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Thursday, July 31, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 31st July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
 
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Gosho encourages us to have faith like flowing water,
which means "to believe continuously without ever regressing."
Continuity is the source of true strength.
With faith that is pure like the water of a clear stream
let's spend each day living with sincerity,
making even greater strides forwards!
 
* Gosho, The Two Kinds of Faith - WND1, pg. 899, "Today there are
people who have faith in the Lotus Sutra. The belief of some is like
fire while that of others is like water. When the former listen to the
teachings, their passion flares up like fire, but as time goes on,
they tend to discard their faith. To have faith like water means to
believe continuously without ever regressing." 
 
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Whatever trouble occurs, regard it as no more than a dream, and think
only of the Lotus Sutra."
 
(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1,
page 502)  Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shinbun, July
30th, 2014 
 
Thursday, July 31st, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There are times when, no matter how hard you try, things don't work out the way you wish. So, instead of dwelling on past regrets, set your sights on your next challenge. That's what makes a true victor. Such people win in the end.
 
"Overcoming sadness and hardship makes us stronger. We can develop greater character. Don't let setbacks keep you down forever. Hold your head up high and take a positive, courageous step forwards!"

SGI Newsletter  No. 9056, Dialogue for the Future: Traveling the Path of Victory Together with You. [23] Nothing Is Greater Than the Path of Mentor and Disciple—Part 2 [of 2], translation released 29th July, 2014, from the 1st March, 2014, issue of the Mirai [Future] Journal

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
[ITSUMO. TAISEZU
SHINZURU NARI]
JIZOKU KOSO [CHIKARA] DA.
SEIRYU NO GOTOKI SHINJIN DE
SEIJITSU TO YAKUDO NO HIBI O!
 
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUME NI NASHITE TADA HOKEKYO
NO KOTO NOMI SAWAGURASE TAMAU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1088)

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 30th July, 2014 Daily Encoragement

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
 
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all those who are challenging and preparing
for any decisive exams over this summer,
please try to do your very best!
All the efforts you have been so painstakingly making over time
will certainly blossom into results.
Let's never be defeated by any possible lack in confidence!
 
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"My wish is that all my disciples make a great vow."
 
(The Dragon Gate - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1003)
 Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's Essay, "The Song of Human
Victory",  Seikyo Shimbun, July 11th, 2014
 
Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the realm of faith, all the struggles and hardships undertaken for the sake of the Law and kosen-rufu become great benefit and good fortune. In fact, those who have suffered the most will become the happiest. This is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism."
 
"Our karma is the noble mission that we chose to take on. Buddhist principles such as 'earthly desires lead to enlightenment,' 'the sufferings of birth and death lead to nirvana,' and 'changing poison into medicine' teach us that if we have a strong core of faith in our lives, we can dramatically turn around all misfortune that may assail us."
SGI Newsletter No. 9054, translation released 25th July, 2014,
The New Human Revolution－－Vol. 26: Chap. 4, Bold Advance 65.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHOBU NO NATSU NI IDOMU
JUKENSEI, GANBARE!
JIMICHI NI TSUMIKASANETA
DORYOKU GA KANARAZU MI O MUSUBU.
JIBUN JISHIN NI MAKERU NA!
 
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NEGAWAKUWA WAGA DESHIRA DAIGAN O OKOSE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1561)

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Monday, July 28, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th July - 3rd Aug. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus July 29th, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
 
July 28th-August 3rd, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --  
Constantly doing a vibrant gongyo is
the source of good health and a fulfilling life.
By using our wisdom to maintain
a good rhythm in our daily lives,
let's create value each and every day,
cheerfully, happily and in good health!
 
Monday, July 28th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."
 
(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Volume I, page 64) Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, July 28th, 2014
 
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"However great the hardships and suffering they may experience, those who are striving for kosen-rufu have already, at a most fundamental level, overcome them because the sun of the boundless life state of Bodhisattva and Buddhahood shines in their hearts. Undaunted by the dark nights of karmic suffering, they bring their lives to shine brightly, illuminating the darkness and ushering in a dawn of revitalisation.
 
"...While none of us can escape the four sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death, Buddhism teaches a means to resolve life's fundamental problems through awakening us to the eternal and unchanging nature of life.
 
"In the course of life there may be painful times and sad times, and even times when we lose hope. But by chanting daimoku before the Gohonzon, we can bring forth strength and limitless life force. And as we continue to chant and share Nichiren Buddhism with others, we naturally come to transform our karma and accumulate great good fortune in our lives. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ourselves and teaching others to do the same is the driving force for persevering through the harsh realities of society."

SGI Newsletter No. 9054, translation released 25th July, 2014,
The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 4, Bold Advance 65.

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--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
HARI NO ARU GONGYO KOSO
KENKO TO JUJITSU NO CHIKARA NARI.
SOMEINA SEIKATSU NO "rhythm" DE
KACHI SOZO NO ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O!
AKARUKU TANOSHIKU SUKOYAKA NI.
 
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SUBEKARAKU KOKOTO O ITSUNI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO WARE MO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMIKOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 467)

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 28th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, July 27th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS -- 
To challenge ourselves is the source of our growth.
Let's warmly encourage all of those members
who are going to take the up-coming Buddhist study exams.
Let's also, as their supporters,
take this opportunity to train ourselves
together with them!

Sunday, July 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Morning after morning we rise up with the Buddha, evening after evening
we lie down with the Buddha. Moment by moment we attain the way, moment by moment we reveal our true identity."

(Chapter Ten: The Teacher of the Law -The Record of the Orally Transmitted
Teachings, page 83) Selection Source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, July 27th, 2014

Monday, July 28th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Nichiren alone took the lead in carrying out the task of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. He may even be one of them. If Nichiren is to be counted among the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, then so must his disciples and lay supporters.'
- From "The True Aspect of All Phenomena" (WND-1, 385).

"Nothing heartens me more than seeing the tremendous efforts being made by my beloved youth division members!
   
"To joyfully emerge to take action at a crucial time, to readily go to the most challenging places, undeterred by any hardships―this is the hallmark of honourable young Bodhisattvas of the Earth who have directly inherited the spirit of Nichiren Daishonin.
   
"All of you share a vow and karmic connections from time without beginning. Through chanting strongly and engaging confidently in dialogue, please continue to call forth fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth, one after another, to join you. This hope-filled network will extend into the future without end." 

SGI Newsletter No. 9048, LIVING THE GOSHO (2), (19) Young Bodhisattvas of the Earth Emerging without End. Translation released 22nd July, 2014  from the 21st July, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU-- 
CHOSEN KOSO SEICHO NO GENSEN.
KYOGAKU SHIKEN NO JUKENSHA NI
MAGOKORO NO "yell" O!
OEN SURU SEMPAI MO
KITAE NO HIBI O TOMONI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"CHOCHO HOTOKE TO TOMONI OKI SEKISEKI HOTOKE TO TOMONI FUSHI JIJINI JODO SHI
JIJINI KEMPON SU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 737)

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 27th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Saturday, July 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
I would like to express my utmost respect and appreciation
to all of our SGI members who have victoriously begun a new era
by sharing this Buddhism and raising so many new capable people.
Let's praise each other's great efforts and
celebrate this great advancement together
and make it bloom with blossoms of good fortune and benefit!

Saturday, July 26th, 2014 
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"By tasting a single drop, one can tell the flavour of the great ocean, and by observing a single flower in bloom, one can predict the advent of spring."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 268)
Selection Source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, July 26th, 2014

Sunday, July 27th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The truth of our cause will become self-evident as we demonstrate actual proof of victory time and again. Though the path of kosen-rufu demands that we be victorious, when we brim with invincible fighting spirit, our lives will shine majestically."

SGI Newsletter No. 9049, The New Human Revolution, Vol.26, Chap. 4, Bold Advance 60, translation released 23rd July, 2014

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--WAGATOMO
NI OKURU--
GUKYO TO JINZAI NO KAKUDAI DE
SHINJIDAI O KACHIHIRAITA
SUBETE NO DOSHI NI SAIKEIREI!
MINADE ZENSHIN O YOROKOBIAI
KUDOKU NO HANA O MANKAI NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ITTAI O NAMETE TAIKAI NO SHIO O SHIRI IKKA O MITE HARU O SUISEYO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 222)

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Friday, July 25, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th July, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 26th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Friday, July 25th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It is because of the precious treasure castles
that members so kindly offer for us to use for meetings
that kosen-rufu can advance with great progress.
Thank you so much for your constant kindness.
May you all be filled with virtue and great good fortune!

Friday, July 25th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, however, we have entered the Latter Day of the Law, and the daimoku that I, Nichiren, chant is different from that of earlier ages. This Nam-myoho-renge-kyo encompasses both practice for oneself and the teaching of others."

(On the Receiving of the Three Great Secret Laws - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 986) Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, July 25th, 2014

Saturday, July 26th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
​"Napoleon Bonaparte (1769－1821) once remarked: 'I also regret not having talked more with women. I could have learned from them many things that men would not dare to tell me. Women, indeed, possess a particular independence.'

​"Napoleon may have failed to learn from or make use of the wisdom and power of women. But for our peaceful revolution of kosen-rufu, aimed at creating an age of the people, the wisdom and power of women is absolutely essential."

SGI Newsletter No. 9050, The New Human Revolution－－Vol. 26, Chap. 4,
Bold Advance 62, translation released 23rd July, 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
MAGOKOTO NO HOJO ARITE
KOSENRUFU WA DAIZENSHIN!
KAJO TEIKYOSHA NO MINASAMA
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
FUKUTOKU NO CHOJA, BANZAI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MAPPO NI IRITE IMA NICHIREN GA TONAURU TOKORO NO DAIMOKU WA ZENDAI NI KOTONARI
JIGYO KETA NI WATARITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1022)

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 25th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Thursday, July 24th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's treasure the conversations we have with our children.
A harmonious family is the very foundation
of the transmission of the spirit of our practice
from one generation to another.
Let's create wonderful memories to adorn
the 100th anniversary of the founding of Soka*!

* In 2030, we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation
of Soka Gakkai.

Thursday, July 24th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions
assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 280)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun, July 24th, 2014

Friday, July 25th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Buddhism is a teaching of the highest good that enables humanity and all life in the universe to shine. When we base ourselves on this ultimate Law, we can lead lives of unsurpassed value. When we have faith in and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, our lives come to be in rhythm with the universe.

"​Talking about the essence of sharing Nichiren Buddhism with others, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda said: 'You are living your lives as entities of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. . . . Sharing the correct teaching with others in the Latter Day of the Law means having the firm conviction, "My life is none other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!"'

"​Nam-myoho-renge-kyo contains everything within it—wisdom, courage, strength, and compassion.
​Only faith in the Mystic Law enables us to overcome the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death. Let's boldly embark on a life of total victory imbued with the four noble virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity."

SGI Newsletter No. 9044
Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together
(25) Attaining Our Own Happiness, from 5th July, 2014 Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 17th July, 2014
From London, UK

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
OYA KO NO KATARI O TAISETSU NI.
WARAKU NO KATEI KOSO
SHINJIN KEISHO NO DODAI NARI.
SORITSU 100 SHUNEN NO SHUYAKU NI
YOKI OMOIDE O OKURO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTE TAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 232)

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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise

Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

And for the children there&#39;s a wonderful new web-site

http://treasures-of-heart.com/

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd July, 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 24th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 


* Summer holidays are now upon us so there may be some delays (as much as 48 hours) in the next week as we move about the world! Hope you don't mind!
…This may also carry on throughout August so we ask for your understanding!

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

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be extra cautious in maintaining our good health
during the summer time!
It's especially important to prevent getting a heat stroke.
With a steady fluid intake and good nutritional balance
let's advance by spending each day valuably!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can
travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the
tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land -
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 17)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shinbun, July 23rd, 2014

Thursday, July 24th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"So many people still do not know about the Mystic Law. Let's therefore keep planting the seeds of hope and peace in the hearts of those we encounter. Let's foster friendly exchanges, sincerely promote understanding, and pray for the happiness of everyone in our environment."

SGI Newsletter No. 9044, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (25) Attaining Our Own Happiness, from 5th July, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 17th, July, 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--
NATSUBA NO TAICHO KANRI NI
KUREGURE MO CHUI O!
NECCHUSHO NI KEIKAI SEYO.
JUBUN NA SUIBUN TO EIYO DE
KACHI ARU HIBI O ZENSHIN!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOYO KIBI NI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI
KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 26)

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http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise

Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

And for the children there&#39;s a wonderful new web-site

http://treasures-of-heart.com/

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd July, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 25th July, 2014 Daily Enc.

 

* Summer holidays are now upon us so there may be some delays (as much as 48 hours) in the next week as we move about the world! Hope you don't mind!
…This may also carry on throughout August so we ask for your understanding!

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

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
A new phase of development in our lives
begins from a fresh new determination!
Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is the Buddhism of "true cause!"*
Everything starts from now, this moment onwards!
Let's lead a life of creating value!

*Regarding the spirit of true cause, SGI President Ikeda said in a dialogue with young people, "The past is the past and the future is the future. You should keep moving forwards with a steady eye on the future, telling yourself, 'I'll start from today!' 'I'll start afresh from now, from this moment!' This is the essence of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism of True Cause, the spirit of starting from the
present moment. This is the heart of our daimoku" (World
Tribune,November 1st, 1996, p.11).

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The greatest evil among evils produces consequences that not only affect the perpetrators personally but extend to their sons, their grandsons, and so on down to the seventh generation. And the same is true of the greatest good among good."
Selection source: "Teachings of Buddhism",  Seikyo Shimbun, July 12th, 2014

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Happiness isn't given to us; we must attain it ourselves. We ourselves hold the key to the door of happiness.
            
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, Nichiren Daishonin states: 'Our head corresponds to myo, our throat to ho, our chest to ren, our stomach to ge, and our legs to kyo. Hence this five-foot body of ours constitutes the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo' (OTT, 28). Through faith in the Mystic Law, we can bring forth the life state of Buddhahood within us. Our lives themselves are endowed with a strength and brilliance that even the surging tempests of adversity cannot diminish. Our Buddhist practice is the fundamental means for changing our karma. It is the foundation for winning in life."

SGI Newsletter No. 9044, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (25) Attaining Our Own Happiness, from 5th July, 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 17th, July, 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--
ARATANA KETSUI KARA
ARATANA KENSETU WA HAJIMARU!
NICHIREN BUPPO WA HONNIN MYO.
IMA, KOKO KARA GA SHUPPATSU DA!
KACHI SOZO NO JINSEI TARE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"AKU NO NAKA NO DAIAKU WA WAGAMI NI SONO KU O UKURU NOMI NARAZU KO TO
MAGO TO SUE NANADAI MADEMO KAKARI SOROKERUNARI ZEN NO NAKA NO DAIZEN
MO MATAMATA KAKU NO GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1430)

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ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don&#39;t know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!

http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise

Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

And for the children there&#39;s a wonderful new web-site

http://treasures-of-heart.com/

And if you are looking for back editions of To My Friends click on...

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