[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th June, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 19th June, 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Mystic Law is the fundamental driving force that
envelops and penetrates the entire universe.
Through chanting with a strong and powerful prayer,
let's make all the people we encounter our greatest supporters and allies!
Let's make those protective forces of the universe move!

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And could not this illness of your husband's be the Buddha's design,
because the Vimalakirti and Nirvana sutras both teach that sick people
will surely attain Buddhahood? Illness gives rise to the resolve to
attain the way."

(The Good Medicine for All Ills - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 937)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, June 13th, 2013

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We strive in our Buddhist practice in order to overcome all of life's trials and tribulations and become happy. To do that, we need invincible strength. So, what is strength?

"Strong people are often said to have a firm sense of purpose in life, or deeply held convictions, or true friends. We, in the Soka Gakkai, have all three. We have the lofty purpose of realising kosen-rufu and attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime. And we have the unshakable conviction that in upholding Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism we can achieve indestructible happiness for ourselves and others. Finally, we have trusted comrades in faith and a Soka family united in a network of friendship, where we mutually encourage and support one another.

"In other words, we possess the best possible conditions to become strong, and it is faith in the Mystic Law that allows us to demonstrate this and become happy."

SGI Newsletter No. 8786, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 2, Banner of the Law 30 translated 18th, June, 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--
MYOHO WA DAI UCHU O TSURANUKU
KONGEN NO CHIKARA DA.
GOJO NA INORI DE.
ARAYURU HITO O MIKATA NI!
SHOTEN O UGOKASE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO YAMAI WA HOTOKE NO ONHAKARAI KA SONO YUE WA JOMYOKYO NEHANGYO
NIWA YAMAI ARU HITO HOTOKE NI NARUBEKI YOSHI TOKARETE SORO YAMAI NI
YORITE DOSHIN WA OKORI SORO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1480)


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