[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 12th Sep. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 13th Sep. 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, Sept 12th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To the flag-bearers of peace and culture,
the members of our music bands and fief-and-drum corps,
thank you always for your tremendous efforts!
Our advancement for kosen-rufu is forever accompanied by your joyful melodies!

Thursday, Sept 12th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Volume 1, page 149)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, September 12th, 2013

Friday, Sept 13th, 2013
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"On September 12 (1271), Nichiren Daishonin encountered the Tatsunokuchi Persecution. Triumphing over this extreme persecution, in which unscrupulous authorities attempted to behead him, the Daishonin discarded his transient status and revealed his true identity as the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law.

"As we turn our thoughts to the Tatsunokuchi Persecution, let's engrave in our hearts some words from the Daishonin's writing 'The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra.' They were spoken just before he was about to be beheaded, and were addressed to his beloved disciple Shijo Kingo, who had tearfully accompanied him to the execution grounds, ready to die alongside him. Those words are: 'What greater joy could there be?' (WND-1, 767).

"The Daishonin had dedicated his life to the Mystic Law, the teaching of the ultimate truth, and to kosen-rufu, the noblest aspiration there is. Nothing could impinge on his vast and brilliant state of life. Nothing could hold him back. Nothing could defeat him. In that state, 'the greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212) welled up limitlessly from deep within him. And he demonstrated with serenity, conviction, and bright assurance that the protective forces of the universe would unfailingly act to protect him in response to his unswerving commitment to fulfilling the vow for kosen-rufu—a commitment that was one with the Mystic Law.

"The Soka Gakkai's first and second presidents, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, stood up with the same lionhearted spirit as Nichiren Daishonin in their struggle against the persecution of Japan's militarist authorities during World War II. In addition, over the course of these past 66 years as Mr. Toda's disciple, I have withstood all manner of attack and adversity in order to ensure the magnificent development of kosen-rufu.

"We encounter hardships and obstacles because we champion the cause of justice and truth. We cannot attain Buddhahood without struggling against obstacles. And the more we challenge ourselves for kosen-rufu, the more strength we can bring forth, the more new capable individuals we can foster, and the more new paths to victory we can joyfully open. I believe that, together with my true comrades, I have irrefutably demonstrated this fact."

SGI Newsletter No. 8836, 67th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Faith Is the Courage to Never Give Up, from 8th Sep., 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 10th Sep. 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--
HEIWA TO BUNKA NO KISHU TARU
ONGAKUTAI, KOTEKITAI NO MINASAMA
ITUSMO ARIGATO!
WARERA NO KOFU NO KOSHIN WA
KANKI NO SENRITSU TO TOMO NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSUWA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 947)


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