[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 1st April 2013 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, March 31st, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's a cheerful and refreshing greeting
that opens the door to other people's hearts.
Let's always try to talk to others with a bright and friendly smile.
Trust and good friends are some of the most valuable treasures
that we can ever have in life!

Sunday, March 31st, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Mount Sumeru is paltry in comparison to the towering debt you owe your father; the great ocean is shallow compared to the profoundness of the debt you owe your mother."
(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 637) Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, March 31st, 2013

Monday, April 1st, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A true victor is someone who can say, 'I did the very best I could do.'

"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring' (WND-1, 536).

"It is because trees weather the harsh cold of winter that they bring forth beautiful, fragrant blossoms in the spring. No matter how cold it gets, trees endure patiently, slowly but surely taking in the nutrients they need.

"In every area of life, challenges and crises make us stronger."
SGI Newsletter No. 8740.* Dialogue for the Future: Travelling the Path of Victory Together with You, [7] Proudly Walk the Path of Self-Improvement, from the Nov. 1st, 2012 issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated March 28th, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU GA
KOKORO NO TOBIRA O HIRAKU.
EGAO DE KOEKAKE O!
SHINRAI TO YUJO KOSO
JINSEI SAIKO NO TAKARA NARI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"CHICHI NO ON NO TAKAKI KOTO SHUMISEN NAO HIKISHI HAHA NO ON NO FUKAKI KOTO TAIKAI KAETTE ASASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1527)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 31st March 2013 Daily Enc.

*Apologies for the delay today! Yahoo seems to have a had a go slow day for some reason. Anyhow hope you are having a great weekend!...

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

Saturday, March 30th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our friends who have finished their schooling and
are about to start a new life in the working world,
take on every challenge courageously and
show the utmost of sincerity in every action you take.
Make every effort to successfully gain the trust of the people around you.

Saturday, March 30th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others
who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.'"

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1001) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun,
March 30th, 2013

Sunday, March 31st, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'd like to share with you the words of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), a contemporary of Mr. Makiguchi: 'Life is in the right, always,'[1] and 'Everything that makes more of you than you have ever been, even in your best hours, is right.'[2] These words may be a little difficult to understand, but they contain a very profound message. The poet is urging us to push beyond our current best.

"The path of personal growth is the correct path through life.

"Even if things don't go exactly as you hope,... if you resolve to make your situation an opportunity for growth, you will be on the right track and ultimately achieve victory in life. As long as you have the spirit to keep on developing yourself, you will never be on the wrong track. For that reason, there is nothing to fear."

SGI Newsletter No. 8740.* Dialogue for the Future: Travelling the Path of Victory Together with You, [7] Proudly Walk the Path of Self-Improvement, from the Nov. 1st, 2012 issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated March 28th, 2013

[1] Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, translated by Stephen Mitchell (New York: Random House, 1984), p. 101.
[2] Ibid.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHAKAIJIN TO SHITE
ARATANA BUTAI NI TATSU TOMO YO
"YUKAN" NI IDOME!
"SEIJITSU" O TSURANUKE!
"SHINRAI" O KACHITORE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMAUBESHI SHOYO
ONTEKI KAISHITSU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 30th March 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Friday, March 29th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's start this new fiscal/school year*
by setting very clear goals and targets!
Let's develop a good daily rhythm
and make progress remembering always
that faith manifests itself in daily life.
The most important thing is to chant daimoku
with a strong resolute determination.

*In Japan, the fiscal and school year begins on April 1st.

Friday, March 29th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nichiren and his followers, who now chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are all followers of these bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 751, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 118) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 29th, 2013

Saturday, March 30th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I hope that you will press forwards on your chosen course without fear. The courage to take the first step is what counts."

SGI Newsletter No. 8740.* Dialogue for the Future: Travelling the Path of Victory Together with You, [7] Proudly Walk the Path of Self-Improvement, from the Nov. 1st, 2012 issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal, translated March 28th, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINNENDO NO SHUPPATSU E
MEIKAKUNA MOKUHYO O SADAMEYO!
HIBI NO "rhythm" O KAKURITSU SHI
SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU DE SUSUME!
KOMPON WA TSUYOKI INORI DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU MONO WA MINA JIYU NO RURUI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 751)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, March 28th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those who always have a prime point in their faith are strong
and never encounter deadlocks.
They never give up and resultantly are never defeated.
Remembering forever what we have promised ourselves to achieve,
let's soar into the future!

Thursday, March 28th, 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. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!"

(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 851) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 28th, 2013

Friday, March 29th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes of how the joy of the Law spreads from one person to another, and how merely hearing the voice of someone rejoice can cause another to rejoice in turn (cf.WND-1, 68).

"Let's take another step forwards today! Powerfully chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which is 'the greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212), and engaging in inspiring dialogues with one friend after another, let us adorn the 760th anniversary of the Daishonin's declaration of his teaching this year [on April 28] with further triumphant progress in our movement.

"A lion's roar
resounding with truth—
your voice can free
your friends from suffering
and illuminate society."

SGI Newsletter No. 8735, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, Spreading Joy from One Person to Another, from the April 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 18th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GENTEN O MOTSU HITO WA TSUYOI.
YUKIZUMARANAI!
ZETTAINI MAKENAI!
WAGA CHIKAI O MUNE NI
MIRAI E HABATAKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KURA NO TAKARA YORIMO MINO TAKARA SUGURETARI MINO TAKARA YORI KOKORO NO TAKARA DAIICHI NARI KONO ONFUMI O GORAN ARAN YORIWA KOKORO NO TAKARA O TSUMASE TAMAUBESHI"
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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 28th March 2013 Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's really work on achieving a revolution of our time usage!
When we hold meetings or any other form of get-together,
it's important that we organise the topics and points
so that we can use our time efficiently and
finish everything as scheduled.
Through chanting daimoku with strong and sincere faith,
let's make sure that every activity creates value.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, those who become Nichiren's disciples and lay believers should realise the profound karmic relationship they share with him and spread the Lotus Sutra as he does."

(Letter to Jakunichi-bo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 994) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 27th, 2013

Thursday, March 28th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It is our responsibility to communicate to our juniors the indomitable Soka Gakkai spirit and the practical efforts required to develop the organisation. The only way to do this is to set an example through our own actions. Please become exemplary leaders who are a model for others!

"The brave and enthusiastic actions of a single individual can have a powerful impact, inspiring many others in a ripple effect and opening new horizons."

SGI Newsletter No. 8737, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 2, Banner of the Law 7, translated 22nd march 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"JIKAN KAKUMEI" NI CHOSEN!
KAIGO YA UCHIAWASE WA
YOTEN O SEIRI SHI
KENMEINI JIKAN GENSHU DE.
FUKAKI INORI DE KACHI SOZO O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKARU MONONO DESHIDANNA TO NARAN HITOBITO WA SHUKUEN FUKASHI TO OMOUTE NICHIREN TO ONAJIKU HOKEKYO O HIROMU BEKINARI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 903)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th March Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What moves an era forwards is people's voices
brimming with a strong life force.
"No matter what type of person I talk to,
I'll definitely help them to understand
what our movement is about."
Let's have such an unyielding determination!

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"How gratifying! You have associated with a friend in the orchid room and have become as straight as mugwort growing among hemp."

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 23) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message, Seikyo Shimbun, March 26th, 2013

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Society is filled with constant challenges and change. It is difficult to safely navigate our way without strong life force, unshakeable belief, and abundant wisdom -- the supreme source of which is faith in the Mystic Law."

SGI Newsletter No.8737, The New Human Revolution, Vol.26: Chap 2, Banner of the Law, translated 22nd March, 2013.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
JIDAI O UGOKASU NOWA
SEIMEIRYOKU MINAGIRU KOE DA.
"DONNA HITO NIMO
RIKAI O HIROGETE MISERU"
SONO RETSURETSUTARU KIHAKU DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOROKOBASHIKI KANA NANJI RANSHITSU NO TOMO NI MAJIWARITE MAHO NO SHO TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 31)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th-31st March 2013 Words of the Week

 

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
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Monday, March 25th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our noble Men's and Women's block/group leaders,
we are so appreciative and grateful for all your dedicated efforts.
Your patient and tenacious actions are the driving force
for us winning all of our challenges for kosen-rufu.
Together, let's advance in the very best of high spirits!

Monday, March 25th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 790, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 214) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 18th, 2013

March 25th-31st, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
To all of our members who are starting
a new school or job or moving into a new residence,
let's be sure to offer them some warm words of encouragement!
Change brings opportunity.
The SGI family, who practice the Mystic Law,
will never face an impasse in life.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
HOMARE NO "block" CHO
SHIRAYURI CHO NI KANSHA!
MINASAMA NO JIMICHI NAFUNTO KOSO
ISSAI NO SHORI NO GENDORYOKU DA.
TOMONI GENKI NI SUSUMO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHINEN NI OKUGONO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSA NO SANJIN NENNEN NI OKORU NARI IWAYURU NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 790)

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
SHINGAKU SHUSHOKU TENKYO NADO
SHIN SHUPPATSU NO TOMO NI "yell" O!
HENKA WA "chance" DA.
MYOHO O TAMOTSU SOKA KAZOKU WA
KESSHITE YUKIZUMARANAI.

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th March 2013 Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Sunday, March 24th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Spring--the opportunity for us to make new friends!
Every time we go out,
let's be sure to lock up
and double check all possible fire hazards.
Let's always make safety and security our top priority
and stay completely accident free.
Let's make this the spring that absolutely brims with blossoms of dialogue!

Sunday, March 24th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And the more one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra, the more one's own blessings will increase."

(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 673) Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, March 24th, 2013

Monday, March 25th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'When we dedicate ourselves fully to the great vow of kosen-rufu, our lives brim with the same power, good fortune, and benefit as the Daishonin, with the same boundless joy that he felt. Faith in Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism means having indestructible courage. The courageous faith of a single individual opens the way to victory in all things.'"
SGI Newsletter No. 8735, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, Spreading Joy from One Person to Another, from the April 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 18th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SA YUJO KAKUDAI NO HARU!
GAISHUTSUJI WA TOJIMARI
HINO MOTO NO KAKUNIN O!
KUREGUREMO MUJIKO DE.
KATARAI NO HANA O RANMAN TO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1242)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 24th March 2013 Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The basics of SGI activities are:
to earnestly do gongyo and daimoku,
to strive to share this Buddhism with as many people as we can,
and to consistently make every effort to raise people into
capable and talented human beings.
Let's shine as living examples of what this faith and practice is all about!

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the light of the above points, this shows, my followers, that you had better cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by day, and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come."

(The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page ) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 23rd, 2013

Sunday, March 24th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'On Repaying Debts of Gratitude,' the Daishonin writes: 'If in this present existence I am so fearful for my life that I fail to speak out, then in what future existence will I ever attain Buddhahood? Or in what future existence will I ever be able to bring salvation to my parents and my teacher? With thoughts such as these uppermost in my mind, I decided that I must begin to speak out' (WND-1, 727). As SGI members striving for kosen-rufu today, we are carrying on the same selfless spirit demonstrated by the Daishonin from the time of his proclamation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Engaging in the struggle for kosen-rufu may entail many hardships and our days may be hectic, but this is the path to attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime and the unsurpassed way to repay our debt of gratitude to our teachers or mentors in Buddhism and to bring true benefit to our parents."
SGI Newsletter No. 8735, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, Spreading Joy from One Person to Another, from the April 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 18th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GAKKAI KATSUDO NO KIHON WA
"SHINKENNA GONGYO SHODAI"
"TAIWA KAKUDAI ENO CHOSEN"
"JIMICHINA JINZAI NO IKUSEI"
SHINJIN NO MOHAN TO KAGAYAKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WAGA MONKE WA YORU WA NEMURI O TACHI HIRU WA ITOMA O TODOMETE KORE O ANZEYO ISSHO MUNASHIKU SUGOSHITE BANSAI KUYURU KOTO NAKARE"
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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Friday, March 22nd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of those who are struggling in
challenging situations at work,
never give up, try your best to be successful
right where you are!
It is also in such hard and difficult times
that the opportunity to build trust with others arises.
Let's become the champions of human revolution!

Friday, March 22nd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... become the master of your mind rather than let your mind master you."
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 502)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 22nd, 2013

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nothing comes from dwelling on the past. Nothing changes from sitting passively in silence. On the other hand, taking vibrant action gives rise to hope, and speaking out with courage rouses inner strength."

SGI Newsletter No. 8735, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, Spreading Joy from One Person to Another, from the April 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 18th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHIGOTO NI FUNTO SURU TOMO YO
IMA IRU BASHO DE KATE!
TAIHENNA TOKI KOSO
SHINRAI O KIZUKU KOKI DA.
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO OJA TARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOKORO NO SHI TOWA NARUTOMO KOKORO O SHI TO SEZARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1088)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, March 21st, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We, the members of the Soka family
are eternal comrades who share the profound bonds of the Mystic Law
across the three existences.*
Come, let's advance towards our great goal of kosen-rufu
firmly united in heart!

* Three existences: http://www.sgi-usa.org/memberresources/resources/buddhist_concepts/bc24_three_existences.php

Thursday, March 21st, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even a feeble person will not stumble if those supporting him are strong, but a person of considerable strength, when alone, may fall down on an uneven path."
(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 598)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 21st, 2013

Friday, March 22nd, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The American futurist Hazel Henderson, a dear friend, observed with a smile that the way to blaze a trail is simply to take one courageous step forwards, and then follow it with another and another.[1]"

SGI Newsletter No. 8735, SGI President Ikeda's Editorial, Spreading Joy from One Person to Another, from the April 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 18th March 2013

[1] Translated from Japanese. Interview article in Seikyo Shimbun, February 26, 2012.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
WARERA SOKA KAZOKU WA
MYOHO NO KIZUNA DE MUSUBARETA
SANZE EIEN NO DOSHI NARI.
KOSEN RUFU NO DAI RISO E
SA KOKORO HITOTSU NI ZENSHIN!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAINAKI MONO NAREDOMO TASUKURU MONO TSUYOKEREBA TAUREZU SUKOSHI KENAGE NO MONO MO HITORI NAREBA ASHIKI MICHI NIA TAURENU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Bold action gives rise to great momentum!
Let's ourselves be the first to take such action!
Proactively taking the initiative
is the very heart and spirit of Nichiren Buddhism.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"That is why the Great Teacher Miaolo stated, 'The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods.' So long as one maintains firm faith, one is certain to receive the great protection of the gods."

(The Supremacy of the Law - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 614) Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, March 20th, 2013

Thursday, March 21st, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Through 'devoting one's life' (Jp. kimyo) to the Mystic Law, we become part of the life of the Buddha of the universe; our lives begin to shine as entities of the Mystic Law. Nichiren Daishonin teaches us this wonderful secret. The important thing, therefore, is that we centre our lives on the Law. If we make ourselves the centre, we will advance in the opposite direction from that of attaining Buddhahood.

"May you lead joyous lives! If your life is joyless, make it joyous! If you have no hope, create some! For the mind is free and untrammeled; it is filled with limitless possibilities. This is all the more true of you who embrace the Mystic Law, the Great Law of Freedom."

SGI Newsletter No. 8733, the above is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 49th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the 4th Tohoku General Meeting, on 18th May, 2005, originally from the SGI Newsletter No. 4051, reprinted on 12th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
TAITAN NI UGOKEBA
IKIOI GA DERU!
MAZU JIBUN KARA!
SOSSEN NO KODO KOSO
NICHIREN BUPPO NO TAMASHI DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYORAKU DAISHI NOTAMAWAKU 'KANARAZU KOKORO NO KATAKI NI YORITE KAMI NO MAMORI SUNAWACHI TSUYOSHI' TO UNNUN HITO NO KOKORO KATAKEREBA KAMI NO MAMORI KANARAZU TSUYOSHI TO KOSO SORAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1220)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 20th March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest appreciation for the noble efforts
of the members of our Educators' Division
who are doing their very best for the sake of the happiness of children.
Your acts of compassion are like the sun
that shines brightly upon today's society.

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 909)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, March 17th, 2013

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If you are happy, I am happy. If you are sad, I am sad.

"Please live with bright enthusiasm and energy. Those who maintain unwavering faith in the Gohonzon are never deadlocked. For the Mystic Law is the eternal law of the universe. To possess the conviction 'I have faith in the Mystic Law, so no matter what happens I will never have to worry! I will never be defeated!'—this is what faith is all about.

"Yet despite the fact that they possess the Gohonzon, there are those who are quick to become pessimistic or discouraged. This is not faith. Such inner weakness is what causes people suffering.

"'Because I embrace the great, eternal law of the universe, I am certain to win, to become happy, to have a wonderful, enjoyable life' — with this determination in your heart, please advance with confidence."

SGI Newsletter No. 8733, the above is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 49th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the 4th Tohoku General Meeting, on 18th May, 2005, originally from the SGI Newsletter No. 4051, reprinted on 12th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KODOMO NO KOFUKU NI TSUKUSU
KYOIKU HONBU NO MINASAMA NO
TOTOKI ASE NI SAIKEIREI!
SONO JIAI NO KODO KOSO
SHAKAI O TERASU TAIYO DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 18th-24th March 2013 Words of the Week

 

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, March 18th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Everyone has the potential to become a capable and talented person.
With the unwavering belief in the Buddha nature that each one of us has
let's continue to patiently and warmly encourage others.
Let's do our utmost to help people
to unlock their hidden talents and abilities!

Monday, March 18th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whatever trouble occurs, regard it as no more than a dream, and think only of the Lotus Sutra."

(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 502) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 18th, 2013

March 18th-24th, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Spring, the perfect season to develop new friendships, is here.
Whenever we take action for the sake of other people's happiness,
a positive new drama begins.
Wherever we share this Buddhism and its philosophy,
joy and happiness is spread.
Let's bring a profusion of "flowers of dialogue" to bloom wherever we go
while accumulating countless "treasures of the heart."

*"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. From the time you read this letter on, strive to accumulate the treasures of the heart!" - "The Three Kinds of Treasure", WND-I, page 851

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
ZEN-IN GA JINZAI DA.
AITE NO "BUSSHO" O
DOKOMADEMO SHINJINUKI
NABARIZUYOI HAGEMASHI O!
ATARASHII CHIKARA O HIKIDASE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUME NI NASHITE TADA HOKEKYO NO KOTONOMI SAWAGURASE TAMAUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1088)

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
YUKO KAKUDAI NO HARU GA KITA!
UGOKEBA "drama" GA UMARERU.
KATAREBA KANKI GA HIROGARU.
"KOKORO NO TAKARA" O TSUMINAGARA
TAIWA NO HANA O RANMAN TO!

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

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

Sunday, March 17th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Each conversation we have with a new found friend
is a priceless asset in our own personal lives.
We will forever be the developers of meaningful human relations!
Let's always try to encourage and support each other to help
as many people as we possibly can to form a connection with Buddhism.

Sunday, March 17th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. I, page 345) Selection source: Soka Gakkai member's experience, Seikyo Shimbun, March 17th, 2013

Monday, March 18th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda said: 'True victory belongs to those who win in the end.' He also stated: 'Lions are distinguished by their roar.' . . .

"Mr. Toda said insightfully: 'Walk the path of heroes. Walk the path of the great. What we're undergoing now is but a tiny fraction of the obstacles encountered by the Daishonin, whose teachings we uphold.' Let us also make our way with the same dauntless state of mind as Mr. Toda! . . .

"You may be experiencing various hardships now, but because you continue to make efforts in the midst of those challenges, no matter how painful they are, you will definitely become happy. Effort and happiness are indivisible. With that firm conviction, I hope you will make courageous efforts for kosen-rufu and advance along the supreme path to happiness."

SGI Newsletter No. 8733, the above is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 49th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the 4th Tohoku General Meeting, on 18th May, 2005, originally from the SGI Newsletter No. 4045, reprinted on 12th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
ATARASHII TOMO TONO TAIWA WA
KICHONA JISHIN NO ZAISAN DA.
WARERA WA EIEN NI KAITAKUSHA.
KOKORO HAZUMU DEAI O!
MINA DE BUTSUEN O HIROGEYO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARUBEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1352)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 16th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 17th March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, March 16th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The great achievements of Soka have always
been achieved by our youth.
We have been victorious
due to our shared spirit
of oneness of mentor and disciple.
Now, let's start anew.
Now, let's advance.
Let's meet a new dawn full of hope
for a new history of achievements of the human race!

*March 16 - Kosen-furu Day
In 1958, more than 6,000 youth attended a ceremony at the head temple where President Josei Toda passed the responsibility for the spread of the Daishonin's Buddhism to all the youth division members. (The Human Revolution, Vol. 12, "Successors" chapter)

Saturday, March 16th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Human beings are equally vulnerable. They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha's precious teachings. Small wonder they do not attain Buddhahood."

(Letter from Sado - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. I, page 301) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 16th, 2013

Sunday, March 17th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda declared: 'The great endeavour of kosen-rufu is a struggle against devilish functions. We cannot afford to cower at their onslaughts. If we allow them to defeat us, humanity will be forever enveloped in darkness.' Kosen-rufu is a struggle against devilish functions. That's why we must triumph over them. Doing so leads to the creation of a beautiful realm of peace and happiness.

"There is no such thing as a struggle for kosen-rufu that is free of attack by devilish functions. The Daishonin expressly states: 'This world is the domain of the devil king of the sixth heaven' (WND-1, 495). . . .

"We battle devilish functions in order to become happy and attain Buddhahood. This struggle is the most powerful enabling force and shortest route to attaining a state of life shining with eternal benefit. . . .

"If justice and truth are vanquished, humanity will be shrouded in darkness. The only way to save our planet is to forge an ever-widening solidarity of those who champion good. And the foundation of those efforts is the philosophy of human revolution."

SGI Newsletter No. 8733, the above is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 49th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the 4th Tohoku General Meeting, on 18th May, 2005, originally from the SGI Newsletter No. 4045, reprinted on 12th March 2013

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site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SOKA NO IDAINA REKISHI WA
"SEINEN" GA HIRAITA!
"SHITEI" DE KATTA!
SA SHUPPATSU DA. SA ZENSHIN DA.
JINRUISHI NO KIBO NO ASHITA E!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO MO MATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI SEKEN NO ASAKI KOTO NIWA SHINMYO O USHINAEDOMO DAIJI NO BUPPO NANDO NIWA SUTSURU KOTO KATASHI YUENI HOTOKE NI NARU HITO MO NAKARU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 956)


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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 15th March 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 16th March 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Friday, March 15th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's do our best to look after those members
who are moving with the utmost care and concern!*
At the same time,
let's also make a point of warmly encouraging
our Young Mens and Womens members
and school students.
Everyone is an important and valuable member of the Soka family.
Together let's make a really refreshing new start!

*In Japan, the fiscal/school year begins in April and many people therefore move due to a new job or school at this time of the year.

Friday, March 15th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The place where the person upholds and honours the Lotus Sutra is the 'place of practice' to which the person proceeds. It is not that he leaves his present place and goes to some other place."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, 781, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 192) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 15th, 2013

Saturday, March 16th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda was an expert on people, with brilliant insight into human nature. He once commented: 'Activity is important in producing capable people. It rejuvenates the organisation and fosters capable people.'

"While an abundance of free time and space may seem like perfect conditions for growth and development, in fact the opposite is often true. It's difficult to become capable just by sitting around idly day in and day out, without doing anything of value. People's ability and characters are forged and polished in the midst of activity, through taking on one challenge after another. In that respect, Gakkai activities provide an ideal means for fostering capable people. . . .

"Mr. Toda also said: 'A new undertaking begins by breaking out of the bounds of what we have done before.' These are words of profound meaning. I hope you will ponder them well. I would like you to accomplish great work, valuable work."

SGI Newsletter No. 8733, the above is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 49th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in conjunction with the 4th Tohoku General Meeting, on 18th May, 2005, originally from the SGI Newsletter No. 4045, reprinted on 12th March 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
TENNYU, TENSHUTSU SURU TOMO NI
TEINEINI TAIO SHITE IKO.
SEINEN, MIRAIBU NIMO GEKIREI O.
MINA GA TAISETSUNA SOKA KAZOKU DA.
SHIN SHUPPATSU O SAWAYAKA NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO O TAMOCHI TATEMATSURU TOKORO O TOKEIDOJO TO IUNARI KOKO O SATTE KASHIKO NI IKUNIWA ARAZARU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 781)


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