[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 17th Nov. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 18th Nov. 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, Nov 17th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's never forget to be appreciative of
our Soka fathers and mothers
who built a solid foundation for kosen-rufu
through their selfless dedication and devotion.
Now, all of our young youthful Soka successors,
with your tireless enthusiasm and rising spirits,
please protect the castle of the people and let it shine forever!

Sunday, Nov 17th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A hundred years of practice in the Land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day's practice in the impure world. Two thousand years of propagating Buddhism during the Former and Middle Days of the Law are inferior to an hour of propagation in the Latter Day of the Law."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 736) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's poem, Seikyo Shimbun, November 17th, 2013

Monday, Nov 18th, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
""'Dispatching one's weakest forces to lead the attack on a powerful opponent . . . only makes the enemy more confident than ever.'
- From "On the Protection of the Nation" (WND-2, 93).

"The Daishonin taught an unchanging rule for victory—namely, leaders themselves taking action in the vanguard.

"President Toda always entrusted me, young though I was, with taking leadership in the most challenging areas in order to create breakthroughs for the development of our movement. This spirit of youth leading the way is the proud tradition of our youthful SGI.

"It is especially important for newly appointed leaders to be firmly committed to working for the members' happiness, to overcoming all obstacles, and to achieving positive results through their own initiative and frontline efforts."

SGI Newsletter No. 8868, Living the Gosho: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda (2), (15) Leaders, Take Action in the Vanguard! From 13th Nov., 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 14th Nov. 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--
KOFU NO ISHIZUE O KIZUITA
CHICHI HAHA NO ROKU NI KANSHA!
KOKEI NO WAKAKI KIMIYO
MOEAGARU JONETSU TO CHIKARA DE
KAGAYAKU MINSHUJO O EIEN NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"GOKURAKU HYAKUNEN NO SHUGYO WA EDO NO ICHINICHI NO KUDOKU NI OYOBAZU SHOZO NISENNEN NO GUTSU WA MAPPO NO ICHIJI NI OTORUKA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 329)


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