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

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

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We're able to grow in our faith and practice
with the help and support of "good friends."*
There is no need to suffer alone,
gather up the courage
and seek someone's advice about your worries and sufferings.
Such action is certain to become a source of great strength
and will surely help you to expand your state of life!

Read more about "Good friends" at http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/buddhist-concepts/good-friends.html

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Shakyamuni taught that the shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 712)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, May 15th, 2013

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If big meetings can be likened to the major arteries of the body, then small study and discussion groups and personal guidance sessions are like the capillaries. In the human body, the major arteries are not sufficient to carry blood to every single cell. But because we have countless smaller veins and capillaries, the vital blood we need flows throughout our bodies and we can actively engage in our daily activities.

"In the same way, within the Soka Gakkai, small group discussions and personal guidance sessions act as the lifelines ensuring that the "blood" of faith reaches each member and supporting the development of kosen-rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 8763, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 2, Banner of the Law 18, translated 14th May, 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--
SHINJIN NO SEICHO WA
ZENCHISHIKI NI ARI.
HITORI DE NAYAMI O KAKAEZU
YUKI O DASHITE SODAN O!
SOREGA KYOGAI O HIRAKU CHIKARA NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ASAKI WA YASUKU FUKAKI WA KATASHI TOWA SHAKA NO SHOHAN NARI ASAKI O SATTE FUKAKI NI TSUKUWA JOBU NO KOKORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 310)


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