[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 7th Nov. 2013 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 8th Nov. 2013 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, Nov 7th, 2013
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To the leaders of the Young Men's and Women's Divisions
who immerse themselves in the realisation of their unique missions,
your personal struggles, challenges and victories
serve as a wellspring of encouragement and inspiration
for everyone else to advance!
You are the shining light of hope for society!

Thursday, Nov 7th, 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 Shimbun, November 7th, 2012

Friday, Nov 8th, 2013
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Personal guidance is vital in terms of fostering capable people and enabling everyone to experience benefit in faith. In the early days of our movement, Mr. Toda rented a room in the Ichigaya Building—which also housed the offices of the Daito Commerce Company, where he served as executive advisor—and made it a branch office of the Soka Gakkai Headquarters [then located in Nishi-Kanda]. On an almost daily basis, he gave personal guidance to members in that room.

"Gakkai leaders also came there regularly, and carefully observed Mr. Toda's personal guidance sessions. Through watching him, they learned how to carry out personal guidance, the most fundamental Gakkai activity. The leaders who developed their leadership abilities in this way then went out to meet and talk with members themselves.

"When leaders and members are linked together through personal guidance, strong bonds are established. If their relationship is only based on guidance delivered at large meetings, or if people are just connected through the organisation, their bonds will be weak because there is no opportunity to build genuine ties of trust and real human relationships."

SGI Newsletter No. 8861, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 3, Valiant Leaders 10, translated 31st Oct. 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--
SHIMEI NI IKINUKU
DANSHI, JOSHIBU NO BUCHO YO
KIMI TACHI NO FUNTO KOSO
KIBO NO ZENSHIN NO GENDORYOKU!
SHAKAI O TERASU KOMYO DA!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSO NI 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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