[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 18th Feb. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 19th Feb. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS —
Every time we use somebody's home for a meeting,
let's be sure to sincerely express our appreciation to
their family members for their kindness.
At the same time, it's vital that
we are courteous, considerate of and friendly to the neighbours.
Let's together make every possible effort to protect and support
the treasure castles for kosen-rufu of our local community!

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"'Joy' means that oneself and others together experience joy."

(Chapter Eighteen: The Benefits of Responding with Joy - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 146) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 18th, 2014

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"There is no storehouse of treasures more precious than our lives. We have the power to continue creating value, in every situation. Our Buddhist faith and practice are the power source for this value creation.

"As SGI members who uphold the sound philosophy of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, a teaching of respect for the dignity of life, let us continue to illuminate the hearts of our precious friends with the light of courage and hope, and make intrepid efforts to create value in the form of peace, friendship, and happiness in our communities and societies."

SGI Newsletter No. 8929, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [53] "The Treatment of Illness," Dispel the Darkness of the Times with the Supreme Philosophy of Humanity!, from the June 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translated 7th Feb. 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--
KAIJO TEIKYOSHA NO GOKAZOKU NI
KOKORO KARA KANSHA NO KOTOBA O!
KINRIN ENO HAIRYO MO TAISETSU DA.
CHIIKI KOFU NO HOJO O
MINA DE MAMORI SASAEYO!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KI TOWA JITA TOMONI YOROKOBU KOTO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 761)


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