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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Sep. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 1st Oct., 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Tuesday, Sep 30th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Daishonin assures us: "What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"*
The Mystic Law is the excellent medicine** of life.
So let's chant daimoku like the roar of a lion,
and determine to destroy the devil of sickness in our lives!

* Gosho: (Reply to Kyō'ō - WND pg. 412) "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?" ** Gosho: Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 720, The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 41, "There can be no question that through this act the truly excellent medicine of the Wonderful Law is being applied in order to cure the grave illness of darkness that afflicts all living beings."

Tuesday, Sep 30th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain, Vol. 1, page 909) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sep 14th, 2014

Wednesday, Oct. 1st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —— "The power of one's state of life is indeed wondrous. The power of one's inner determination is limitless. In identical situations or circumstances, people can achieve completely different results and lead completely different lives depending upon their life state and their determination.

"Those who have a strong resolve to promote our movement for kosen-rufu will see clear blue skies of good fortune appearing rapidly in their lives, stretching ever further and further, as if the wind were sweeping away every dark cloud."

SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 25th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
[IKANARU YAMAI
SAWARI O NASU BEKI YA]
MYOHO WA SEIMEI NO DAIRYOYAKU.
SHODAI NO SHISHIKU DE
DANJITE BYOMA O UCHIYABURE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O
TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO
MO NASU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 900)

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Monday, September 29, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Sep. - 5th Oct., 2014 Words of the Week, 29th Sep. 2014 Daily Gosho plus 30th Sep., 2014 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sep 29th-Oct 5th, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
When we chant for the happiness of our friends,
our life condition is elevated to the Buddha's.
Let's unceasingly share this ultimate unsurpassed Law of Life ,
without even sparing our voices!*
Let's open up the palace of our own lives 
and help others to do the same.

*"Nichiren alone, without sparing his voice, now chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." - "On Repaying Debts of Gratitude", WND-I, page 736
**"This passage describes how one becomes aware of the Buddha vehicle 
within oneself and enters the palace of oneself. Chanting 
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is what is meant by entering the palace of oneself." - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 209

Monday, Sep 29th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO　---
"A teacher is someone who teaches his disciples things that they did not previously know."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 249) Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 29th, 2014

Tuesday, Sep 30th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"There is no point in feeling anxious or lamenting each time the harsh winds of adversity blow. If we have a powerful determination to change everything that happens into a strong 'tailwind,' we can surely open the way forwards.
            
"We of the SGI have been able to create a history of tremendous development based on faith that is focused on the present and the future—namely, always looking from the present moment onward and moving forwards, ever forwards.
            
"Without hardships, there is no true Buddhist practice. Without struggle, there is no genuine happiness. And that would not be real life. There would be no attainment of Buddhahood, either. When we practise the Daishonin's Buddhism with this understanding, we will never reach an impasse."

SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 25th Sep., 2014

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--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
TOMO NO KOFUKU O NEGAU INORI WA
HOTOKE TO ONAJI KYOGAI NARI.
KOE MO OSHIMAZU
SAIGOKU NO HORI O KATARE!
SEIMEI NO KYUDEN O TOMODOMO NI.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HITO NO SHI TO MOSUWA DESHI NO SHIRANU KOTO O OSHIETARU GA SHI NITEWA SORONARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 208)

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Sep., 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 29th Sep., 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, Sep 28th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The more we study Nichiren Daishonin's writings,
the more strength we develop to open up our own lives.
The more we support those 
who strive to study Nichiren Buddhism,
the more we accumulate the "treasures of the heart" 
in our own lives.
Together with our noble fellow members,
throughout our lifetime,
let's advance along this certain course towards happiness!

Sunday, Sep 28th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO　---
"However great the good causes one may make, or even if one reads and copies the entirety of the Lotus Sutra a thousand or ten thousand times, or attains the way of perceiving three thousand realms in a single moment of life, if one fails to denounce the enemies of the Lotus Sutra, it will be impossible to attain the way."

(Encouragement to a Sick Person - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page
78) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 28th, 2014

Sunday, Sep 28th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Nichiren Daishonin's life was a series of hardships and persecutions, including being exiled twice. Some of his disciples questioned where any 'peace and comfort' was to be found in all this. But the Daishonin insisted that difficulties are in fact 'peace and comfort' (cf. OTT, 115) and in his writings repeatedly made such statements as: 'What fortune is mine!' (WND-1, 402); 'How delighted I am!' (WND-1, 402); 'In future lives I will enjoy immense happiness, a thought that gives me great joy' (WND-1, 287); and 'How can such joy possibly be described!' (WND-1, 396). He savoured a state of life that he could only describe as 'How fortunate, how joyful!' (WND-1, 642).
            
"In the light of the Buddhist scriptures, difficulties are inevitable. The important thing is how we transform them, changing poison into medicine, and use them as the driving force for fresh growth and progress."

SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku renge, translation released 25th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
GOSHO O MANANDA BUN DAKE
JINSEI O HIRAKU CHIKARA GA TSUKU.
KENSAN O OEN SHITA BUN DAKE
WAGA "KOKORO NO TAKARA" TO NARU.
TOMONI SHOGAI, KOFUKU NO MICHI O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"IKANARU DAIZEN O TSUKURI HOKEKYO O SEN-MAN-BU YOMI SHOSHA SHI ICHINEN SANZEN NO KANDO O ETARU HITO NARITOMO HOKEKYO NO TEKI O DANIMO SEMEZAREBA TOKUDO ARIGATASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1494)

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

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

 

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

Saturday, Sep 27th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Seikyo Shimbun and all our other SGI publications
are helping to convey a hope-filled philosophy
into our local communities and society.
Let's therefore express our wholehearted appreciation
and deep respect to all of those members
who are constantly making a great effort to promote
the circulation of these publications!

Saturday, Sep 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO　---
"The moon moves from the west eastward, a sign of how the Buddhism of India spread in an easterly direction. The sun rises in the east, an auspicious sign of how the Buddhism of 
Japan is destined to return to the Land of the Moon."

(On Reprimanding Hachiman - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 2, page 936) Selection source: For YMD Gosho study meeting, Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 27th, 2014

Sunday, Sep 28th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"The Daishonin uses the phrase 'experiencing the boundless joy of the Law' (WND-1, 681). 'Experiencing' here means that we obtain and savour this joy ourselves. It comes down to us, not others. This joy is not bestowed on us by someone else or something outside us. Creating our own happiness and experiencing that happiness for ourselves; developing the inner strength and capacity to serenely enjoy life, regardless of its ups and downs—this is the meaning of "experiencing the boundless joy of the Law." The power of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo enables us to do this.

"For that reason, we don't need to compare ourselves with others. We should simply live in a way that is true to ourselves, based on faith in the Gohonzon.

"Please advance in good health and with clear goals, while cultivating positive, harmonious relations with those around you. By conducting yourself in this way, you will naturally become the kind of person others admire, are drawn to, and want to get to know. The Mystic Law enables you to utilise your potential to the fullest. When that happens, you can go anywhere and face anything with a sense of confidence and ease. You'll be able to do what you need to do, unswayed by immediate events and circumstances, and lead a life of deep satisfaction, without regrets. That is the mark of a true victor in life."

SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chap. 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SEIKYO WA KIBO NO TETSURI O
CHIIKI NI SHAKAI NI HASSHIN!
TOTOKI SHIMBUNCHO O HAJIME
KAKUDAI NI JINRYOKU SURU
DOSHI NO MINASAMA NI SAIKEIREI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TSUKI WA NISHI YORI HIGASHI NI MUKAERI GASSHI NO BUPPO NO HIGASHI E NAGARUBEKI SO NARI HIWA HIGASHI YORI IZU NIHON NO BUPPO NO GASSHI E KAERU BEKI ZUISO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 588)

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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

 

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

Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
People who don't forget to appreciate
and respect those around them
are truly noble and praiseworthy individuals. 
Such a humble and unassuming attitude causes
fragrant flowers of trust and confidence 
to bloom in abundance.

Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO　---
"The more gold is heated in the flames, the brighter will be its colour; 
the more a sword is whetted, the sharper it will become. And the more 
one praises the blessings of the Lotus Sutra, the more one's own blessings will increase."

(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol 1, page 673) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 26th, 2014

Saturday, Sep 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I would like to share a Gosho passage that I'm sure all of you are very familiar with. It is from a letter of encouragement the Daishonin sent to Shijo Kingo, who found himself in difficult circumstances. Kingo had incurred his lord's disfavour by trying to convert him to the Daishonin's teaching, an act that also invited hostility from his fellow samurai retainers. The Daishonin writes to him:
 
"'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 [experiencing] the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever.' (WND-1, 681)
 
"Right now, your life may be filled with suffering. But just as pleasure never lasts forever, neither does suffering. In life, there is both suffering and joy. Sometimes we win, and other times we lose. Both suffering and joy are a part of life; this is life's reality. That is why, whether experiencing suffering or joy, we should keep chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, just as we are, says the Daishonin. If we do that, we will attain a state of supreme happiness through the wisdom and power of the Mystic Law. We can lead a life in which nothing will defeat us."

SGI Newsletter No. 9095, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1: Happiness, Chapter 4: Transforming Suffering into Joy—Part 3 [of 3], 4.6 Both Suffering and Joy Are a Part of Life, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 25th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHUI ENO KANSHA TO
KEII O WASURENAI NOGA
HONTONI IDAINA HITO DA.
KENKYONA FURUMAI NI
SHINRAI NO HANA WA SAKI KAORU!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KOGANE WA YAKEBA IYOIYO IRO MASARI TSURUGI WA TOGEBA IYOIYO TOKUNARU HOKEKYO NO KUDOKU WA HOMUREBA IYOIYO KUDOKU MASARU
(Gosho Zenshu pg. 1241)

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th Sep., 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 26th Sep., 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Thursday, Sep 25th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
For all newly appointed leaders, remember that the start is most crucial.
With actions that are based on the spirit of challenging
an earnest, win or lose struggle,
let's generate waves of advancement!
Stand up with a fresh new determination and resolve!

Thursday, Sep 25th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
(The Nirvana Sutra states: "Have no fear of mad elephants. What you
should fear are evil friends! Why?) Because a mad elephant can only
destroy your body; it cannot destroy your mind. (But an evil friend
can destroy both body and mind. . . . Even if you are killed by a mad
elephant, you will not fall into the three evil paths. But if you are
killed by an evil friend, you are certain to fall into them")

(On the Protection of the Nation, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Vol 2, page 135)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 25th, 2014

Friday, Sep 26th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Shakyamuni Buddha states that the Lotus Sutra 'will face much hostility in the world and be difficult to believe' (LSOC14, 246). True to those words, there are many cases in which, in our attempts to share with complete sincerity the correct teaching of Buddhism, we encounter closed minds and hardened hearts.
            
"But second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, the great leader of propagation, said: 'How to spread the Mystic Law, how to enable people to become happy, how to advance our movement for kosen-rufu—there are no more wonderful problems to concern ourselves with than these concerns of the Buddha.' All our efforts in such areas will, based on the principle that 'earthy desires lead to enlightenment,' deepen the life state of Buddhahood within us and enable us to accumulate boundless good fortune."

SGI Newsletter No. 9088, Engaging in Joyful Dialogues with Bright Hope and Confidence, from the October 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
SHINNIN NO "LEADER" WA
"START" GA KANJIN DA.
SHINKENSHOBU NO KODO DE
ZENSHIN E NO HADO O!
SEISHIN NO KETSUI DE TATE!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
AKUZOTO WA TADA YOKU MI O YABURITE  KOKORO O YABURU ATAWAZU
(Gosho Zenshu pg. 65)

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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

 

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

Wednesday, Sep 24th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The first and foremost thing to do 
in order to raise capable successors in faith, 
is to take action together.
At the same time it is important to 
praise change and development wholeheartedly.
With a warmth that really connects us heart to heart,
let's build indestructible castles of capable and talented individuals 
in our local communities!

Wednesday, Sep 24th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring."

(Winter Always Turns to Spring - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 536)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sept 24th, 2014

Thursday, Sep 25th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Lotus Sutra teaches:

"'There is no safety in the threefold world;  
it is like a burning house,  
replete with a multitude of sufferings,  
truly to be feared.' (LSOC3, 105)

"In the Latter Day of the Law, in particular, when the world is afflicted by all sorts of disasters, natural and man-made, 'even the large-hearted become narrow, and even those who seek the way adopt erroneous views' (WND-1, 845), as the Daishonin writes.

"In such an age, the grassroots effort for dialogue that we are carrying out as SGI members is opening indestructible palaces of hope in the hearts of countless individuals. The power for that effort comes from words of encouragement arising from our prayers and sincere wishes for each person's happiness. In today's society, awash with cruel words that hurt and deceive, alienate and divide, we are engaged in a challenge to bring people together with warmth, genuineness, and overflowing goodwill."

SGI Newsletter No. 9088, Engaging in Joyful Dialogues with Bright Hope and Confidence, from the October 2014 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KOHAI O SODATERU NI WA
MAZU ISSHO NI UGOKU.
SEICHO O TATAERU.
ATATAKANA KOKORO TO KOKORO NO SHOKUHATSU DE
CHIIKI NI FUMETSU NO JINZAIJO O!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITOWA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARUTO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1253)

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

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

 

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

Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin writes:
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the
greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith."*
Hardships provide us with the opportunity to improve and grow!
Each and everyday, 
let's do all we can to break through the shells of our
self-imposed limitations,
and advance joyfully and enthusiastically!

Gosho: (A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering - WND-1, pg. 33, 
"The greater the hardships befalling him, the greater the delight he feels,
because of his strong faith. Doesn't a fire burn more briskly when
logs are added? All rivers flow into the sea, but does the sea turn
back their waters?"

Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. 'All others
who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out. These golden
words will never prove false."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1001)
Selection source: Young Mens Division study for September, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Aug 30th, 2014

Wednesday, Sep., 24th, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Always be alert and show thoughtful consideration and attention to detail in order to ensure each members' health and safety and allow everyone to advance joyfully.

"As the season changes from summer to autumn, please take care of your health and guard against catching colds.

"Although you are no doubt very busy, I hope you will always start the day with courage and energy by doing an invigorating gongyo that resounds like 'the neighing of white horses'" (WND-1, 989).

SGI Newsletter No. 9091, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (32) Victory Starts with Our Own Growth,from 1st Sep., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 19th Sep., 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
[GOJO NO SHINJIN]
IYOIYO YOROKOBI O NASU BESHI]
KUNAN WA KOJO NO CHIKARA DA!
HIBI JISHIN NO KABE O YABURI
HARIKITTE SUSUMO!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMAU BESHI SHOYO
ONTEKI KAISHITSU SAIMETSU NO KINGEN MUNASHIKARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)

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

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Monday, September 22, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd-28th Sep., 2014 Words of the Week, 22nd Sep., 2014 Daily Gosho plus 23rd Sep., 2014 Daily Enc..

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week" 
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Sep. 22nd-28th, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
SGI Buddhist study exams are very important
in helping us to strengthen our seeking spirit.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study."*
Let's study together and help each other to make even greater growth.
Let's encourage one another so that each and every one of us becomes a champion of this faith and practice!

*"The True Aspect of All Phenomena" - WND-I, page 386

Monday, Sep. 22nd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If a person cannot manage to cross a moat ten feet wide, how can he cross one that is a hundred or two hundred feet?"

(The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 766) Selection source: :"Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Sep 22nd, 2014

Tuesday, Sep. 23rd, 2014
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin describes, in an easily accessible way, the attitude we should have in faith:

"'Faith means putting one's trust in the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions, and the heavenly gods and benevolent deities, and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a woman cherishes her husband, as a man lays down his life for his wife, as parents refuse to abandon their children, or as a child refuses to leave its mother.' (WND-1, 1036)

"Having the spirit to make every possible effort, no matter how small, to chant daimoku, study the Daishonin's teachings, and share Buddhism with others adorns one's life with boundless benefit."

SGI Newsletter No. 9091, Opening a New Era of Kosen-rufu Together, (32) Victory Starts with Our Own Growth,from 1st Sep., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 19th Sep., 2014

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

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
TOTOKI KYUDO NO KYOGAKU SHIKEN DA.
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O
HAGEMI SORO BESHI"
TOMONI MANABI TOMONI SEICHO O!
MINA GA SHINJIN NO SHORISHA NI!

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHIJO NO HORI O KOENU MONO JUJO NIJUJO NO HORI O KOUBEKI KA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 912)

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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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