[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

* 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--
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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