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Thursday, December 31, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st Dec. 2015 Daily Gosho + 1st Jan. 2015 Daily Encouragement

 

Seikyo Shinbun staff are on holiday to give everyone a chance to get ready for the New Year …and to have rest! So "To My Friends" is not available today! Everything else is! ... 

Thursday, Dec 31st, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Three things are required—a good teacher, a good believer, and a good teaching--before prayers can be effective and disasters banished from the land."

(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way 
Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra 
- WND, Vol.1, page 880)
Selection source:  
President Ikeda's Essay, Seikyo Shimbun, Nov 30, 2015

Friday, Jan 1st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"You are suns that shine and illuminate others with happiness. You are lighthouses that guide people to attaining Buddhahood. You are the solid central pillars of good fortune and benefit that bring happiness to your families. Those who have formed a connection with Buddhism will eventually come to accept and practise it. Please live your lives in a cheerful, positive manner, embracing everyone around you with an open heart and broad-minded humanity."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.3 Showing Appreciation for Our Parents Is the Heart of Buddhism, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"YOKI SHI TO YOKI DANNA TO YOKI HO TO KONO MITSU YORIAITE INORI O JOJU SHI KOKUDO NO DAINAN OMO HARAUBEKI MONO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 550)

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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Dec. 2015 Daily Gosho + 31st Dec. Daily Encouragement

 

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

* Seikyo Shinbun is on holiday for the next few days to give all those involved in its publishing and delivering a rest! So there is NO To My Friends until Jan 1st. Then they go back into "rest" mode for a few more days! BUT that will not stop us from supporting you! Read on…    

Wednesday, Dec 30th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen it more than ever. Only then will the ten demon daughters lend you even greater protection. You need not seek far for an example.) Everyone in Japan, from the sovereign on down to the common people, without exception has tried to do me harm, but I have survived until this day. You should realise that this is because, although I am alone, I have firm faith."

(The Supremacy of the Law 
- WND, Vol.1, page 614)
Selection source: Together with the Gosho, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 23rd, 2015

Thursday, Dec 31st, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'm sure that many of you have parents or other family members who are not practising Nichiren Buddhism, but there is no reason to feel anxious or worried on that account. When you as an individual stand up with genuine faith, you can lead all of your loved ones to the  path of eternal happiness. Such is the limitless power of the Mystic Law.

"When the sun rises, it illuminates everything on earth. When a single lighthouse shines out to sea at night, countless vessels can navigate safely. When a family has one person who acts as a strong pillar, all of its members can lead secure, tranquil lives."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.3 Showing Appreciation for Our Parents Is the Heart of Buddhism, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN OBA NIHONKOKU NO KAMI ICHININ YORI SHIMO BANMIN NI ITARU MADE HITORI MO NAKU AYAMATAN TO SE SHIKADOMO IMAMADE KOUTE SORO KOTO WA ICHININ NAREDOMO KOKORO NO TSUYOKI YUE NARUBESHI TO OBOSU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1220)

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

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th December 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 30th Dec. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Tuesday, Dec 29th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
On your way back home for the holidays
or when going on a trip somewhere , 
please make safety your top priority,
never drive under unreasonable circumstances!
Let's not forget that overconfidence and carelessness
inevitably invites the negative forces to take advantage.
Basing ourselves on sincere and firm daimoku each day
I hope that we can all lead a meaningful and enriched daily existence!

Tuesday, Dec 29th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Showing profound compassion for those unable to comprehend the gem of the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life, the Buddha wrapped it within the five characters [of Myoho-renge-kyo], with which he then adorned the necks of the ignorant people of the latter age."

(The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind 
Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period 
after the Thus Come One's Passing
- WND, Vol. I, page 376)
Selection source: December Gosho for YWD, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 12th, 2015

Wednesday, Dec 30th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we cannot say thank you, our personal growth has stopped. When we are growing, we can see how wonderful others are, too. When we stop growing, all we see are other people's faults.

"At home, instead of trying to change your partner or your children to your liking, why not start with a simple 'thank you?'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.2 The Miraculous Words "Thank You", from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KISEITO DE NO UNTEN WA
MURI NAKU ANZEN DAIICHI DE!
KASHIN YA YUDAN NI MA WA KISOU.
SHINKEN NA INORI O KONPON NI
KACHI ARU HIBI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ICHINEN SANZEN O SHIRAZARU MONONIWA HOTOKE DAIJIHI O OKOSHI GOJI NO UCHINI KONO TAMA O TSUTSUMI MATSUDAIYOCHI NO KUBINI KAKESASHIME TAMAU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 254)

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Monday, December 28, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Dec. 2015 - 3rd Jan, 2016 Words of the Week, 28th Dec. Daily Gosho & 29th Dec. Daily Enc.

 

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

December 28th, 2015 - January 3rd, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Thank you all so much for all of your great efforts
to make this the year of dynamic development!
Unseen virtues of your noble dedication
definitely bring about immeasurable visible reward.
Next year also,
with diamond-like unity,
let's strive together to be victorious!

Monday, December 28th, 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. (These two take turns ascending to heaven to report one's offenses and good deeds, both great and small, without overlooking the slightest detail.)"

(The Gods Same Birth and Same Name 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 316) 
Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 28th, 2015

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Thank you' is a miraculous expression. It energises us when we say it to others, and encourages us when we hear it said to us. I am constantly saying 'Thank you' from morning to night, every day. When I travel abroad, it is the one expression from the language of the country I am visiting that I always learn and use. Whether it is 'Thank you,'   ' Merci,' 'Danke,' 'Gracias,' 'Spasiba,' or 'Xie xie,' I put my whole heart into expressing my appreciation, looking the other person in the eye as I do so.

"When we speak or hear the words 'thank you,' the armour falls from our hearts and we communicate on a deep level. 'Thank you' is the essence of nonviolence. It contains respect for the other person, humility, and a profound affirmation of life. It possesses a positive, upbeat optimism. It has strength. A person who can sincerely say thank you has a healthy, vital spirit; each time we say those words, our hearts sparkle and life force wells up within us.

"Having gratitude and appreciation for the countless people and things that support our lives—that awareness, that feeling, that joy—will invite even greater happiness. Rather than being thankful because we are happy, being thankful itself will make us happy. Also, chanting with gratitude puts us in rhythm with the universe, turning our lives in a positive direction."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.1 Our Own Human Revolution Is the Key to Achieving Family Harmony, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
DAIYAKUSHIN NO ICHINEN NI KANSHA!
TOTOKI INTOKU WA KANARAZU
IDAINA YOHO NI.
MYONEN MO KONGO NO DANKETSU DE
ISSHONI TATAKAI KATO!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"HITO NO MI NIWA DOSHO DOMYO TO MOSU FUTARINO TSUKAI O TEN UMARURU TOKIYORI TSUKESASE TAMAITE KAGE NO MI NI SHITAGAUGA GOTOKU SHUYU MO HANAREZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1115)

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Sunday, December 27, 2015

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

 

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

Sunday, December 27th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's the sharing of our Buddhist practice across successive generations
that develops a solid foundation for eternal happiness.
Let's try to spend some quality time with our families
having lots of good warm chats,
and make this holiday period truly meaningful and valuable!

Sunday, December 27th, 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,' (Lotus Sutra Chap. 7) cannot be false in any way."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
- WND, Vol. 1, page 217) 
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 27th, 2015

Monday, December 28th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The "Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment" (27th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra relates the story of the past lives of Bodhisattva Medicine King and Bodhisattva Medicine Superior as the two brothers Pure Storehouse and Pure Eye. These brothers worked together with their mother, Pure Virtue, to persuade their father, King Wonderful Adornment, to take faith in Buddhism. To achieve this, Pure Storehouse and Pure Eye displayed various supernatural powers. This is a metaphor for demonstrating the power of the Buddha and the power of the Law—which, expressed in modern terms, is nothing other than showing proof of one's human revolution.

"I believe that any revolution that is genuine—that truly serves the needs of the people—will also clearly manifest itself in the family. Such a family-based revolution is the most fundamental and lasting kind of revolution; it will create an enduring groundswell and become the tide of the times that no one can hold back."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.1 Our Own Human Revolution Is the Key to Achieving Family Harmony, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
SEDAI O KOETA
SHINJIN NO KEISHO KOSO
BANDAI NO SACHI NO DODAI.
KAZOKU DE KATARAU
YUIGINA YUKO KIKAN O!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"KAKO NO SHUKUEN OIKITATTE KONDO NICHIREN GA DESHI TO NARITAMOKA SHAKA TAHO KOSO GOZONJI SORORAME ZAIZAI SHOBUTSUDO JOYO SHI GUSHO YOMO SORAGOTO SORAWAJI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1338)

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Saturday, December 26, 2015

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

 

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

Saturday, December 26th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
As the year draws to an end,
let's check around us and 
tidy things up and put things in order.
Feeling refreshed,
let's welcome in the brand New Year!

Saturday, December 26th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Life is limited; we must not begrudge it. What we should ultimately aspire to is the Buddha land."

(Aspiration for the Buddha Land 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 214) 
Selection source: 
For YMD study meeting, Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 26th, 2015

Sunday, December 27th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our aim is to actualise an ideal society where personal happiness and social prosperity go hand in hand, which of course includes harmonious families. The key to building a sound and healthy family life is for each person, based on the Mystic Law, to make efforts to establish a strong and secure life for themselves while also contributing to the prosperity of society and world peace.

"Not all who take faith in Nichiren Buddhism have their whole families start practising with them. Sometimes, people encounter intense opposition from family members. But such opposition is just a test of faith, and is certain to be resolved once one has carried out one's human revolution and developed into a truly fine member of society and of one's family."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.1 Our Own Human Revolution Is the Key to Achieving Family Harmony, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
ICHINEN NO SHIMEKUKURI.
MINO MAWARI O SOTENKEN SHI
SEIRISEITON O!
SUGASUGASHII KIMOCHI DE
ARATANA TOSHI O MUKAEYO!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"INOCHI KAGIRI ARI OSHIMU BEKARAZU TSUINI NEGAUBEKIWA BUKKOKU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 955)

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Friday, December 25, 2015

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

 

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

Friday, Dec 25th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our uncrowned heroes and heroines,
the deliverers of our SGI publications
who traverse the silver roads
in the early hours of the morning
delivering our publications in the bitter cold and wind.
Our deepest appreciation and gratitude 
goes out to you for all your noble efforts!
Please be sure to remain absolutely safe!
We are chanting for your good health and happiness.

Friday, Dec 25th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact."

(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain 
- The WND, Vol. 1, page 599)  
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, December 21st, 2013

Saturday, Dec 26th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Faith for a harmonious family' is an eternal guideline articulated by second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda.

"A bright, positive family joined by ties of trust and affection is a reflection of a pure and rich spirit. It is also both the first step and ultimate goal in our efforts to build a world of peace and happiness.

"Over the years, countless Soka Gakkai members have transformed bleak, negative family situations into bright, happy ones. This is the proud personal history of human revolution achieved by each individual, which constitutes the strong, deep foundation of the Soka Gakkai's history."

SGI Newsletter No. 9327, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2: Human Revolution, Chapter 15: "Faith for a Harmonious Family," 15.1 Our Own Human Revolution Is the Key to Achieving Family Harmony, from the November 2015 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released 17th Dec., 2015 

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YOAKE MAE NO KANPU NO NAKA
GIN NO MICHI O KAKERU
MUKAN NO TOMO NI SAIKEIREI!
DOKA ZETTAI MUJIKO DE!
MINASAMA NO KENKO, KOFUKU O INORI.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN BUPPO O KOKOROMIRUNI DORI TO SHOMON TONIWA SUGIZU MATA DORI SHOMON YORIMO GENSHO NIWA SUGIZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1468)

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http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise

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

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

And for the children there&#39;s a wonderful new web-site

http://treasures-of-heart.com/

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th Dec. 2015 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 25th Dec. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Thursday, Dec 24th, 2015
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The realisation of a harmonious family
is an eternal guideline of the SGI.
Let's treasure our family members 
who are the closest to us!
Let's be to sure to let them know 
just how much we really do appreciate them
through our smiles and words!

Thursday, Dec 24th, 2015
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
".... those who now believe in the Lotus Sutra will gather fortune from ten thousand miles away."
(New Year's Gosho  
- WND, Vol.1, page 1137)
Selection source: 
Gosho for December, Seikyo Shimbun, Dec. 1st, 2015

Friday, Dec 25th, 2015
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The light to illuminate the future resides within our own hearts. Each of us is a protagonist for worldwide kosen-rufu.

"As practitioners of the Buddhism of the sun, let us pledge together to strive ever harder to illuminate society, the world, and the future with the light of human revolution, and make a powerful new start on our journey of kosen-rufu, the shared struggle of mentor and disciple."

SGI Newsletter No. 9329, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World , [1] "On Reprimanding Hachiman", Protagonists in Spreading the Buddhism of the Sun, from the May 2015 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 18th Dec. 2015

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
IKKA WARAKU NO JITSUGEN WA
GAKKAI EIEN NO SHISHIN NARI.
MIJIKA NA KAZOKU O TAISETSU NI!
KANSHA NO OMOI O
EGAO TO KOTOBA DE ARAWASO!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O SHINZURU HITO WA SAIWAI O BANRI NO SOTO YORI ATSUMU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1492)

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If you have a friend(s) who would like to get To My Friends directly get them to send an E-mail to the following address and just simply write - &quot;subscribe&quot;
                : SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk

from there on it is all automatic!

ALSO if you want to introduce a friend to the SGI but just don&#39;t know where to start, share with them the following addresses and they can read and watch some very well put together explanations about the SGI. Check it out yourself!

http://www.sgi.org/
http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise

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

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

And for the children there&#39;s a wonderful new web-site

http://treasures-of-heart.com/

And if you are looking for back editions of To My Friends click on...

https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo/conversations/messages
  
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