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Friday, January 31, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 1st Feb. 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We cannot hold our environment responsible for what our situation is.
It's the change from within that's important.
It's winning over our selves that's important.
By having faith in the fact that we can indeed do our human revolution
let's muster up the courage to shatter those walls that are holding us back!

Friday, Jan 31st, 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, Jan 31st, 2014

Saturday, Feb 1st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'd like to take this occasion to reaffirm with you the profound significance of the 'lion's roar,' which is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism. The Daishonin declares:

"'Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs. Slanderers are like barking foxes, but Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions.' (WND-1, 997)

"We, the mentors and disciples of Soka, are truly 'Nichiren's followers.' For we alone have experienced and fought against unparalleled slander and abuse, hatred and jealousy, as well as onslaughts by the three obstacles and four devils and the three powerful enemies—all of which the Lotus Sutra predicts will befall its practitioners in this evil age of the Latter Day of the Law.

"Why have we been able to triumph so boldly and dauntlessly over all? Because, just as the Daishonin says, we have 'summoned up the courage of a lion king' and forged ahead as 'roaring lions.' This path leading to the victory of truth and justice will never change."

SGI Newsletter No. 8922, Forever Protect the Main Bastion of the Victory of Mentor and Disciple!, from 30th Nov., 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 29th Jan. 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KANKYO DEWA NAI.
JIBUN GA KAWARU KOTO DA.
JIBUN NI UCHIKATSU KOTO DA.
NINGENKAKUMEI NO SHINJIN DE
YUKAN NI KABE O YABURE!

- 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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Thursday, January 30, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 31st Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Thursday, Jan 30th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When our health is not so good,
there is no point in pushing ourselves to attend meetings!
The nights still continue to be cold.
Let's also look out for and exercise the utmost care and consideration
towards the health of our senior citizens!

Thursday, Jan 30th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword.
Worthies and sages are tested by abuse."

(Letter from Sado - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 303)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, January 30th, 2014

Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Please don't worry. The Daishonin's Buddhism enables us to become happy, no matter what. Have faith in the Gohonzon and continue to chant single-mindedly…. If you strive with powerful faith, never allowing yourself to be defeated, you are certain to become happy."

SGI Newsletter No. 8923, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 26: Chap. 3, Valiant Leaders 39, translated 29th Jan. 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
TAICHO GA YOKUNAI TOKI WA
KAIGO SANKA WA MURI SEZU NI!
YORU WA HIEKOMI GA TUZUKU.
KOREISHA NO KENKO NI MO
SAIDAI NO HAIRYO O!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KUROGANE WA KITAI UTEBA TSURUGI TO NARU KENSHO WA MERI SHITE
KOKOROMIRU NARU BESHI"

(Gosho Zenshu, page 958)

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 30th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What we can do right now, is chant!
What we can do right now, is take action!
All of our wholehearted efforts in the present
translate directly into the construction of a magnificent future!
Let's leave no regrets behind us!

Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one
understand for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning
has been the Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho zenshu, page 788, The Record of the Orally
Transmitted Teachings, page 211)

Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, January 29th, 2014

Thursday, Jan 30th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, envisioned that in the Buddhist scriptures of the future our organisation would be described as Soka Gakkai Buddha.[1]

"From the perspective of our momentous endeavour that will continue on into the eternal future of the Latter Day of the Law, it is no exaggeration to say that we are still in the early, pioneering days of worldwide kosen-rufu.

"Having the courage to share the Mystic Law with one person today, teaching them about Nichiren Buddhism to the best of our ability, will produce numberless multitudes of fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth in the future.

"Having the unwavering perseverance to remain steadfast in faith today, undefeated by even the most inexpressible calamity, will brightly illuminate a way forwards for society in the future."

SGI Newsletter No. 8913, 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Write a "Wonderful Story" That Will Endure for All Time!, from 12th Jan., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 20th Jan. 2014

[1] Mr. Toda once said: "The Soka Gakkai has appeared as the Daishonin's emissary and is practising the bodhisattva way in order to widely spread and convey the supreme teaching to all people of the Latter Day of the Law. This is surely an embodiment of the Buddha's statement: 'I have been constantly in this saha world, preaching the Law, teaching, and converting' (LSOC16, 266). The Soka Gakkai deserves to be known as 'Soka Gakkai Buddha'; it is a gathering of Buddhas."

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
IMA, INORU KOTO DA!
IMA, UGOKU KOTO DA!
ZENRYOKU O TSUKUSHITA BUN DAKE
IDAI NA MIRAI WA KIZUKARERU.
DANJITE KUI O NOKOSUNA!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"HAJIMETE WAGA KOKORO HONRAI NO HOTOKE NARI TO SHIRU O SUNAWACHI
DAIKANKI TO NAZUKU IWAYURU NAM MYOHO RENGE KYO WA KANKI NO NAKA NO
DAIKANKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 788)


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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 29th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, Jan 28th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"You did a fantastic job!"
Let's wholeheartedly appreciate and applaud
the efforts that young people make!
Warm genuine words of encouragement and praise
are always a source of courage and confidence
that spur people on to expand their abilities and potential.

Tuesday, Jan 28th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Great events never have minor omens. When great evil occurs, great
good follows."

(Great Evil and Great Good - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Vol.1, page 1119)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 23rd, 2014

Wednesday, Jan 29th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Why do obstacles arise in the course of our struggle to fulfil our vow for kosen-rufu? Why are our lives, dedicated to our mission, assailed by various trials? Obstacles and trials exist so that we can positively transform them, one after another, based on the Buddhist principle of changing poison into medicine, and thereby attain the boundless and eternally indestructible life-state of Buddhahood.

"They also enable us to demonstrate, not only to those living in the present but also those yet to come, the resounding victories over all adversity—whether in the form of hardship, persecution, or negative karma—that can unfailingly be achieved by courageous individuals who uphold the Mystic Law and dedicate their lives to the noble cause of kosen-rufu.

"In addition, they enable us to continue imparting limitless courage and hope to the world far into the distant future."

SGI Newsletter No. 8913, 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Write a "Wonderful Story" That Will Endure for All Time!, from 12th Jan., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 20th Jan. 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
[GANBATTA NE!]
WAKAKI TOMO NO FUNTO O
KOKORO KARA TATAEYO!
ATATAKANA SHOSAN TO HAGEMASHI GA
JINZAI O NOBASU CHIKARA DA.

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"DAIJI NIWA SHOZUI NASHI DAIAKU OKOREBA DAIZEN KITARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1300)


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Monday, January 27, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th Jan.-2nd Feb. 2014 Words of the Week AND Peace Proposal 2014

 

SGI President Calls for Regional Cooperation in Response to Natural Disasters, Youth Summit on Nuclear Weapons Abolition

In his annual peace proposal, "Value Creation for Global Change: Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies," released on January 26, 2014, Daisaku Ikeda calls for increased regional cooperation in response to extreme weather events and natural disasters. He also proposes a comprehensive program of global citizenship education and the holding of a youth summit on nuclear abolition in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 2015.

http://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/news/2014/jan/2014jan26-2014-peace-proposal.html

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
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Monday, Jan 27th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Winter always turns to spring."*
Those who live out their lives
by practicing and spreading the Mystic Law
are certain of having the last moment of their lives adorned with glory.
Through taking on all challenges and hardships
that might confront us in life,
let's establish an unshakable strength within ourselves!

*"Winter Always Turns to Spring" - WND-I, page 536 

Monday, Jan 27th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"As for practitioners who treasure the Law more highly than their own lives, even if they are but humble teachers of the Law, you must hold them in great esteem, revering them as you would the Buddha."

(Nikko yuikai okibumi - Gosho Zenshu, page 1618, translated from "LECTURE ON THE TWENTY-SIX ADMONITIONS OF NIKKO SHONIN" by the late SGI UK General Director, Richard Causton) Selection source: New Human Revolution, Seikyo Shimbun, January 27th, 2014

Jan 27th-Feb 2nd, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
This coming month (February) is a chance to renew
the spirit of the "February Campaign" in this new era of kosen-rufu.*
Let's put forth our utmost to
sow the seeds of Buddhahood in the hearts of
as many people as we possibly can. **
Confidently and with pride,
let's share this hope-filled great philosophy with others!

*In February 1952, at the age of 24, Daisaku Ikeda spearheaded a significant breakthrough in the Soka Gakkai's propagation efforts with the aim of actualising his mentor Josei Toda's vision for kosen-rufu. The historic drive is today known as the February Campaign of Kamata Chapter.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU"
MYOHO NI IKINUKU HITO NI
SAIGO NO EIKAN WA SANZEN TO!
KUNAN TONO TATAKAI NO NAKA DE
FUDO NO JISHIN O TSUKURE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
."SHINKYO HOJU NO GYOJA NI OITEWA GERETSU NO HOSSHI TARI TO IEDOMO TONYO KYOBUTSU NO DORI NI MAKASETE SHINGYO O ITASU BEKIKOTO"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1618)

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
SHINJIDAI NO NIGATSU TOSO DA.
KOFUKU NO "BUSSHU" O
TOMO NO KOKORO NI MAKIYUKO!
JISHIN MANMANTO
KIBO NO DAITETSUGAKU O KATARE!

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th January 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 27th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, Jan 26th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Courageous action is another name for compassion.
What is vital in our actions though is that we do not limit what we can do!
Let's constantly chant daimoku for the happiness of our friends
and courageously challenge starting up new conversations!

Sunday, Jan 26th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is already over twenty years since I began proclaiming my doctrines. Day after day, month after month, year after year I have been subjected to repeated persecutions."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 241) Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 26th, 2014

Monday, Jan 27th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"In life, and in our daily affairs, small courtesies are important. For instance, when your partner goes off to work, I hope you will send them off with a smile and say, "Have a good day." And when they come home tired, I hope you'll greet them warmly. . . ."

SGI Newsletter No. 8914, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, on 8th Jan., 2002, shown during the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu in Tokyo, on 11th Jan., 2014. Issued 20th Jan. 2014, from SGI Newsletter Nos. 4981, 4996, and 4999

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"YUKI" NO JISSEN KOSO
"JIHI" NO IMYO NARI!
MUZUKARA KABE O TSUKURUNA.
TOMO NO KOFUKU O INORI
ARATANA TAIWA NI CHOSEN O!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"SUDENI NIJUYONEN GA AIDA KONO HOMON O MOSUNI HIBI TSUKIZUKI NENNEN NI NAN KASANARU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 200)


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Saturday, January 25, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 26th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Saturday, Jan 25th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We would all like to express our utmost appreciation
to the members of our cleaning groups for their selfless dedication
to keep our SGI community centres so clean and tidy
and standing with pride as the treasure castles of kosen-rufu.
We are sincerely praying that all of you,
who carry a very noble mission,
will make every effort to stay safe and have no accidents at all times.

Saturday, Jan 25th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you care anything about your personal security, you should first of all pray for order and tranquillity throughout the four quarters of the land, should you not?"

(On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 24) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 25th, 2014

Sunday, Jan 26th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Buddhism concerns itself with winning. And it is crucial that we triumph. We must triumph over ourselves and triumph in life. That is the reason we practise the Daishonin's Buddhism."

SGI Newsletter No. 8914, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, on 8th Jan., 2002, shown during the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu in Tokyo, on 11th Jan., 2014. Issued 20th Jan. 2014, from SGI Newsletter Nos. 4981, 4996, and 4999

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KOFU NO HOJO O SOGON SURU
"MAMORU KAI" NO KENSHIN NI
KOKORO KARA KANSHA!
TOTOKI SHIMEI NO MINASAMA
DOKA MUJIKO DAIICHI DE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"NANJI SUBEKARAKU ISSHIN NO ANDO O OMOWABA MAZU SHIHYO NO SEIHITSU O INORAN MONO KA"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 31)


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Friday, January 24, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 25th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Friday, Jan 24th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Thanks for everything you do!"
"Welcome! Thank you for coming out in this cold weather!"
These sort of words expressing our appreciation and sincerity
are what spread happiness and joy among everyone.
Let's become the type of leader who people recall as
"the one with a nice warm friendly smile!"

Friday, Jan 24th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You must simply make up your mind. Look at the world this year as a mirror. The reason that you have survived until now when so many have died was so that you would meet with this affair."

(Reply to Yasaburō - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 829)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 24th, 2014

Saturday, Jan 25th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"There are three quotes from Nichiren Daishonin that I have always engraved in my heart at the start of the New Year since the days of my youth, along with a fresh personal determination.

"The first is: 'You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come' (WND-1, 622).

"The second is: 'Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha land' (WND-1, 214).

"Our lives are finite. Our time in this world passes by before we know it, one year quickly following another. That is why I have been determined to strive to the fullest each year, day after day, wholeheartedly devoting my life to realising the great vow for kosen-rufu—together with the eternal and indestructible Mystic Law and my mentor who was selflessly committed to spreading the correct teaching. That has been my resolve from my youth, a resolve that remains unchanged to this day.

"The third quote from Nichiren Daishonin that I have engraved in my heart each New Year is a passage from 'Letter to the Brothers': 'Could there ever be a more wonderful story [in all future time] than your own?' (WND-1, 499). These were words of praise for the Ikegami brothers who, by uniting together with courageous faith, had persevered steadfastly in their Buddhist practice, even when the elder brother was disowned by their father, who had allowed himself to fall under the influence of scheming priests hostile to the Daishonin.

"In this way, the Daishonin assures and encourages us that all our present challenges, hardships, efforts, victories, and our sense of fellowship as SGI members, will never fade—all shining on gloriously forever as 'wonderful stories' of our own lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 8913, 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Write a "Wonderful Story" That Will Endure for All Time!, from 12th Jan., 2014, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 20th Jan. 2014

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"ITSUMO ARIGATO!"
"SAMUI NAKA YOKOSO!"
KANSHA TO MAGOKORO NO KOTOBA GA
MINA NI YOROKOBI O HIROGERU.
EGAO HIKARU "leader" TARE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"TADA HITOENI OMOIKIRUBESHI KOTOSHI NO SEKEN O KAGAMI TO SEYO JAKKAN NO HITONO SHINURUNI IMAMADE IKITE ARITSURUWA KONO KOTONI AWAN TAMENARIKERI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1451)

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 24th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

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

Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth* are the protagonists,
the heroes and heroines of world peace.
Blazing with enthusiasm to realise our epic goal of kosen-rufu,
let's focus on the tasks that are right before us.
Now is the time to advance one courageous step!

* Read more about Bodhisattvas of the Earth here: http://www.sgilibrary.org/

* "We have been born into this world as Bodhisattvas of the Earth to
take our place on the stage of our respective missions and there
perform the joyous dance of fulfilling our vow for kosen-rufu. Not
even the most terrible injustice or calamity can discourage or
intimidate us.

Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"None of you who declare yourselves to be my disciples should ever
give way to cowardice."

(The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 764)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 23rd, 2014

Friday, Jan 24th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"I would like to share a famous passage from a letter Nichiren Daishonin wrote to Shijo Kingo. . . :

"'This life is like a dream. One cannot be sure that one will live until tomorrow. However wretched a beggar you might become, never disgrace the Lotus Sutra. Since it will be the same in any event, do not betray grief. Just as you have written in your letter, you must act and speak without the least servility. If you try to curry favour, the situation will only worsen.
Even if your fiefs should be confiscated or you yourself driven out, you must think that it is due to the workings of the ten demon daughters, and wholeheartedly entrust yourself to them.

"'Had I not been exiled, but remained in Kamakura, I would certainly have been killed in the battle.[1] In like manner, since remaining in your lord's service will likely be to your detriment, this may well be the design of Shakyamuni Buddha.' (WND-1, 824)

"The Daishonin was beset with the great persecution of being exiled to Sado Island. But because of this, he says, he actually avoided being caught up in civil strife; his being sent to Sado, therefore, was in fact a benefit.

"In the drawn-out recession we are now facing, some of our members may find themselves the victims of corporate restructuring or unemployment. However, when viewed through the eyes of Buddhism, everything has profound meaning. We must not lament our situations. As long as we have strong faith, courageous faith, we can definitely transform all hardships into something positive, turning poison into medicine.

"Please engrave these words of the Daishonin in your heart, and continue advancing resolutely forward, no matter what happens."

SGI Newsletter No. 8914, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, on 8th Jan., 2002, shown during the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu in Tokyo, on 11th Jan., 2014. Issued 20th Jan. 2014, from SGI Newsletter Nos. 4981, 4996, and 4999

[1] This is probably a reference to the conflict that broke out in the second month of 1272 between the regent Hojo Tokimune and his elder half brother Hojo Tokisuke.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
JIYU NO WARERA WA
SEKAI HEIWA E NO SHUJINKO DA.
KOFU NO ROMAN NI MOETE
GANZEN NO KADAI NI IDOMO!
YUKI NO IPPO O FUMIDASE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ONO ONO WAGA DESHITO NANORAN HITOBITOWA HITORIMO OKUSHI OMOWARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 910)


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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 23rd Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Wednesday, Jan 22nd, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's be careful about
not catching influenza or the norovirus!
Let's remind each other to be careful
and to take thorough measures to protect ourselves!
Good health is an invaluable treasure!

Wednesday, Jan 22nd, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Concerning the 'peaceful' practices of the Lotus Sutra of the
Wonderful Law and the practices carried out by Nichiren and his
followers now in the Latter Day of the Law, you should understand that,
when one practises the Lotus Sutra under such circumstances,
difficulties will arise, and these are to be looked on as 'peaceful' practices."

(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 750, The Record of the Orally
Transmitted Teachings, page 115)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 22nd, 2014

Thursday, Jan 23rd, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"The famous French author Albert Camus (1913–60) wrote:

"In a world where poverty and absurdity make so many people lose their humanity, to save a single [person] means to save oneself, as well as a bit of humanity's future which we all hope for.[1]

"By guiding another individual towards happiness, we guide ourselves towards happiness. This is our practice of introducing others to Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. The act of introducing others to Buddhism, which enables us to profoundly benefit both ourselves and others, is the formula for hope for humanity…."

SGI Newsletter No. 8914, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, on 8th Jan., 2002, shown during the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu in Tokyo, on 11th Jan., 2014. Issued 20th Jan. 2014, from SGI Newsletter Nos. 4981, 4996, and 4999

[1] Olivier Todd, Albert Camus—A Life, translated by Benjamin Ivry (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997), p. 79.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
INFLUENZA YA
NORO VIRUS NI CHUI!
MINA DE KOE O KAKEAI
YOBOTAISAKU NO TETTEI O!
KENKO KOSO TAKARA NARI!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"MYOHORENGEKYO O SHUGYO SURUNI NAN KITARU O MOTTE ANRAKU TO KOKOROU BEKINARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 750)

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st Jan. 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 22nd Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Tuesday, Jan 21st, 2014
— TO MY FRIENDS --
The path to victory is through our study of the Gosho!
Let's try to read the Gosho regularly
even if it is only one sentence or passage!
Diligently doing so will most certainly help us
to break through whatever is in our way!

Tuesday, Jan 21st, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"One who destroys or brings confusion to the Buddha's teachings is
betraying them. If one befriends another person but lacks the mercy to
correct him, one is in fact his enemy. One who rids the offender of
evil is acting as his parent."

(Errors of the True Word and Other Schools - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 435) Selection source: New Human Revolution -
Justice 16, Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 21, 2014

Wednesday, Jan 22nd, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"There was a word that second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda often stressed with the fervent wish to impart its importance to his successors. That word was courage. He once gave this clear-cut guidance:

The essence of Buddhism is compassion. We, too, need to have compassion but, being ordinary mortals, the reality is that it is quite difficult for us to do so. Courage substitutes for compassion. I am speaking of the courage to save others from suffering, to improve ourselves, to do our human revolution, to widely spread Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism throughout Japan and the entire world. To practice Buddhism with courage translates into compassion.

I hope you will advance with courage this year for the sake of your own development and for the realisation of historic achievement…."

SGI Newsletter No. No. 8914, from SGI President Ikeda's speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting in Tokyo, on 8th Jan., 2002, shown during the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu in Tokyo, on 11th Jan., 2014. Issued 20th Jan. 2014, from SGI Newsletter Nos. 4981, 4996, and 4999

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
JINSEI SHORI NO KIDO WA
GOSHO NI ARI!
ISSETSU DEMO ICHIGYO DEMO II.
GO SEIKUN O HAISO!
KANARAZU KABE WA YABURERU!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"BUPPO O ERAN SURUWA BUPPO NO NAKA NO ADA NARI JI NAKUSHITE ITSUWARI
SHITASHIMU WA SUNAWACHI KORE KAREGA ADA NARI KAREGA TAMENI AKU O
NOZOKUWA SUNAWACHI KORE KAREGA OYA NARI"
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Monday, January 20, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 20th Jan, 2014 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 20th-26th Jan. 2014 Words of the Week

 

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, Jan 20th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The path towards greater expansion and development opens up widely
based on the courage of one individual.
It's ourselves, not someone else,
that must stand up and take that action!

Monday, Jan 20th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realised this truth. The sutra's statement, 'Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers,' cannot be false in any way."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 217) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, January 20th, 2014

Jan 20th-26th, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Let's invite our friends to our "Discussion Meeting,"
a gathering of world citizens.
Let's have warm and friendly discussion
full of bright, positive and cheerful conversation!

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAKUDAI NO TOPPAKO WA
HITORI NO YUKI KARA
OKIKU HIRAKARERU!
"DAREKA" DEWA NARI.
"JIBUN" GA TACHIAGARE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAISHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1338)

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
SEKAI SHIMIN NO HIROBA
"ZADANKAI" E
YUJIN TO TOMONI!
AKARUKU TANOSHIKU
TAIWA NO HANA O RANMAN TO!

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 20th Jan. 2014 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, Jan 19th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's try to encourage our family
to come along to meetings together!
It's through trying to advance together,
along the path of hope and progress,
that our family life shines as one of joy and happiness.

Sunday, Jan 19th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If both of you unite in encouraging your husbands' faith, you will follow the path of the dragon king's daughter and become a model for women attaining Buddhahood in the evil latter age."

(Letter to the Brothers - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 502) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 19th, 2014

Monday, Jan 20th, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ——
"Each SGI member is a noble 'emissary of Shakyamuni Buddha, lord of the teachings' (WND-1, 331). For this very reason, I would like leaders to always make the welfare and happiness of the members their first priority.

"The Lotus Sutra states: 'If you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha' (LSOC28, 365 [LS28, 324]). We must accord all of our fellow members, who are striving earnestly for kosen-rufu, the same respect we would show a Buddha.

"As leaders, please seek out those working hard behind the scenes, and personally express your thanks and appreciation to them. Sincerely praise their efforts. Do whatever you can for them. This is the golden rule of leadership in our movement."

SGI Newsletter No. 8912, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [52] "The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice." Speak Out with Voices Ringing with Truth and Justice!, from the May 2013 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the monthly Soka Gakkai study journal translated 15th Jan. 2014.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAZOKU DE ISSHONI
KAIGO NI SANKA SHIYO!
KIBO NO MICHI KOJO NO MICHI O
TOMONI AYUMIYUKU NAKANI
IKKA WARAKU NO YOROKOBI WA HIKARU.

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"ICHIDO SHITE OTTO NO KOKORO O ISAMEBA RYUNYO GA ATO O TSUGI MATSUDAI AKUSE NO NYONIN NO JOBUTSU NO TEHON TO NARI TAMOBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1088)

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