[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st May, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 1st June, 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Sunday, May 31st, 2015 — TO MY FRIENDS -- Let's give our very best possible support and encouragement to all those members who are selflessly devoting themselves to achieving kosen-rufu. "You can do it!" "Let's challenge it together!" With such words of warm encouragement, let's chant together and advance together! Sunday, May 31st, 2015 --- 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, Volume 1, page 217) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 31st, 2015 Monday, June 1st, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'No matter what may happen, you must not slacken in the least. You must raise your voice all the more and [speak intrepidly]' (WND-2, 597). In any undertaking, those who persevere with unflagging determination to the very end will succeed." SGI Newsletter No. 9245, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (12) Building Eternally Imperishable Citadels of Capable People, from 5th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 20th May, 2015 * 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-- KOFU NI HASHIRU DOSHI O ZENRYOKU DE OEN SHIO! "KIMINARA DEKIRU!" "ISSHO NI GANBARO!" TOMONI INORI TOMODOMONI ZENSHIN! --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARI TAMAUKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYOSHIGUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 1338)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 30 2015 + Daily Encouragement May 31 2015

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Saturday, May 30th, 2015 — TO MY FRIENDS -- Let's wholeheartedly praise all those members who so earnestly dedicate themselves to their local community! Buddhism manifests itself in society. By making the utmost effort to be good citizens in daily life, let's develop the bond of trust with as many people as we can! Saturday, May 30th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "Even a feeble person will not stumble if those supporting him are strong." (Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 598) Selection source: Myoji no Gen, Seikyo Shimbun, May 30th, 2015 Sunday, May 31st, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- " By fostering a steady stream of capable people in our communities and all throughout the world—people who possess an indestructible commitment to human happiness—we will create a bright, hopeful future." SGI Newsletter No. 9245, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (12) Building Eternally Imperishable Citadels of Capable People, from 5th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 20th May, 2015 * 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-- CHIIKI KOKEN NI HAGEMU TOMO NI KOKORO KARANO SHOSAN O! "BUPPO SOKU SHAKAI" DA. HIBI NO FURUMAI DE SHINRAI NO KIZUNA O HIROGEYO! --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "KAI NAKI MONO NAREDOMO TASUKURU MONO TSUYOKEREBA TAUREZU" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 1468)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] May 29th, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus May 30th, 2015 Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Friday, May 29th, 2015 — TO MY FRIENDS -- Try not to be flustered or controlled by immediate happenings. The Daishonin teaches us, "Buddhahood lies in continuing faith."* To continue our faith and practice is indeed what enables us to attain absolute happiness**. *"The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith" - WND-I, page 471 **President Toda used the term "absolute happiness" to describe the state of mind in which we can feel that life itself is a joy. If you persevere in faith, you will definitely come to experience this. (ref.: http://www.sgi.org/sgi-president/writings-by-sgi-president-ikeda/on-practice.html) Friday, May 29th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life." (The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 283) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 29th, 2015 Saturday, May 30th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "We of the SGI are working to build a society where those who have suffered the most can shine with the greatest happiness. No matter how daunting the challenges we face, we must never retreat a single step in our efforts. "It is through tackling adverse circumstances that we can grow into invincible champions." SGI Newsletter No. 9245, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (12) Building Eternally Imperishable Citadels of Capable People, from 5th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 20th May, 2015 * 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-- MESAKI NO DEKIGOTO NI IKKI ICHIYU SURUNA! "JOBUTSU WA TAMOTSU NI ARI" JIZOKU NO SHINJIN KOSO ZETTAITEKI KOFUKU O KIZUKU CHIKARA DA! --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINENNI BUKKAI NI ITARUBESHI TEN NO KAGO NAKIKOTO OUTAGAWAZARE GENSE NO ANNON NARAZARU KOTO O NAGEKAZARE" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 234)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th May, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 29th May, 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Thursday, May 28th, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Society is a place of unceasing change. Let's lead the times with fresh, new ideas, flexible, adaptive planning, and bold, courageous actions! Thursday, May 28th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "If one gives food to others, one will improve one's own lot, just as, for example, if one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one's own way." (On the Three Virtues of Food - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 1060) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 28th, 2015 Friday, May 29th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "We need to foster people—especially young people, for they are our future. Everything depends on capable individuals. "My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'What can a person who has never experienced hardships hope to achieve? That's why you should take on every challenge you can.' "The efforts you make now will become your lifelong treasures. In particular, all of your arduous struggles for the sake of kosen-rufu will become the most wonderful 'memory of your present life in this human world' (WND-1, 64) and bring you boundless and immeasurable good fortune. SGI Newsletter No. 9245, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (12) Building Eternally Imperishable Citadels of Capable People, from 5th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 20th May, 2015 * 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-- SHAKAI WA HENKA NO RENZOKU DA. [ATARASHI HASSO] [JUNAN NA KIKAKU] [DAITAN NA KODO] DE JIDAI O LEAD SEYO! --- KYO NO GOSHO --- "HITO NI MONO O HODOKOSEBA WAGAMI NO TASUKE TO NARU TATOEBA HITO NO TAMENI HI OTOMOSEBA WAGAMAE AKIRAKANARU GA GOTOSHI" (Gosho Zenshu - Page 1598)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th May 2015 To MY Friends & Daily Gosho + 28th May 2015 Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Let's put our very best into preparing for meetings so that all who attend can leave feeling "Right, from here on I am going to give it my best shot!" From our joyful gatherings emerges an unstoppable momentum for victory! Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "This passage refers to the great joy that one experiences when one understands for the first time that one's mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys." (The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Prophecy of Enlightenment for Five Hundred Disciples - The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, page 211) Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, May 27th, 2015 Thursday, May 28th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "Courageous people are positive and cheerful. Gandhi often laughed, making those around him feel happy and brave. "Courageous people don't give up. Gandhi was very patient, saying that 'Good travels at a snail's pace.'[1] "Courageous people stand at the forefront. Gandhi believed that 'what is possible for one is possible for all,'[2] and took the lead himself in taking on great challenges. "…Maybe some of you think you don't have courage. But all people do. Everyone, without exception, has courage inside them. The key is being able to draw it out. "Everyone can do this by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. "Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion.' (WND-1, 412). Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo awakens the lion's heart inside you. When that happens, you'll feel wisdom, hope, and courage well up from inside." SGI Newsletter No. 9246, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [7] Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of the Indian Independence Movement: Take a Courageous Step Forwards!, from 1st Oct., 2014, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai monthly newspaper for the boys and girls division, translation released 22nd May, 2015 [1] Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1966), vol. 10 (November 1909–March 1911), p. 27. [2] Mahatma Gandhi, All Men Are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections, compiled and edited by Krishna Kripalani (New York: Continuum, 2000), p. 4. * 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-- [YOSHI GANBARO] MINA GA KETSUI DEKIRU YO KAIGO NO JUNBI NI BANZEN O! KANKI AFURERU TSUDOI KARA SHORI NO IKIOI WA UMARERU! -- 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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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th May, 2015 TO MY FRIENDS & DAILY GOSHO + 27th May, DAILY ENC.

 

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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We bow in deep respect to all of our members who are
wholeheartedly striving to promote 
our organisational newspapers
- the newspapers of the people.
With the power of print and imagery
let's send out rays of hope into society!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Thrust aside evil friends and associate with good companions."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 832)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism, 
Seikyo Shimbun, May 16th, 2012

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Those who use violence may seem powerful, but it is actually the weapon of cowards. They use it because they are afraid of their opponents. Violence only causes more violence. This creates a vicious cycle, until both parties are deeply hurt. And when this happens between countries, it leads to continuous brutal wars.

"Engaging in dialogue and taking sincere action is the way to build peace. To carry out such efforts, we first need the courage to overcome our own fears. When our attitude changes, the attitude of the other person will change, too. Nonviolence is the 'weapon' of the brave."

SGI Newsletter No. 9246, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [7] Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of the Indian Independence Movement: Take a Courageous Step Forwards!, from 1st Oct., 2014, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, the Soka Gakkai monthly newspaper for the boys and girls division, translation released 22nd May, 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
HONSHI NO KAKUDAI NI FUNTO SURU
SUBETE NO MINASAMA NI SAIKEIREI!
SEIKYO WA [NINGEN NO KIKANSHI].
KATSUJI TO SHASHIN NO CHIKARA DE
SHAKAI NI KIBO NO TAIYO O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"AKUCHISHIKI O SUTETE ZENYU NI SHINGON SEYO TOWA KORENARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1244)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Words of the Week May 25th-31st 2015, Daily Gosho May 25th 2015 & Daily Enc. May 26th 2015

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" 
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May 25th - 31st, 2015
-- Words of the Week --
What opens the way to friendship 
is our courageous words.
By having heart-to-heart dialogue,
let's help our friends to become 

fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth.
And together, 
let's advance along the highway to happiness!

Monday, May 25th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The Buddha taught that one, from the very moment of one's birth, is accompanied by two messengers, Same Birth and Same Name, who are sent by heaven and who follow one as closely as one's own shadow, never parting from one even for an instant."

(The Gods Same Birth and Same Name - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 316) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 25th, 2015

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The effort of caring for and nursing family members is indeed demanding and hard. But it is also an opportunity to deepen family ties, work together to strengthen our faith, develop a higher state of life, and accumulate ever greater good fortune and benefit."

SGI Newsletter No. 9244, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [66] "Encouragement to a Sick Person," The Joyous State of Being a Buddha in Life and a Buddha in Death, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 19th May, 2015

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
YUJO O HIRAKU NOWA
"YUKI" NO HITOKOTO DA.
KOKORO O KAYOWASE
JIYU NO TOMO O TSUKURO!
TOMONI KOFUKU NO DAIDO E!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HITO NO MINIWA DOSHO DOMYO TO MOSU FUTASU NO TSUKAI O TEN UMARURU TOKI YORI TSUKESASETAMAITE KAGE NO MINI SHITAGAUGA GOTOKU SHUYUMO HANAREZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1115)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho 24th May, 2015 + Daily Enc. 25th May, 2015

 

* Anyone new in your part of town that might like to get these mailings? Let us know after checking with them and we'll send them an invitation to join the mailing list! Here is today's edition... A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Sunday, May 24th, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- First, let us as leaders challenge ourselves to break out of our shells. The waves of courage and joy that are created by using our initiative and setting an example to others naturally inspire and motivate our fellow members. Sunday, May 24th, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "The ten directions are the 'environment,' and living beings are 'life.' To illustrate, the environment is like the shadow, and life, the body." (On Omens - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 644) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, May 24th, 2015 Monday, May 25th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "As our society ages, people are more earnestly seeking the right way to live and the path for making the final period of their lives more fulfilling and worthwhile. For this reason, it is becoming more important than ever to accumulate the treasures of the heart. And through our personal examples of dealing courageously with the sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness, and death that are an inherent part of human existence, we can impart precious hope and courage, as well as the conviction of faith, to our families and the young people who will succeed us." SGI Newsletter No. 9244, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [66] "Encouragement to a Sick Person," The Joyous State of Being a Buddha in Life and a Buddha in Death, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 19th May, 2015 * 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-- MAZU "leader" GA KARA O YABURU CHOSEN O! SOSSEN SUIHAN NO KODO NI YORU YUKI TO KANKI NO HADO GA DOSHI O KOBU SURU! --- KYO NOTA GOSHO --- "SORE JIPPO WA EHO NARI SHUJO WA SHOHO NARI TATOEBA EHO WA KAGE NO GOTOSHI SHOHO WA TAI NO GOTOSHI" (Gosho Zenshu, page 1140)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd May, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 24th May, 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Daimoku chanted for our friends with a sincere heart and actions that are taken with honest concern for them definitely reach their hearts. "I want to encourage that person somehow." "I really want this friend to become happy." With such a faithful heart and unwavering sincerity, let's develop trustworthy relations with as many people as we can! Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 --- DAILY GOSHO --- "When we have this mandala with us, it is a rule that all the Buddhas and gods will gather round and watch over us, protecting us like a shadow day and night, just as warriors guard their ruler, as parents love their children, as fish rely on water, as trees and grasses crave rain, and as birds depend on trees. You must trust in it with all your heart." (On Upholding Faith in the Gohonzon - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 624) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, May 23rd, 2012 Sunday, May 24th, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "The Daishonin sternly warns that even if one calls oneself a disciple of Nichiren, one mustn't be of 'two minds,' practising both the Nembutsu and the Lotus Sutra (cf. WND-1, 82). He seeks to drive home to Hyoe Shichiro the importance of establishing unshakable faith in the correct teaching. "'Two minds' refers to the confusion and weakness that prevents one from being able to believe solely or fully in the Lotus Sutra. "Buddhism is rigorous. There can be no compromise in its faith and practice. One must always remain completely committed to it, and not be of two minds. "Being of two minds is having weak faith that can be affected by things and events around us. Being unable to denounce the 'enemies of the Lotus Sutra'—that which constitutes slander of the Law—out of fear of opposition, or leaving things up to others, hoping they'll do the hard work, are both cases of being of two minds, in today's terms." SGI Newsletter No. 9244, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [66] "Encouragement to a Sick Person," Single-minded Faith, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 19th May, 2015 * 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-- MAGOKORO NO INORI TO KODO WA KANARAZU AITE NI TSUTAWARU. "ANO HITO NI HAGEMASHI O" "KONO TOMO O KOFUKU NI!" SEIJITSU ICHIRO DE SHINRAI O MUSUBE! --- KYO NOTA GOSHO --- "KONO MANDARA O MINI TAMOCHINUREBA O O BUSHI NO MAMORUGA GOTOKU KO O OYA NO AISURUGA GOTOKU IO NO MIZU O TANOMUGA GOTOKU SOMOKU NO AME O NEGAUGA GOTOKU TORI NO KI O TANOMUGA GOTOKU ISSAI NO BUSSHIN TONO ATSUMARI MAMORI CHUYANI KAGE NO GOTOKU MAMORASE TAMAU HO NITE SORO YOKUYOKU GOSHINYO ARUBESHI" (Gosho Zenshu, page 1477)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd May, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 23rd May, 2015 Daily Enc.

 

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more. Friday, May 22nd, 2015 -- TO MY FRIENDS -- Buddhism teaches the principle of "cherry, plum, peach or apricot blossom".* Each and every one of us has a unique mission that only we ourselves can fulfil. On the stage of our very own lives, let's perform victorious dramas as celebrated actors and actresses! Let's play the leading role with the never give up spirit! *Each of us is as unique as a cherry, plum, peach or apricot blossom, like Nichiren states in the Gosho. Cherry blossoms are cherry blossoms and plum blossoms are plum blossoms. Accordingly, you must bloom in the way that only you can. Without a doubt you possess your own jewel, your own innate talent inside of you. The question is: How can you discover that talent? The only way is to exert yourself to the very limits of your ability. Your true potential will emerge when you give everything you have to your studies or sports or whatever you are engaged in. The most important thing is that you get into the habit of challenging yourself to the limit in this way. In a sense, the results you obtain are not so important . . . But the efforts put forth by those who make a habit of pushing themselves to the limit will in time bear fruit. They will distinguish themselves from others without fail. They will bring their unique talent to shine. (Excerpted from Discussions on Youth) Friday, May 22nd, 2015 --- 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 Shimbun, May 22nd, 2012 Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 ---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---- "As the Daishonin writes in his letter, devilish functions can enter the lives of high-ranking Buddhist priests, parents, or siblings and, through them, attempt to cause practitioners to discard their faith in the Lotus Sutra (cf. WND-1, 81). This is an unchanging formula that holds true today as well. "Such negative influences deviously seek out people's weaknesses and pretend to be acting out of concern as they try to obstruct the attainment of Buddhahood. We must never allow ourselves to be swayed by the whisperings of such destructive negative influences and lose our faith. Once we move away from the realm of kosen-rufu, we also veer off the fundamental path to attaining eternal happiness. We end up depriving ourselves of benefit, growth, and victory. This is just how frightening "evil companions"[1] can be." SGI Newsletter No. 9244, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [66] "Encouragement to a Sick Person," Strong Faith That Is Impervious to Negative Influences, from the September 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 19th May, 2015 [1] Evil companion: Also, evil friend or evil teacher. One who causes others to fall into the evil paths by misleading them in connection with Buddhism. An evil companion deludes others with false teachings in order to obstruct their correct Buddhist practice. * 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-- BUPPO WA OBAITORI. DAREMO GA TOTOKI SHIMEI NO HITO DA. JINSEI NO BUTAI NI OITE KIMIYO SHORI NO MEIYU TARE! MAKEJI DAMASHII NO SHUYAKU TARE! --- KYO NOTA GOSHO --- "TATOI IKANARU WAZURAWASHIKI KOTO ARITOMO YUMENI NASHITE TADA HOKEKYO NO KOTONOMI SAWAGURASE TAMAUBESHI" (Gosho Zenshu, page 1088)

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