[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 16th March 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 17th March 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, March 16th, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
What decides how the future turns out is
the determination we make now
and the action we take now.
"I shall be the one to achieve worldwide kosen-rufu!"
Brimming with such a bold determination and commitment
to fulfil such a great vow,
let's make a new departure with a totally fresh spirit!

Sunday, March 16th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the same way, the Buddha dwells within our hearts ... We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts."

(New Year's Gosho - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1137) Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shinbun, March 16th, 2014

Monday, March 17th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Fully aware of the indescribable effort and thought that each of his followers—ordinary, yet extremely dedicated, men and women—put into the offerings they sent to him, the Daishonin always responded with warm words of appreciation and encouragement. He wholeheartedly treasured each person.

"In addition to such socially well-established followers as Nanjo Tokimitsu, Shijo Kingo, and Toki Jonin, to whom he wrote many letters, the Daishonin also had many other followers as well, people about whom we know few details, but who were still connected to him through golden heart-to-heart ties. Numerous individuals sought out the Daishonin, practicing his teachings with quiet dedication and devotion.

"The Daishonin would never overlook their noble struggles; he valued them, praised them, and encouraged them with all his heart. Responding to sincerity with sincerity—that is the humanistic spirit of Nichiren Buddhism that each of us should strive to carry on."

SGI Newsletter No. 8948, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [54] "Daimoku as the Seed of Buddhahood". Kosen-rufu—An Epic Drama of Victorious Resolve, from the July 2013 issue of the Daibyaku renge, translation released 7th March 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--
MIRAI O KIMERU NOWA
IMA NO KETSUI TO KODO DA.
"SEKAI KOFU WA WATASHI GA YARU"
SEIGAN NO HONO O MOYASHI
KOKORO ARATA NI SHUPPATSU SHIYO!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOTOKE TO MOSU KOTOMO WARERA NO KOKORO NO UCHI NI OWASHIMASU ... WARERA BOMPU WA MATSUGE NO CHIKAKI TO KOKU NO TOKI TOWA MI SORO KOTO NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1491)


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