[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 31st July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Developing and nurturing our Future Division members
is one of the most noble acts we can undertake
to open up a new age for kosen-rufu.
To all of you who are engaged in developing the Future Division
with your profoundly deep care and concern,
thank you so much for your constant efforts!

Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, no matter what, strive in faith and be known as a votary of the Lotus Sutra, and remain my disciple for the rest of your life."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 385) Selection Source: Teachings of Buddhism, Seikyo Shinbun, July 23rd, 2013

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"As leaders of kosen-rufu, we should begin every undertaking with profound prayer.
​
"All victory depends on us being proactive. The purpose of the SGI is to help those who are suffering. Let's always be on the alert for those who are having trouble,or for those areas that are stagnating. We must make a point of sincerely listening to those who are struggling and do everything we can to support them, as well as lose no time in going to those areas most in need of assistance. Let's offer guidance based on faith and encourage others with utmost sincerity.
​
"Also, let's do our best to hold meetings that everyone will be glad they attended. Let's prepare for such gatherings with the strong determination that not a single person will leave uninspired.
​
"To build an even stronger SGI, we need to review everything. In particular, we as leaders need to work on our personal development and inner transformation, first and foremost."

SGI Newsletter No. 8813, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu - 1, (27) Let's Advance with Confidence, Joy, and Solid Unity! From the 19th Aug. 2012, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translated 26th July 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
MIRAIBU NO IKUSEI WA
KOFU NO JIDAI O HIRAKU
MOTTOMO TOTOI SEIGYO NARI.
SEIMEI FUKAKI TANTOSHA NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANIMO KONDO SHINJIN O ITASHITE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NITE TORI NICHIREN GA ICHIMON TO NARI TOSHI TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1360)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th July-4th Aug. 2013 Words of

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Monday, July 29th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our Soka-han and Gajo-kai group members,*
who shoulder an important mission to open up a new era,
are also exerting themselves in sharing this Buddhism with others.　
Boldly and enthusiastically, (just like the Soka-Han and Gajo-Kai,)
let's each of us play out a drama of achieving our human revolutions!

*Soka-han members help guide and look after participants at meetings particularly outside our SGI community centres.
Gajo-kai group members play an active role as guards and security for the same community centres inside and often late into the night.

Monday, July 29th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind beging to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"

(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fasioned by Nichigen-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 811) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 29th, 2013

July 29th-August 4th, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
The dynamic growth and progress of
our Future (primary and secondary school students) Division members,
is the very driving force for everyone's eternal victory.
Let's all try to work together to raise these capable people and
support the development of their talents and abilities.
Together, let's have a truly meaningful summer this year
in which every one of us can really develop our lives.
​
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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINJIDAI O NINAITATSU
SOKAHAN GAJOKAI NO
DAIGOKUKOSEI GA GUKYO NI ZENRYOKU!
DAITAN NI TSUKAI NI
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO GEKI O TSUZURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU OKAZE FUKEBA SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON OGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUGEKI SAWAGANU MIZUYA ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 811)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
MIRAIBU NO YAKUSHIN KOSO
EIEN NO SHORI NO CHIKARA NARI.
TAKARA NO JINZAI O
MINA DE SODATE NOBASO!
TOMONI JUJITSU TO SEICHO NO NATSU O!

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Sunday, July 28th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's always try to cherish and look out for our neighbours
and make every effort to develop our friendship with them.
By participating in local community activities,
socialising with other families, etc.,
let's spend some quality time each day getting to know others.
A good friend is indeed a lifelong treasure.

Sunday, July 28th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"My wish is that all my disciples make a great vow."

(The Dragon Gate - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1003)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shinbun, July 28th, 2013

Monday, July 29th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism is a teaching of always moving forwards from the present into the future. I hope all of you will bring the sun of time without beginning to shine brightly within your lives, and create a new and even more wonderful dawn of world peace."

SGI Newsletter No. 8803, Future Division Members, Be the Light of a New Dawn!, from the editorial of the August, 2013 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, the monthly Soka Gakkai study magazine, translated 17th July, 2013.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KINRIN TONO KIZUNA O TAISETSU NI.
CHIIKI GYOJI ENO SANKA
OYAKO DENO KORYU NADODE
YUIGINA HIBI O!
YOKI TOMO WA SHOGAI NO TAKARA DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NEGAWAKUWA DESHIRA DAIGAN O OKOSE""
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1561)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 28th July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Satuday, July 27th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of those students who are studying so hard
for their school entrance exams,
let's give them the warmest encouragement we possible can.
Every effort that you are making right now
will definitely become the driving force to open up your future.
May you all courageously challenge yourselves and become champions of youth!

Saturday, July 27th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 832)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun, July 27th, 2013

Sunday, July 28th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha land' (WND-1, 214).
​
"Halfhearted efforts produce no lasting results. Great strength and benefit emerge when we stand up with courageous faith.

"​Each and every one of our members who is valiantly challenging and overcoming various obstacles through the power of faith is a precious treasure.

"​Let's eternally protect the harmonious unity of Soka!
​
"Let's advance kosen-rufu by continuing to make sincere efforts to always cherish each person."

SGI Newsletter No. 8805, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu—II, (7) Always Show the Highest Respect to Our Noble Members, from the 17th February, 2013, edition of the Seikyo Shinbun, translated 19th July, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
FUNTO SURU JUKENSEI NI
SAIDAI NO HAGEMASHI O!
IMA NO DORYOKU GA
MIRAI O HIRAKU CHIKARA TO NARU.
SEISHUN NO CHOSEN O TARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI""
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th July, 2013 Daily Encouragem

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Friday, July 26th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make every possible effort to maintain our good health
by especially getting enough sleep and eating well balanced meals.
Faith equals daily life.
Let's use our wisdom and common sense
to develop a good daily rhythm.

Friday, July 26th, 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 - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 345)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun, July 26th, 2013

Satuday, July 27th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Can there be any doubt that, after this period [i.e., the age of quarrels and disputes] described in the Great Collection Sutra when "the pure Law will become obscured and lost," the great pure Law of the Lotus Sutra will be spread far and wide throughout Japan and all the other countries of Jambudvipa [the entire world]?'
- From "The Selection of the Time" (WND-1, 550).

"The SGI has made the Buddha's wish and decree for worldwide kosen-rufu a reality.Through the ungrudging and selfless struggles of Soka mentors and disciples to propagate the Mystic Law, our organisation has grown to encompass a vast network of members in 192 countries and territories.
​
"Now is the time for us to embark on a new phase of unprecedented development in our movement for worldwide kosen-rufu. Capable Bodhisattvas of the Earth are emerging all around the globe.
​
"Striving together in joyful and harmonious unity, especially with our youth division and future division members who brim with infinite potential, let's continue to advance for the sake of world peace."

SGI Newsletter No. 8808, Living the Gosho: (9) Making Worldwide Kosen-rufu a Reality, from the 23rd July 2013 edition of the Seikyo Shinbun, translated 23rd July, 2013.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"Balance" NO TORETA SHOKUJI
JUBUNNA SUIMIN NADO
TAICHO KANRI NI RYUI.
"SHINJIN SOKU SEIKATSU" NO
KENMEINA "rhythm" O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURU TOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HIWA NISHIYORI IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARUBEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 26th July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Thursday, July 25th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Unusual weather conditions continue to occur.
Be careful to always take the necessary precautions
against sudden downpours and possible disruption from lightening!
Using our usual prudence* and wisdom
let's be sure to live each day safely and accident-free.

* Gosho - The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra", WND-I, page 1000, "It is a matter of rejoicing that your usual prudence and courage, as well as your firm faith in the Lotus Sutra, enabled you to survive unharmed."

Thursday, July 25th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the light of the above points, this shows, my followers, that you
had better cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by
day, and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come.

(The Problem to Be Pondered Night and Day - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 622)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun, July 25th, 2013

Friday, July 26th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Never has there been a time when ties of mutual encouragement and support are more needed than now.

"​As human beings, we all experience times of despair. But if we can endure and overcome those difficult times, they can become an important source of nourishment for our own growth.

"​In the long course of life, especially with regard to those of us who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, everything negative in our lives is definitely transformed into something positive, in accord with the principle of "changing poison into medicine." Therefore, put your mind at ease and live out your lives to the fullest with strong faith, together with your fellow members."

SGI Newsletter No. 8805, On Our Shared Journey for Kosen-rufu—II, (7) Always Show the Highest Respect to Our Noble Members, from the 17th Feb. 2013 Seikyo Shinbun, translated 19th July, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
FUJUN NA TENKO GA TUZUKU.
TOTSUZEN NO GOU YA RAKURAI
DOSHABURI NI KEIKAI!
[SAKIZAKI NO YOSHIN] DE
ZETTAI MUJIKO NO HIBI O

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"WAGA MONKE WA YORU WA NEMURI O TACHI HIRU WA ITOMA O TODOMETE KORE O ANZEYO ISSHO MUNASHIKU SUGOSHITE BANSAI KUYURU KOTO NAKARE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 970)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all those families who offer their homes as meeting places
thank you all so much for your contribution to our activities.
It is within the walls of these noble castles that we witness
the unfolding of countless dramas of joy and happiness.
The blessings and benefits you accrue
will certainly shine across all three existences!

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you propagate it, devils will arise without fail. If they did not,
there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching."

(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 501)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 24th, 2013

Thursday, July 25th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A sincere wish for another's happiness leads naturally to our sharing the Daishonin's Buddhism with them, an act that is an expression of compassion."

SGI Newsletter No. 8806, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 26, Chap., 2, Banner of the Law 45, translated 19th July, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAIJO TEIKYO NO MINASAMA
HONTO NI ARIGATO!
TOTOKI OJO KARA
MUSU NO KANKI NO "DRAMA" GA.
FUKUTOKU WA SANZE NI KAGAYAKU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO HOMON O MOSUNIWA KANARAZU MA SHUTTAI SUBESHI MA KISOWAZUWA SHOHO
TO SHIRU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1087)

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

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The summer for polishing our collective talents and abilities is here!
And the summer for deepening our study and practice is here,too!
Let's help each other to further deepen our conviction
and joy in this practice!
Here is the opportunity to spend each and every day
making the "true causes"* for the future.

* Regarding the spirit of true cause, SGI President Ikeda said in a dialogue with young people, "The past is the past and the future is the future. You should keep moving forward with a steady eye on the future, telling yourself, 'I'll start from today!' 'I'll start afresh from now, from this moment!' This is the essence of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism of True Cause, the spirit of starting from the present moment. This is the heart of our daimoku" (World Tribune,November 1st, 1996, p.11).

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Words echo the thoughts of the mind and find expression through the voice."

(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences
regarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to be
Abandoned and Which Upheld - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Volume 2, page 843)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shinbun, July 22nd, 2013

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"To lose hope is to lose the light of life. Faith is what ignites hope in one's heart and causes joy to burn brightly."
SGI Newsletter No. 8806, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 26, Chap., 2, Banner of the Law 44,translated 19th July, 2013

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
JINZAI IKUSEI NO NATSU DA!
GYOGAKU RENMA NO NATSU DA!
SHINJIN NO KAKUSHIN TO KANKI O
TOMODOMO NI FUKAMEAO!
HONNINMYO NO ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOTOBA TO IU WA KOKORO NO OMOI O HIBIKASHITE KOE O ARAWASU O IU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 563)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd-28th, 2013 Words of the Wee

 

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

Monday, July 22nd, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Hooray for all our heroes and heroines of faith and practice,
who so selflessly dedicate themselves to achieving kosen-rufu.
At last, a new era has begun!
Let's take good care of our health, first and foremost,
and start anew towards a hope-filled future.

Monday, July 22nd, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law ... I will be the pillar of Japan. I will be the eyes of Japan. I will be the great ship of Japan. This is my vow, and I will never forsake it!"

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 280) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 22nd, 2013

July 22nd-28th, 2013
---- WORDS OF THE WEEK ----
Congratulations on the achievement of such a great victory!*
The good fortune and benefit that we have accumulated
through all of our unseen dedicated efforts are immeasurable
and will brilliantly adorn our lives for eternity as visible reward.**
Let's make this solidarity of capable people and trust
even more unassailable than ever!

(*)Soka Gakkai (in Japan) endorses the New Komeito party, and all four candidates running in single-seat districts won seats and another seven were voted into office on the proportional representation ballot in the House of Councillors election on Sun., July 21st. The New Komeito now has 20 seats in the Upper House. The Liberal Democratic Party, now have 115 and its coalition partner New Komeito now control both the Lower and Upper houses.

The New Komeito was originally founded by Soka Gakkai in 1964 but later separated as an independent entity, with Soka Gakkai providing only electoral support. The New Komeito is committed to giving political voice to the most vulnerable and underrepresented members of society on the issues of peace, social security, education, the environment and human rights. It also works to protect the interests of non-union labour and people who work in small and medium-sized companies that makes up a large segment of the Japanese public.

NEW KOMEITO English website: http://www.komei.or.jp/en/

**"As I have often mentioned before, it is said that, where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward." - "Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward", WND-I, page 907
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* 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--
KOSENRUFU NI TSUKUSU
SHINJIN NO DAIEIYU, BANZAI!
SA SHINJIDAI NO MAKUAKE DA.
DOKOMADEMO KENKO DAIICHI DE
KIBO KAGAYAKU MIRAI E SHUPPATSU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTETAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN ... WARE NIHON NO HASHIRA TO NARAN WARE NIHON NO GANMOKU TO NARAN TOTO CHIKAISHI NEGAI YABURU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 232)

--- KONSHU NO KOTOBA ---
DAISHORI AMEDETO!
"INTOKU YOHO" NO FUKUUN WA
MURYO NI SHITE EIEN NARI.
JINZAI TO SHINRAI NO SHIRO O
IYOIYO BANJAKU NI!

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 22nd July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, July 21st, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What we continually aim for is
peace throughout the world and the happiness of all people.
Cherishing this lofty ideal in our hearts,
through our faith, let's advance in perfect unity.
Together, let's raise the cry for the triumph of humanism!

Sunday, July 21st, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 444) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 21st, 2013

Monday, July 22nd, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"President Toda said to us youth: 'If you would be my disciples, you mustn't allow yourselves to be defeated by any false or erroneous arguments. You need to demolish them and show them for the falsehoods they are!' It is the pride and honour of my youth that I unswervingly followed this course outlined by Mr. Toda.

"​The Latter Day of the Law is an age of quarrels and disputes. It is a time when words are wildly distorted and truth and falsehood are turned on their heads. If the forces dedicated to good lose vitality and strength, the people will suffer and society will fall into disarray.
​
"Young people need to acquire the ability to tell the difference between truth and falsehood. They need to respond vigorously to malicious slanders and defamations that are aimed at discrediting those who champion good and at undermining their unity. Youth mustn't be timid or fainthearted.
​
"With youth in the lead, let's engage in honest dialogue and forge ties of trustwith as many people as possible."

SGI Newsletter No. 8807, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (11) The Spirit of "Refuting the Erroneous and Revealing the True", translated July 19th, 2012, from the July 4th, 2012 Soka Shinpo, the Soka Gakkai youth division fortnightly newspaper.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
WARERA GA MEZUSU NOWA
ZEN MINSHU NO KOFUKU TO HEIWA.
SONO RISO O MUNE NI
SHINJIN NO DANKETSU DE ZENSHIN!
TOMONI NINGEN SHUGI NO GAIKA O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO-ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJO NI MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th July, 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 21st July, 2013 Daily Enc.

 

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

Saturday, July 20th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is our own hearts that can move other's hearts.
Our wholehearted sincere efforts to speak out
for justice and truth is what will change history.
Let's boldly and confidently engage in dialogue
with as many people as possible
and clearly let them know what our movement is all about.

Saturday, July 20th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whether or not your prayer is answered will depend on your faith; [if it is not] I will in no way be to blame."

(Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 1079)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, July 20th, 2013

Sunday, July 21st, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We use our voices to refute the erroneous and reveal the true. When we speak in earnest, we can vanquish devilish functions. Our vibrant, invigorating voices can completely change others' hearts. The important thing is for us to share our convictions with honesty and courage. The voice of truth is the spark that awakens others. Young people have a special mission in this regards.

"​Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Slanderers are like barking foxes, but Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions' (WND-1, 997). He is calling on his disciples to speak out with the same spirit as he did. The united declarations of mentor and disciple are 'a lion's roar.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 8807, Humanistic Teachings for Victory, (11) The Spirit of "Refuting the Erroneous and Revealing the True", translated July 19th, 2012, from the July 4th, 2012 Soka Shinpo, the Soka Gakkai youth division fortnightly newspaper.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KOKORO O UGOKASU NOWA KOKORO.
KAKUSHIN ARURERU
SEISHIN SEII NO SAKEBI GA
REKISHI O KAERU.
TSUYOKI DE KATARI NUKE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAWAI KANAWANU WA GOSHINJIN NI YORI SORO BESHI MATTAKU NICHIREN GA TOGANI ARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1262)

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