[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, Jan 28th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"You did a fantastic job!"
Let's wholeheartedly appreciate and applaud
the efforts that young people make!
Warm genuine words of encouragement and praise
are always a source of courage and confidence
that spur people on to expand their abilities and potential.

Tuesday, Jan 28th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Great events never have minor omens. When great evil occurs, great
good follows."

(Great Evil and Great Good - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1119)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 23rd, 2014

Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Why do obstacles arise in the course of our struggle to fulfil our vow for kosen-rufu? Why are our lives, dedicated to our mission, assailed by various trials? Obstacles and trials exist so that we can positively transform them, one after another, based on the Buddhist principle of changing poison into medicine, and thereby attain the boundless and eternally indestructible life-state of Buddhahood.

"They also enable us to demonstrate, not only to those living in the present but also those yet to come, the resounding victories over all adversity—whether in the form of hardship, persecution, or negative karma—that can unfailingly be achieved by courageous individuals who uphold the Mystic Law and dedicate their lives to the noble cause of kosen-rufu.

"In addition, they enable us to continue imparting limitless courage and hope to the world far into the distant future."

SGI Newsletter No. 8913, 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Write a "Wonderful Story" That Will Endure for All Time!, from 12th Jan., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 20th 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--
[GANBATTA NE!]
WAKAKI TOMO NO FUNTO O
KOKORO KARA TATAEYO!
ATATAKANA SHOSAN TO HAGEMASHI GA
JINZAI O NOBASU CHIKARA DA.

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAIJI NIWA SHOZUI NASHI DAIAKU OKOREBA DAIZEN KITARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1300)


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