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

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

Thursday, March 14th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us: "What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"*
There is nothing that can obstruct us
when we have the powerful lion's roar of Nam-Myoho-Renge-kyo on our side!
Let's chant with absolute conviction and confidence
and boldly win over the negative forces of sickness!

* Gosho: Reply to Kyo'o - WND Vol.1, pg 412, "Believe in this mandala with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle? It is written that those who embrace the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra will be protected by the Mother of Demon Children and by the ten demon daughters."

Thursday, March 14th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Or again we may say that our head corresponds to myo, our throat to ho, our chest to ren, our stomach to ge, and our legs to kyo. Hence this five-foot body of ours constitutes the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, 716, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 28)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, March 14th, 2013

Friday, March 15th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Allow me also to share some of President Toda's guidance, which I'd like you to engrave in your hearts.

"Mr. Toda said: 'In short, problems allow us to grow and develop; bad, ill-intentioned people enable us to expand and elevate our life-conditions. When we take such a positive view, we can lead strong and confident lives.' It is just as he says. Every society, every organisation has its share of problems as well as mean-spirited or dishonest individuals. There is no place that is absolutely perfect. It is by challenging issues that need addressing and fighting against those who are malicious and corrupt that we can develop ourselves and grow in both strength and ability."

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

* 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--
[IKANARU YAMAI
SAWARI O NASU BEKI YA]
DAIMOKU NO SHISHIKU WA MUTEKI!
DAIKAKUSHIN DE GOJO NI INORI
DANJITE BYOMA NI UCHIKATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WARERAGA KOBE WA MYO NARI NODO WA HO NARI KYO WA REN NARI
HARA WA GE NARI ASHI WA KYO NARI KONO GOSHAKU NO MI
MYOHORENGEKYO NO GOJI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 716)


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