[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 13th April 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 14th April 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, April 13th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We are so grateful to all of our Men's Division members
who work very hard both in the local community and in society day after day.
With your abundant wisdom and various life experiences,
shine a light of hope in the hearts of everyone around you.
May you all stand as strong golden pillars of your district!

Saturday, April 13th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer Ongi kuden - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 345) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 13th, 2013

Sunday, April 14th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The driving force for the development of kosen-rufu is first and foremost small gatherings where people can meet face-to-face; it is heart-to-heart dialogue. The SGI has won over all obstacles because we have forged strong personal bonds with our fellow members.

"Mr. Toda placed great importance on discussion meetings. Even when there were only a few participants, he was delighted and did his best to make the meeting a success, knowing that smaller gatherings allowed for deeper discussion.

"Nothing is more powerful than steady, grassroots activities.

"The ongoing effort of challenging ourselves from one discussion meeting to the next is the rhythm of victory that has become the tradition of the SGI."

SGI Newsletter No. 8747, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (8) Discussion Meetings: The Driving Force for the Development of Kosen-rufu, Start from Discussion Meetings, from the 16th May, 2012, issue of the Soka Shimpo, the Soka Gakkai youth division's fortnightly newspaper, translated 11th April 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--
CHIIKI TO SHAKAI DE HIBI
FUNTO SURU SONENBU NI KANSHA!
YUTAKANA CHIE TO KEIKEN DE
TOMO NO KOKORO NI KIBO NO HIKARI O!
CHIKU NO OGONBASHIRA TARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HIWA NISHIYORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)


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