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Monday, November 30, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Nov. - 6th Dec. 2015 Words of the Week, 30th Nov. Daily Gosho & 1st Dec. Daily Enc.

 

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

November 30th - December 6th, 2015
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
What is my focus point for today?
What is it that I want to achieve this week?
It's vital that we chant daimoku
with concrete and specific goals in mind.
At the same time we need to continue 
to challenge whatever it is we are challenging 
with patience and perseverance.
Each and every day,
let's imbue our lives with a fresh new spirit
using our Buddhist practice to win!

Monday, November 30th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... all the Buddhas have surely gathered about him in the pure land of Eagle Peak, seating him on their palms, patting his head, embracing him, and rejoicing, welcoming him with affection as one would welcome a moon that has just risen, or blossoms that have just burst into bloom."

(Reply to the Mother of Ueno - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Vol 1, page 1075)
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's essay, Seikyo Shimbun, November 30th, 2015

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Expand your network of peace as the 'visible reward' arising from the 'unseen virtue' of your compassionate efforts.

"…Precisely because modern society is faced with the daunting issues of birth, ageing, sickness, and death, let us share our hope-filled life philosophy, which enables all people to manifest the noble virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity. And let us continue with great wisdom and energy to expand the SGI's network of encouragement."

SGI Newsletter No. 9322, Second SGI Women's Peace Conference, The "Palace of Happiness" Resides within Our Own Lives, from 22nd Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 25th Nov. 2015. 

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
KYO NO KADAI WA NANIKA.
KONSHU NO MOKUHYO WA NANIKA.
INORI WA GUTAITEKI NI
CHOSEN WA NEBARIZUYOKU!
HIBI, BUPPO SHOBU NO IBUKI O

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"ISSAINO SHOBUTSU RYOZENJODO NI ATSUMARASE TAMAITE ARUIWA TE NI SUE ARUIWA ITADAKI O NADE ARUIWA IDAKI ARUIWA YOROKOBI TSUKI NO HAJIMETE IDETARUGA GOTOKU HANA NO HAJIMETE SAKERUGA GOTOKU IKANI AISHI MAIRASE TAMAURAN"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1570)

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Nov. 2015 🎾To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 30th Nov. 2015 Daily Enc.

 

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

Sunday, November 29th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
I hope that young people live out their lives
striving to fulfil their lofty ideals.
It's through struggling to accomplish such ideals
that one can make unlimited development and growth.
Continue to advance along the path of your belief!

Sunday, November 29th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Vol 1, page 681)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", Seikyo Shimbun, November 29th, 2015

Monday, November 30th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
" Nichiren Buddhism is the Buddhism of the sun. That is why those who exert themselves in the two ways of practice and study—learning and applying the principles of Buddhism to their lives—emanate a sunlike radiance that brightens and warms all around them.

"…Nothing is ever wasted in the realm of faith. Wherever your sunlike spirit shines in the world, a garden of friends whom you have helped form a connection to Buddhism and capable individuals you have fostered for kosen-rufu will flourish."

SGI Newsletter No. 9322, Second SGI Women's Peace Conference, The "Palace of Happiness" Resides within Our Own Lives, from 22nd Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 25th Nov. 2015. 

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
SEINEN WA OINARU
RISO NI IKIYO!
SONO KUTO NO NAKA NI KOSO
MUGEN NO SEICHO GA ARU.
SHINNEN NO MICHI O HASHIRINUKE!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"ISSAI SHUJO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU HOKENO YURAKU NAKINARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1143)

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Saturday, November 28, 2015

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

 

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

Saturday, November 28th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make every possible effort to visit
those members who are unable to attend
SGI meetings for various reasons and
warmly encourage them.
Listening to what they have to say about their problems
is itself a noble compassionate action (as a Buddhist).
Let's advance, together with them,
even if it is just one step!

Saturday, November 28th, 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, 
Vol. I, page 217) 
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Nov. 28th, 2015

Sunday, November 29th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our dear friend [Nobel  Peace Prize laureate] Betty Williams, who rallied the strength of a broad coalition of women to help bring an end to the centuries-old conflict in Northern Ireland, declared: 'Go out and look for one individual. One is a huge number. If you can help one individual, one child, you will then help ten. Because in the circle of that one person, there will be ten others that that one will educate.' [1]"

SGI Newsletter No. 9322, Second SGI Women's Peace Conference, The "Palace of Happiness" Resides within Our Own Lives, from 22nd Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 25th Nov. 2015. 

[1] Betty Williams et. al., "Round Symposium: Think of Our Future," in "Spirit of Forgiveness and Passion for Peace: The Proceedings of Hiroshima International Peace Summit 2006 (digital edition)" <http:///www.hiroshimasummit.jp/en/04ThinkofOurFuture.html> (November 25, 2015).

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
KAIGO NI DERARENAI HITO NI
ATATAKANA HOMON GEKIREI O!
NAYAMI O KIKU KOTO GA
IDAINA JIHI NO JISSEN DA.
TOMONI IPPO DEMO MAE E!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SOJITE NICHIREN GA 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 ICHIDAISHI NO KETSUMYAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1337)

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Friday, November 27, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th Nov. 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 28th Nov Daily Encouragement

 

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

Friday, November 27th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our conversation with others, 
with a genuine and honest desire for their happiness,
changes not only their lives but also our own.
By acting with sincerity and integrity
expressed through our care and concern,
let's make every effort, each and everyday,
to develop a heart-to-heart bond with one person, then another!

Friday, November 27th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... all people who hear the sutra will, without a single exception, attain Buddhahood."

(The Treasure of a Filial Child 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
Vol. I, page 1042)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", Seikyo Shimbun, 
November 27th, 2015

Saturday, November 28th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Value each person, and work together to open the 'palace of happiness' within your lives.

"All human beings are born with the inherent wisdom and power to attain happiness. Our faith in the Mystic Law is the wellspring from which we can tap that wisdom and power.

"In a letter addressed to Nichinyo, the Daishonin writes:

"'Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life's functions.' (WND-1, 832)

"Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the founder of our Soka movement, underlined this passage in his personal copy of the Daishonin's writings.

"Here, the Daishonin clearly states that the ultimate 'palace of happiness' for which all humanity has been searching is to be found nowhere else but within each person's own life."

SGI Newsletter No. 9322, Second SGI Women's Peace Conference, The "Palace of Happiness" Resides within Our Own Lives, from 22nd Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 25th Nov. 2015. 

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
TOMO NO KOFUKU O NEGAU TAIWA GA
JITA TOMONO JINSEI O KAERU.
SEIJITSU NI MAGOKORO KOMETE
HITORI MATA HITORI TO
KOKORO O MUSUBIYUKU HIBI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO KYO O KIKU HITO WA HITORIMO KAKEZU HOTOKE NI NARU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1319)

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

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th Nov. 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 27th Nov. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Thursday, Nov 26th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of those responsible for ensuring
the success of our simultaneous broadcast meetings,
thank you so much for your efforts in this cold weather!
May the warmth of your smiles
be a source of hope and comfort 
to all those people you meet and greet!

Thursday, Nov 26th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is like the case of a person who falls to the ground, but who then pushes himself up from the ground and rises to his feet again. (Thus, even though one may slander the correct teaching, one will eventually be saved from the evil paths.)"

(On curing Karmic Diseases 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, 
Vol. I, page 632)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, 
Seikyo Shimbun, 26th Nov., 2015

Friday, Nov 27th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I once asked a friend, who is an internationally renowned surgeon, about the secret for success when performing major surgery. His reply was crystal clear: 'Teamwork!' It is especially critical, he elaborated, to unite as one with the supporting staff, and for everyone to do their very best.

"This is a formula for victory in every sphere."

SGI Newsletter No. 9320, Teamwork That Cherishes the Heart, from the December 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 18th Nov., 2015

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHUKEI GYOJI NI TAZUSAWARU
TOTOKI YAKUIN NO KATAGATA
SAMUI NAKA, ARIGATO!
ATATAKANA EGAO NO OTAI DE
MINA NI KIBO TO ANSHIN O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HITO NO CHI NI TAORETE KAETTE CHI NI YORITE TATSU GA GOTOSHI"

(Gosho Zenshu pg. 1010)

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

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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

 

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

Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The place where we find ourselves right now
is the very stage for us to carry out our human revolution!
The moment we positively change our inner resolve
our environment changes in a significant way.
No matter what, 
let's challenge to show actual proof of this practise!

Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"

(Reply to Kyō'ō 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin 
Vol 1, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",  
Seikyo Shimbun, Nov 25th, 2015

Thursday, Nov 26th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Both Mr. Makiguchi and Mr. Toda took these words of Nichiren Daishonin deeply to heart: 'None of you who declare yourselves to be my disciples should ever give way to cowardice' (WND-1, 764). This courage is the essence of the mentor-disciple spirit in the Soka Gakkai.

"Please join me in striving bravely and vigorously for the fulfilment of the great vow for worldwide kosen-rufu—burning with the heart of a lion king and shining with the world's most beautiful unity in diversity."

SGI Newsletter No. 9321, Message to 14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Opening the Way to Peace through Dialogue Based on Respect for Others, from 19th Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 20th Nov., 2015.

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
[IMA IRU BASHO] GA
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO HON BUTAI!
ICHINEN GA KAWATTA TOKI
KANKYO WA OKIKU KAWARU.
DANJITE SHORI NO JISSEN O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHISHIKU NO GOTOSHI IKANARU YAMAI SAWARI O NASUBEKIYA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1124)

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

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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

 

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

Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
When it comes to encouraging someone in need, 
responding speedily is vital.
Acting with lightning speed
let's fly to a friend's side in their time of need,
and wholeheartedly fill them with courage and hope!

Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way."

(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,
Volume 1, page 457)
Selection source: YWD Gosho for November, 
Seikyo Shimbun, November 14, 2015

Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"While making the sound of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo—the Mystic Law, which has the power to revitalise all things—resound far and wide, let us strengthen a cycle of humanity that no cycle of violence can vanquish, and open up a vast ocean of peace and harmonious coexistence for all people on our planet.  

"While continuing our tireless efforts in dialogue based on respect for others, valuing each and every individual, let us also further tap our inner wisdom and power to overcome the fundamental sufferings of the human condition—birth, ageing, sickness, and death.

"And while, above all, warmly supporting and encouraging our young people, whose determination never to be defeated is so heartening, let us continue working to elevate the life state of humankind to the highest summit of lasting happiness, hope, and harmony—a life state imbued with the four noble virtues of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity."

SGI Newsletter No. 9321, Message to 14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Opening the Way to Peace through Dialogue Based on Respect for Others, from 19th Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 20th Nov., 2015.

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HAGEMASHI WA
"SPEED" GA KANJIN.
DENKO SEKKA DE
NAYAMERU TOMO NO MOTO E!
YUKI TO KIBO O OKURE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IYOIYO SHINJIN O ITASASE TAMAE, HOKEKYO NO HOMON O KIKU NI TSUKETE, NAONAO SHINJIN OHAGEMU O MAKOTO NO DOSHINSHA TO MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu Page 1505)

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

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Monday, November 23, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd-29th Nov. 2015 Words of the Week, 23rd Nov. Daily Gosho + 24th Nov. daily Encouragement

 

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

November 23rd - 29th, 2015
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Myō means to revive, that is, to return to life."*
Practising this Buddhism enables us 
to draw forth infinite life force.
Let's single-mindedly chant daimoku
and break through whatever obstacles
we might be facing now!
With the type of momentum as if we were reborn,
let's make a fresh start towards a new era!

*"The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra" - WND-I, page 149

Monday, November 23rd, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But even on the rare occasions when they happen to be reborn in human form, the winds of fame and profit blow violently, and the lamp of Buddhist practice is easily extinguished.." 

(Letter to Niike 
- The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin 
Vol 1, page 1027)
Selection source: "Suntetsu", 
Seikyo Shimbun, November 23rd, 2015

Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Even now many conflicts continue around the world, and the signs of an 'age of quarrels and disputes' are intensifying. Therefore, let us read the following passage from 'The Selection of the Time' with renewed determination:

"When I, Nichiren, first took faith in the Lotus Sutra, I was like a single drop of water or a single particle of dust in all the country of Japan. But later, when two people, three people, ten people, and eventually a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, and a million people  come to recite the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] and transmit it to others, then they will form a Mount Sumeru of perfect enlightenment, an ocean of great nirvana. Seek no other path by which to attain Buddhahood! (WND-1, 580)

"A steadily growing current of respect for the dignity of life begins from the great human revolution of a single individual."

SGI Newsletter No. 9321, Message to 14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Opening the Way to Peace through Dialogue Based on Respect for Others, from 19th Nov., 2015, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translation released 20th Nov., 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 --
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI"
SHINJIN WA MUKYU NO KATSURYOKU.
INORIKITTE KABE O YABURE!
UMARE KAWATTA IKIOI DE
SHINJIDAI E SHUPPATSU DA!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"TAMATAMA NINGEN NI KITARU TOKIWA MYOMON MYORI NO KAZE HAGESHIKU BUTSUDO SHUGYO NO HI WA KIEYASUSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1440)

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