[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 19th Jan. 2015 Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, Jan 18th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The very fundamental activity of the SGI is
making a consistent effort to visit members
and to offer them personal guidance
with caring and honest concern.
Let's become the type of leaders
who can sincerely dedicate themselves
to helping each member to attain their true happiness!

Saturday, Jan 18th, 2014
--- 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 Shimbun, Jan 18th, 2014

Sunday, Jan 19th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
The Daishonin, affirms that 'One who recites even one word or phrase of the Lotus Sutra and who speaks about it to another person is the emissary of Shakyamuni Buddha' (WND-1, 331), adding that anyone who makes an offering of even a word or phrase of the sutra—that is, who recites and spreads it—will acquire great blessings.

"We, as SGI members, have the wondrous mission to uphold the Mystic Law in the Latter Day. Only to the extent that we talk with others about our Buddhist practice and philosophy will the number of people who have formed a connection to Nichiren Buddhism increase and the correct teaching spread.

"Our voices are powerful. Words are our weapons in a positive sense. As long as we pray with compassion and courage to help others make a connection with Nichiren Buddhism and walk the path of happiness together with us, our words will resonate with others. This is because voices infused with the daimoku of the Mystic Law have the power to awaken the Buddha nature of those with whom we speak. Even though the effect might not be immediately apparent, please be assured that your voice will deeply permeate others' lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 8912, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [52] "The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice." Speak Out with Voices Ringing with Truth and Justice!, from the May 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the monthly Soka Gakkai study journal translated 15th Jan. 2014.

* 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--
GAKKAI KATSUDO NO KIHON WA
JIMICHINA KATEI HOMON TO
TEINEINA KOJIN SHIDO DA.
HITORI NO KOFUKU NI TSUKUSU
SEIJITSU NO "leader" TARE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURUTOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONOWA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHI HINU KOTOWA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURUTOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1351)


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