[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

* 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--
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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