basis! End of speech, sorry! On we go!...

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

Sunday, February 17th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's actively share that joy we've experienced from practising this Buddhism!
It's our own personal experiences
and the unshakeable confidence we have in this faith
that really hits home best with others.
Today, too let's make the effort to talk with as many people as we can!

Sunday, February 17th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In this chapter Shakyamuni Buddha revealed the foremost point he wished to convey to us. ... It is in the passage that reads, 'Therefore, Universal Worthy, if you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha'"

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 781, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, February 17th, 2013

Monday, February 18th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The living friends and relatives of the deceased, who can continue to exert themselves in faith, have the mission of working for kosen-rufu and carrying on in the spirit of their departed fellow members. That is the best possible way to honour the memory of the deceased."

SGI Newsletter No. 8719, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 1, Atsuta 54, translated 15th 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--
WAGA SHINKO NO YOROKOBI O
IKIIKITO TSUTAEYO!
TOMO NO KOKORO O UGOKASU NOWA
"TAIKEN" TO "KAKUSHIN" DA.
SA KYO MO TAIWA O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO HON NO TOKI SAIJO DAIICHI NO SODEN ARI ... TOKI ONGO TONYO KYOUBUTSU NO MON NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 781)


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