[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 2nd March 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 3rd March 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS —
Nothing is more convincing than actual proof.*
Let's share our experiences with others
of practising this Buddhism
and the resultant benefits we have had.
What really moves people's hearts is
words of strong unshakable conviction.

*"In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren,
believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof.
And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof
is the proof of actual fact."
- "Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain", WND-I, page 599

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Where there is unseen virtue, there will be visible reward."

(Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, WND-I, page 907) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, March 2nd, 2014

Monday, March 3rd, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"My mentor is always in my heart. When I was inaugurated as the third Soka Gakkai president; when I took my first step in worldwide kosen-rufu; and each time I faced storms of criticism—my mentor was ever present in the depths of my life.

"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, Nichiren Daishonin states:

"When teacher and disciples have fully responded to one another and the disciples have received the teaching, so that they gain the awakening referred to where the [Lotus] sutra says, 'I took a vow, / hoping to make all persons / equal to me, without any distinction between us' [LSOC2, 70], this is what the sutra calls 'causing living beings to awaken to the Buddha wisdom' [cf. LSOC2, 64]. (OTT, 30)

"This is the essence of the Buddhist ideal of teacher and disciple: the teacher (the Buddha) and the disciples (living beings) striving together as one in a shared vow.

"When we, as disciples, chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo infused with the vow for kosen-rufu and take personal action toward realising that lofty goal, based on sincerely seeking our mentor's teaching and striving to emulate our mentor's spirit, the same power and wisdom of our mentor will manifest powerfully within our lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 8943, The Song of Human Victory <New Series>, from 29th Jan. 29, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translated 27th Feb. 2014

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address athttp://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GENSHO NI MASARU CHIKARA WA NAI.
SHINJIN NO TAIKEN O
IKIIKITO KATARO!
TOMO NO KOKORO O UGOKASU NOWA
FUKAKI KAKUSHIN NO KOTOBA DA.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"INTOKU AREBA YOHO ARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1178)


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