[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd April 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 4th April 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
New encounters with others
acts as a stimulus to bringing change into our lives.
Good friendships help enrich our lives.
Let's grow and advance together with our friends!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ...) Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what
there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and
continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. (How
could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?")

(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, April 3rd, 2014

Friday, April 4th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In his editorial for the February 1952 issue of the Soka Gakkai study journal, Daibyakurenge, Mr. Toda warned that members would never be inspired to share Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism with others if leaders just ordered them about, instead of helping them understand the greatness of faith and the benefit to be gained through chanting to the Gohonzon.[1]

"If each member gained confidence in the power of faith, they would naturally wish to share it with their friends and take action to do so. Conviction gives rise to joy and courage, and inspires fresh efforts at dialogue.

"By focusing on the groups, meetings would become more about the members rather than ceremony. This would allow members to take a more prominent role in activities and give them the confidence to take action. Anywhere that members take personal initiative to courageously engage others in Buddhist dialogue is a vitally important stage for opening fresh horizons in our movement for kosen-rufu.

"That is why the activities I carried out as chapter adviser of Tokyo's Kamata Chapter during that February Campaign were focused on grassroots, hands-on efforts that involved meeting directly with each member, chanting with them, taking action with them, and striving together with them."

SGI Newsletter No. 8966, The Song of Human Victory. The Proud Spirit of the February Campaign. From 18th February, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun. Translation released 27th March 2014

[1] Translated from Japanese: Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha, 1981), vol. 1, pp. 74–77.
* 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--
ARATANA DEAI GA
JIBUN O KAERU.
YOKI YUJO GA
JINSEI O YUTAKA NI SURU.
SEICHO NO AYUMI O TOMO NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(ISSAI SHUJO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU HOKANO YURAKU NAKINARI
...) KU OBA KUTO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI
AWASETE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE (KORE ANI
JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA)"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)


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