This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: [SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22 April 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 23 April Daily Encouragement

Friday, April 22, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 22 April 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 23 April Daily Encouragement

A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"

published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Friday, April 22nd 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --

May our voices

resound with integrity and earnestness!

Even just a word or two,

if full of sincere concern,

can inspire a friend

and have the strength

to cause a major change

in their heart.

Friday, April 22nd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"...always remember that believers in the Lotus Sutra should absolutely be the last to abuse one another. All those who keep faith in the Lotus Sutra are most certainly Buddhas, and one who slanders a Buddha commits a grave offense."

("The Fourteen Slanders", WND-1, page 756)

Selection Source: The New Human Revolution

Seikyo Shimbun: April 22^nd, 2016

Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"There is no need to pretend or put on airs—just be who you are. All of your arduous efforts now will become a source of hope and inspiration to others."

SGI Newsletter No. 9387, ADVANCING WITH THE GOSHO:

(10) Shine as Bright Suns of Happiness,from 5th April, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 21st April, 2016

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

SEIJITSU TO MAGOKORO O

WAGA KOE NI HIBIKASEYO!

KONSHIN NO HITOKOTO NIWA

TOMO NO KOKORO O KOBUSHI

IPPEN SASERU CHIKARA GA ARU.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

WASURETE MO HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU MONO OBA TAGAI NI SOSHIRU BEKARAZARUKA, SONOYUE WA HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU MONO WA KANARAZU MINA HOTOKE NARI HOTOKE O SOSHIRITE WA TSUMI O ERU NARI

(MATSUNO DONO GOHENJI, Gosho Zenshu - Page 1382)

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