[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd Feb. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 3rd-10th Feb. 2014 Words of the Week

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

Monday, Feb 3rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The victories we win in our own personal battles
serve as a model of hope and encouragement for others
who find themselves in similar circumstances!
Knowing this, let's courageously rise up and do battle,
transforming our negative karma into our unique mission!

Monday, Feb 3rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But my life from the beginning has been based upon firm conviction. I
have no intention now of reversing my course, nor will I ever reproach
[those who persecuted me]. Evil persons too will be good friends to
me."

(Why No Protection from the Heavenly Gods? - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol.2, page 432)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Feb 3rd, 2014

Feb 3rd-Feb 10th, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Meeting with people and encouraging one another -
this is the practice of a Bodhisattvas of the Earth.
Let's courageously work towards transforming our life condition,
both, for ourselves, and for the sake of others.

* 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--
WAGA SHORI NO SUGATA WA
ONAJI NAYAMI TO TATAKAU
SUBETE NO HITO NO KIBO TO NARU!
SHUKUMEI O IDAI NA SHIMEI NI
KAETE TACHIAGARE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TADA SHOGAI MOTOYORI OMOIKIRITE SORO IMANI HIRUGAERU KOTO NAKU SONO
UE MATA IKON NASHI MOROMORO NO AKUNIN WA MATA ZENCHISHIKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 962)

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
HITO TO DEAI
HITO TO KATARI HAGEMASU.
KOREGA JIYU NO JISSEN DA.
JITA TOMO NO KYOGAI KAKUMEI E
DAITAN NI UGOKO!


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