[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 16th May, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 17th May, 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always take extra care of our health as the seasons begin to change
and the day and night time temperatures tend to vary quite a bit.
Never falling prey to negligence and over confidence
let's live out our daily lives based on good health and abundant wisdom!

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens."

(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 16th, 2013

Friday, May 17th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Why were we born into this world?

"...As indicated in the passage from the Lotus Sutra often quoted in Nichiren Daishonin's writings, 'living beings enjoy themselves at ease' (LSOC16, 272), the purpose of our practice is to transform this life of pain and suffering into one of enjoyment and ease."

"When we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon—which is the embodiment of the life of Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law—our lives fuse with the great life-state of the Buddha [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]. As a result, we can manifest the Buddhahood inherent within us.

"...That life-state of Buddhahood is characterised by the four virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity. 'Eternity' means that the Buddhahood inherent within us is eternal and unchanging throughout the three existences of past, present and future. 'Happiness' is a state of ease and the absence of suffering. 'True self' is a strong life force that nothing can harm or destroy. 'Purity' refers to a life-state of supreme purity and integrity."

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--
CHUYA NO ONDOSA NADO
KISETSU NO KAWARIME DE NO
TAICHO KANRI NI CHUI!
YUDAN, KASHIN O HAISHI
SOMEI DE KENKO NA SEIKATSU O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASETAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu pg 1143)



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