[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd June, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 24th June, 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's establish in our local community,
the type of society that is full of hope
where the dignity of life is truly upheld.
Towards achieving the great lofty goal of kosen-rufu,
together with our respectworthy fellow members,
let's devote ourselves boldly and confidently to our activities!

Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith."

(Reply to Kyo'o - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 412)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, June 23rd, 2013

Monday, June 24th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Based on the boundless view of life taught in Nichiren Buddhism, all people possess the Buddha nature; all embody the 'mutual possession of the Ten Worlds' and the 'three thousand realms in a single moment of life.' As members of the SGI, we reach out to others in dialogue, respecting each person's individuality, and seek to share with them the humanistic ideals of Nichiren Buddhism for the sake of happiness and peace for all people.

"When we have strong faith and conviction in the life-affirming philosophy we uphold, we can calmly and broad-mindedly embrace others and carry on a meaningful exchange with them."

SGI Newsletter No. 8785, Win with Courage and Conviction!, from the July 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, 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--
SEIMEI SONGEN NO TETSURI GA KAGAYAKU
KIBO NO CHIIKI SHAKAI O!
KOSENRUFU NO DAIMOKUTEKI E
HOMARENO DOSHI TO TOMONI
DODOTO HASHIRINUKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGENARU HITOKOSO MOCHIIRU KOTONARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)


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