This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: June 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th June, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 1st July, 2015 Daily Enc.

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

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
No matter how deep our karma might be
it is certain that we can overcome it,
that is the power and strength
of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin!
By chanting with immovable conviction
let's strive to achieve results
with determined and focussed action!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is the heart that is important. No matter how earnestly Nichiren prays for you, if you lack faith, it will be like trying to set fire to wet tinder. Spur yourself to muster the power of faith."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra WND-1, page 1000)
Selection source:
SGI President Ikeda's essay,
Seikyo Shimbun, June 8th, 2015

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All of you who are striving earnestly for kosen-rufu are 'foremost among all living beings' (LSOC23, 327). Wearing the badge of honour of noble lives praised by all Buddhas, let's forge ahead towards even greater victory in life.

"In order to build invincible, ever-victorious bastions of kosen-rufu and life, let's advance with the undefeatable spirit demonstrated by the Daishonin when he declared: 'Still I am not discouraged' (WND-1, 748).

"I am constantly praying that all our members will lead long, healthy, and fulfilling lives and enjoy boundless and immeasurable good fortune."

SGI Newsletter No. 9259, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, from 2nd May, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 26th, June, 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
IKANARU SHUKUME MO
KANARAZU TENKAN DEKIRU NO GA
NICHIREN BUPPO NO CHIKARA DA!
DAIKAKUSHIN NO INORI TO
FUKUTSU NO JISSEKI O TSURANUKE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TADA KOKORO KOSO TAISETSU NARE IKANI NICHIREN INORI MOSUTOMO FUSHIN
NARABA NURETARU HOKUCHI NI HI O UCHIKAKURUGA GOTOKU NARUBESHI HAGEMI O
NASHITE GOJONI SHINRIKI O IDASHI TAMAUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1192)

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Monday, June 29, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th June - 5th July 2015 Words of the Week, June 29th Daily Gosho + 30th June Daily Encouragement

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week"
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June 29th - July 5th, 2015
--- WORDS OF THE WEEK ---
To all of our Young Women's Division members
who are making a fresh new start full of hope,
may you all be happily and cheerfully united
like a ring of beautiful flowers.
Please offer each other
bright and warm words of encouragement
just like sunlight!*
By accumulating "the treasures of the heart,"
may you live your youthful days
full of joy and fulfilment!

(*)Here, the words "flowers" and "sunlight" refer to the Chinese reading of the characters used in the name for the "Kayo-kai" group, which literally means "Flower-Sun Group"and comprises all active young women's division members.

Monday, June 29th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A hundred years of practise in the Land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day's practise in the impure world. Two thousand years of propagating Buddhism during the Former and Middle Days of the Law are inferior to an hour of propagation in the Latter Day of the Law."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 736)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 29th, 2015

Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, said: 'What gives me joy? It is hearing from members about how happy or healthy they have become. Nothing delights me more.'

"He also said: 'Becoming happy yourself is no great challenge; it's quite simple. But the essence of Nichiren Buddhism lies in helping others become happy, too.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9259, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, from 2nd May, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 26th, June, 2015

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--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
JOSHIBU NO KIBO NO SHINSHUPPATSU.
TANOSHIKU HANA NO "scrum" O!
AKARUKU YOKO NO HAGEMASHI O!
"KOKORO NO TAKARA" O TSUMINAGARA
KANKI TO JUJITSU NO SEISHUN TARE.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"GOKURAKU HYAKUNEN NO SHUGYO WA EDO NO ICHINICHI NO KUDOKU NI OYOBAZU SHOZO NISENNEN NO GUTSU WA MAPPO NO ICHIJI NI OTORUKA "
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 329)

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] June 28th 2015 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + June 29th Daily Enc.

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

Sunday, June 28th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
In the dialogues we have with others,
if we listen to what the other person has to say carefully,
they will open up their hearts.
By showing our honest concern and care
about the things that worry or concern them
and trying to understand their situations,
let's have the type of conversations
that are full of sincerity and enthusiasm
which will guide them to true happiness!

Sunday, June 28th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If you should fall into hell for some grave offense, no matter how Shakyamuni Buddha might urge me to become a Buddha, I would refuse; I would rather go to hell with you."

(The Three Kinds of Treasure - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 850)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 28th, 2015

Monday, June 29th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin describes faith as being of two kinds: one like fire, and the other like water. Let us again review these well-known concepts.

"'Faith like fire' corresponds to the faith of those who, when they listen to the teachings, are inspired to strive actively in their Buddhist practice, just like a fire burns brighter when logs are added, but who lose enthusiasm for their practice as time passes, just like a fire eventually burns out. This kind of faith is not self-motivated, but stimulated by external influences. That's why when the fuel or inspiration runs out, their passion is extinguished. As a result, they are susceptible to being swayed by other external influences and 'tend to discard their faith' (WND-1, 899), as the Daishonin writes.

"'Faith like water,' on the other hand, corresponds to the faith of those who have an inner-generated seeking spirit for attaining the Buddha way. Such people continue to press forwards unflaggingly, remaining steadfast in their Buddhist practice, refusing to be deterred by any external influence."

SGI Newsletter No. 9254, Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [67] "The Two Kinds of Faith." The Buddhist Spirit of Placing Utmost Importance on the "Heart", from the October 2014 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 11th June, 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
YOKU HANASHI O KIKU NAKADE
KOKORO NO TOBIRA WA HIRAKARERU.
AITE NO JOKYO YA NAYAMI O SHIRI
"SEIJITSU" "JONETSU" DE
KOFUKU ENO KATARAI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOI TONO NO TSUMI FUKAKU SHITE JIGOKU NI IRITAMAWABA NICHIREN O IKANI HOTOKE NI NARE TO SHAKABUTSU KOSHIRAESASE TAMAUTOMO MOCHIIMAIRASE SORO BEKARAZU ONAJIKU JIGOKU NARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1173)

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27 June 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 28 June Daily Encouragement

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A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Saturday, June 27th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Each and every day is a new start,
a new endeavour, a new struggle towards new developments.
Aiming towards accomplishing our goals and targets,
let's continue to unceasingly challenge ourselves!
Let's write our own golden history!

Saturday, June 27th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I will by all means meet with you as soon as possible and talk with you directly. Words cannot all be set down in a letter, and a letter never adequately conveys one's thoughts."

(Encouragement to a Sick Person - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 82)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, June 27th, 2015

Sunday, June 28th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In valiantly striving to accomplish a great objective, you will be able to attain a lofty state of life—allowing you to gaze down serenely on your personal struggles—and carry out your human revolution.

"Praising the united efforts of the Ikegami brothers, the Daishonin writes: 'Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own [that will be recounted by future generations]?' (WND-1, 499)."

SGI Newsletter No. 9255, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (14) Accumulating Immeasurable "Treasures of the Heart," from 19th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 12th June, 2015.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
MAINICHI GA SHUPPATSU DE ARI
ARATANA KENSETSU NO TATAKAI DA.
WAGA MOKUHYO E MUKATTE
TAYUMANU CHOSEN O!
OGON NO JIBUNSHI O TSUZURE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TOKUTOKU KENZAN SHITE MIZUKARA MOSHIHIRAKABAYA KOTOBA WA FUMINI TSUKUSAZU FUMI WA KOKORO O TSUKUSHIGATAKU SORAEBA "
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1498)

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Friday, June 26, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th June, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 27th June, 2015 Daily Enc.

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

Friday, June 26th, 2015
--- TO MY FRIENDS ---
Let's transform anxiety and despair into hope and courage.
What will help our fellow members to change their inner resolve
is wholehearted encouragement, brimming with strong life force.
Let's all do our very best to offer
one-on-one personal encouragement and guidance!

Friday, June 26th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... in the end your father forgave you with no ill effects. And having carried through with the filial resolve you had made before, how could you be anything other than filial sons?"

(Filial Sons - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 815)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 26th, 2015

Saturday, June 27th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Treasuring each individual. Respecting everyone. This fundamental spirit of respect is the heart of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's practice [of bowing in reverence to all people]. Treating all people with respect is the highest "behaviour of a human being" (cf. WND-1, 852).[1]

"Inspired by our shared wish to realise a peaceful world based on the humanistic principles and ideals of Nichiren Buddhism, I hope you will courageously and sincerely make every effort to engage in dialogue. Irrespective of others' attitudes, please share your beliefs with confidence and wisdom. This is the path by which both you and others can attain Buddhahood.

SGI Newsletter No. 9255, Dynamically Advancing into the New Era, (14) Accumulating Immeasurable "Treasures of the Heart," from 19th April, 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 12th June, 2015.

[1] In "The Three Kinds of Treasure," Nichiren Daishonin writes: "The heart of the Buddha's lifetime of teachings is the Lotus Sutra, and the heart of the practice of the Lotus Sutra is found in the "Never Disparaging" chapter. What does Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's profound respect for the people signify? The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being" (WND-1, 851–52).

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"FUAN" YA "AKIRAME" O
"KIBO" TO "YUKI" NI!
TOMO NO ICHINEN O KAERUNOWA
DAISEIMEIRYOKU NO HAGEMASHI DA.
KOJIN SHIDO NI ZENRYOKU O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TSUINI KOTO YUE NAKU SHIMPU NO GOKANKI O YURISASE TAMAITE SAKINI TATEMAIRASESHI GOKOYOSHIN NI MAKASESASE TAMAINURUWA ANI KOSHI NI ARAZUYA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1100)

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] June 25 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + June 26 2015 Daily Encouragement

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Thursday, June 25th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"The wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat."*
It's when we hit a wall of obstacles
that we have the great opportunity to grow.
Having unyielding conviction in this point,
let's stand up and courageously take on any challenge
that we might be facing now!

*"There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other. Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat." - "The Three Obstacles and Four Devils", WND-I, page 637

Thursday, June 25th, 2015
--- 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,
Volume 1, page 536)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, June 25th, 2015

Friday, June 26th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Makiguchi's intent was to 'demonstrate scientifically and empirically that the Mystic Law, the supreme teaching of Buddhism, is a universal law governing the lives of all people.'[1] And he indeed proved, 'by accumulating countless evidence of both fortune or misfortune, that the Mystic Law is not merely an abstract philosophical truth but an infinite source of life force that is manifested in the actuality of daily life.'[2] In other words, he said, 'it became possible to prove in every case and to absolutely anyone that Nichiren Buddhism is an infallible law of life.'[3]

"The Daishonin writes: 'Nothing is more certain than actual proof' (WND-1, 478). One example of actual proof is more effective in the effort to achieve kosen-rufu than a million words of theory."

SGI Newsletter No. 9256, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 2, Justice 10, translation released 16th June, 2015

[1] Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo Zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), (Tokyo: Daisanbunmei-sha, 2000), vol. 10, p. 61., p. 132.

[2] Ibid.

[3] Ibid.

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
"KENJA WA YOROKOBI
GUSHA WA SHIRIZOKU" GOSEIKUN.
KABE NI BUTSUKATTA TOKI KOSO
SEICHO NO "chance" DA!
DAIKAKUSHIN DE ISAMITATE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITOWA FUYU NO GOTOSHI FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1253)

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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

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

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our "Mamoru Kai" group members
(volunteer cleaning groups for SGI community centres),
we are all so grateful for your dedicated efforts
to keep our "Kosen-rufu castles" so clean and tidy.
When the weather gets hot,
please take every possible measure to prevent
from suffering from heat exhaustion or heatstroke,
by constantly keeping yourselves hydrated, etc..
Please take good care of yourselves and stay healthy,
first and foremost!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all differences among themselves to become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim. This spiritual bond is the basis for the universal transmission of the ultimate Law of life and death."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 1, page 217)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, June 24th, 2015

Thursday, June 25th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
" A religion that looks away from people's sufferings is already a dead religion. A truly humanistic religion cares about and lives together with those who are suffering."

SGI Newsletter No. 9256, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 2, Justice 9, translation released 16th June, 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KOFU NO SHIRO O SASAERU
"MAMORU KAI" NO TOMO NI KANSHA!
ATSUI HI WA SUIBUN HOKYU NADO
NECCHUSHO NO TAISAKU O BANZEN NI.
DOKA KENKO DAIICHI DE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOJITE NICHIRENGA DESHI DANNA TO JITAHISHI NO KOKORO NAKU SUIGYO NO OMOI O NASHITE ITAIDOSHIN NI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU TOKORO O SHOJI ICHIDAIJI NO KECHIMYAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1337)

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] June 23rd 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus June 24th Daily Encouragement

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our Men's Division members
who are working so hard
for the sake of their families and local community,
thank you so much for your constant dedicated efforts!
May you become golden pillars we are all so proud of
challenging to fulfil your dreams, ideals and vows!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Words echo the thoughts of the mind and find expression through the voice."

(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding the Classification of the Teachings and
Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 843)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's message, Seikyo Shimbun, June 23rd, 2015

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The 'Life Span' (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra closes with the Buddha saying that he constantly asks himself how he can help all people attain Buddhahood:

"At all times I think to myself:
How can I cause living beings
to gain entry into the unsurpassed way
and quickly acquire the body of a Buddha? (LSOC16, 273)

"Let us continue to answer this question day after day through our vibrant, dedicated efforts for kosen-rufu. And let us always strive cheerfully together as members of a harmonious gathering overflowing with the noble virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity, united by ties that transcend the bounds of life and death."

SGI Newsletter No. 9257, A Bright Gathering of Eternity, Happiness, True Self, and Purity, from the July 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th June, 2015

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--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KAZOKU NO TAME CHIIKI NO TAME
FUNTO SURU SONENBU YO
ITSUMO ARIGATO!
RISO TO CHIKAI NI IKINUKU
HOMARE NO OGONBASHIRA TARE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOTOBA TO IUWA KOKORO NO OMOI O HIBIKASHITE KOE O ARAWASU O IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 563)

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Monday, June 22, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22nd - 28th June 2015 Words of the Week, 22nd June Daily Gosho + 23rd June Daily Enc.

A translation of President Ikeda's "Words of the Week"
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June 22nd-28th, 2015
-- Words of the Week --
A person who tries to introduce others
to Nichiren Buddhism
is indeed an emissary of the Buddha.
Therefore, there is no need to feel afraid or be hesitant.
As the Daishonin states,
"But still I am not discouraged,"*
let's share this Buddhism with as many people as we can,
proudly and with confidence!

*"Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying goes, 'Good advice grates on the ear.' But still I am not discouraged. The Lotus Sutra is like the seed, the Buddha like the sower, and the people like the field. If you deviate from these principles, not even I can save you in your next life." - "The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood" - WND-I, page 748

Monday, June 22nd, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Deep in the Snow Mountains lives a bird called the cold-suffering bird that, tortured by the numbing cold, cries that it will build a nest in the morning. Yet when day breaks, it sleeps away the hours in the warm light of the morning sun without building its nest. So it continues to cry vainly throughout its life."

(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 1027) Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, June 22nd, 2015

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is a pioneering women's division member in Shikoku [the smallest of Japan's four main islands] who devotedly cared for both her aged mother and mother-in-law. While facing a series of hardships—including harassment by authoritarian Nichiren Shoshu priests, her own illness, the death of her beloved son—she continued to participate in Soka Gakkai activities together with her husband, committed to advancing even one step, even one millimetre, every day.

"Having emerged triumphant over all, she says with a smile: 'Tears of gratitude fill my eyes, knowing that all the hardships I went through were to show others the power of the Mystic Law. Those hardships made me want to share Nichiren Buddhism with everyone and help them become happy.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9257, A Bright Gathering of Eternity, Happiness, True Self, and Purity, from the July 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th June, 2015

* 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 --
SHAKUBUKU O GYOZURU HITOWA
GOHONBUTSU NO TSUKAI DE ARU.
YUENI OKUSURUNA!
"IMADA KORIZU SORO" TO
MUNE O HATTE KATARIYUKE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SESSEN NO KANKUCHO WA KANKU NI SEMERARETE YO AKENABA SU TSUKURANTO NAKUTO IEDOMO HI IDENUREBA ASAHI NO ATATAKANARU NI NEMURI WASURETE MATA SU O TSUKURAZU SHITE ISSHO MUNASHIKU NAKUKOTO OU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1440)

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 21st June, 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 22nd June, 2015 Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, June 21st, 2015
— TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin teaches,
"Trifling matters accumulate to become grave ones."*
Even the smallest victories, when accumulated,
open up a path to great joyful victories.
Let's advance, even if it is one step,
or even just half a step.
Let's succeed in the challenges we face today!

*"Dewdrops accumulate to form a stream, and streams accumulate to form the great ocean. Particles of dust accumulate to form a mountain, and mountains accumulate to form Mount Sumeru. And in the same way, trifling matters accumulate to become grave ones." - "The Bodies and Minds of Ordinary Beings", WND-I, page 1133

Sunday, June 21st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity, for it has the beneficial power to open the blind eyes of every living being in the country of Japan, and it blocks off the road that leads to the hell of incessant suffering."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Volume 1, page 736)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, June 21st, 2015

Monday, June 22nd, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It is very noble for those caring for family members who are ill or aged to find the time to take part in activities for kosen-rufu. Families who strive in this way will create boundless treasures of the heart, and their compassionate teamwork will shine as a model of hope and inspiration for their communities."

SGI Newsletter No. 9257, A Bright Gathering of Eternity, Happiness, True Self, and Purity, from the July 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th June, 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--
"SHOJI TSUMORITE DAIJI"
HIBINO CHIISANA SHORI GA
KANKI NO DAISHORI O HIRAKU.
IPPO DEMO HAMPO DEMO MAE E!
KYO NO JIBUN NI KATE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN GA JIHI KODAI NARABA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA MANNEN NO HOKA MIRAI MADEMO NAGARUBESHI NIHONKOKU NO ISSAISHUJO NO MOMOKU O HIRAKERU KUDOKU ARI MUKEN JIGOKU NO MICHI O FUSAGINU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 329)

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