[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Nov. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 30th Nov. 2013 Daily Enc.　

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

Friday, Nov 29th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"More valuable than reason and documentary proof
is the proof of actual fact."*
At home, in society, wherever we are,
let's show actural proof of victory and success
by achieving the drama of our human revolution!
It's through witnessing such changes and improvements in our lives
that others start putting their trust in us.

*"In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact." - "Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain", WND-I, page 599

Friday, Nov 29th, 2013
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The sage replied: '... I have believed it is most important to understand one's obligations to others, and made it my first duty to repay such debts of kindness. In this world, we owe four debts of gratitude. One who understands this is worthy to be called human, while one who does not is no more than an animal.'"

(Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 122) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, November 29th, 2013

Saturday, Nov 30th, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Family discord and communication breakdown between parents and children are not recent developments, but problems that people have suffered over since the beginning of time. I am sure that there are those who, even though they practise the Daishonin's Buddhism, have challenging relationships with their sons or daughters, or with their daughter-in-laws, or perhaps with their spouses.

"In the end, the only way to heal these rifts in human relationships is through our Buddhist practice—that is, through expanding our life condition, changing inside, and carrying out our human revolution based on faith."

SGI Newsletter No. 8872, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 3, Valiant Leaders 14, translated 20th 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--
"DORI SHOMON YORIMO
GENSHO NIWA SUGIZU"
KATEI DE SHAKAI DE
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO SHORIGEKI O!
SONO SUGATA NI SHINRAI GA HIROGARU.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
CHION O MOTTE SAI TOSHI HO-ON O MOTTE SAKI TO SU YONI SHION ARI KORE O SHIRU O JINRIN TO NAZUKE SHIRAZARU O CHIKUSHO TO SU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 491)


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