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

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

Saturday, February 9th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Taking the initiative--
that is the hallmark of a leader.
Merely thinking up schemes or strategies
won't create any kind of development or growth.
Let's be victorious by showing
earnest and sincere efforts and actions!

Saturday, February 9th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all."

(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, February 9th, 2013

Sunday, February 10th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin states: 'The single word "belief" is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance' (OTT, 119–20). As this passage indicates, belief, or faith, in the Mystic Law is the only force that can overcome this fundamental darkness or ignorance. As I have mentioned, Buddhism is, first and last, a struggle between the Buddha and devilish functions. That is why it is crucial for us to make unceasing efforts to strengthen our faith and manifest our Buddha nature. As the Daishonin says: 'Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage' (WND-1, 997). These words are our eternal guideline."

SGI Newsletter No. 8713, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory. [44] "The Workings of Brahma and Shakra," Fostering Youth of Genuine Commitment Who Can Change History, translated 7th Feb. 2013, from the September 2012 issue of the Daibyakurenge.

* 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--
SOSSEN NO KODO!
SORE GA "leader" NO AKASHI.
SAKU YA YORYO DEWA
HATTEN MO SEICHO MO NAI.
SHINKEN TO SEIJITSU DE KATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MI NO TAKARA SUGURETARI MI NO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI KONO ONFUMI O GORAN ARAN YORIWA KOKORO NO TAKARA O TSUMASE TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1173)


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