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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 31st May, 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 1st June Daily Encouragement

 

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

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Ah, the great Chubu area,*
the historical land that has given birth
to countless heroes and heroines!
Now is the time to be proactive 
in establishing the righteousness of our cause.
Let's raise the flag of monumental victory 
atop the golden castle of our stronghold.

*Chubu Soka Gakkai consists of Aichi,Gifu and Mie prefectures on the mainland of Japan between the Kanto and Kansai regions. 

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"However, even a stranger, if you open up your heart to him, may be willing to lay down his life for you."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 444)
Selection source: Teachings of Buddhism, 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 31, 2016

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin says: 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys' (OTT, 212). The practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ourselves and teaching others to do the same brings compassion, courage, and joy to surge forth within us. Soka Gakkai members experience this through their daily activities for kosen-rufu.

"We could say that our social mission as Buddhists is to contribute broadly to society by establishing a new culture of humanism that gives expression to such joy. The creation of outstanding art and culture will attest to the greatness of this Buddhist philosophy. The appreciation and positive response that such art and culture stir in people's hearts will help ever greater numbers of individuals form a connection with Buddhism."

SGI Newsletter No. 9398, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 2, Justice 35, translation released 25th May, 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
IKUTA NO EIYU O UNDA
REKISHI NO TENCHI DAI CHUBU YO
IMA KOSO SEIGI NO DAIKOSEI O!
WAGA KENRUI NO OGONJO NI
DANJITE DAISHO NO HATA O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TANIN NAREDOMO KATARAINUREBA INOCHI NIMO KAWARU ZOKASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1132)

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Monday, May 30, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] May 30th - June 5th, 2016 Words of the Week, May 30th Daily Gosho, May 31st Daily Encouragement

 

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

May 30th - June 5th, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
It's through taking action 
that we develop the pride of life.
If we take action for the sake of kosen-rufu,
a drama unfolds 
and priceless treasures of the heart 
are accumulated.
Let's bravely take on the challenges we now face 
and take bold courageous action!

Monday, May 30th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or of the realms of hungry spirits and animals."

(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder 
- WND, Vol. I, page 949)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 30th, 2016

Tuesday, May 31st,  2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"You are all ambassadors of the Soka Gakkai. With that awareness, I hope you will create an expanding circle of support and understanding for our movement in your neighbourhoods and local communities.

"People develop an appreciation of the Soka Gakkai and Nichiren Buddhism through their interactions with members. That's why the Daishonin says: 'The Law does not spread by itself: because people propagate it, both the people and the Law are respectworthy' (GZ, 856).[1]

"Your daily behaviour, even simple greetings to your neighbours, can open the way for kosen-rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 9399, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 37, translation released 25th May, 2016

[1] From "Hyaku Rokka Sho" (The One Hundred and Six Comparisons); not included in The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vols. 1 and 2.

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
KODO KOSO INOCHI NO HOKORI NARI.
KOFU NO TAMENI UGOKEBA
"drama" GA UMARERU.
KOKORO NO TAKARA GA TSUMARERU.
YUKI RINRINTO UTTE DEYO!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO NO SHISHIO O TAMOTSU NYONIN WA ISSAI NO JIGOKU GAKI CHIKUSHOTO NO HYAKUJU NI OSORU KOTO TASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1316)

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 29th, 2016 + Daily Enc. May 30th

 

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

Sunday, May 29th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our goal is the establishment 
of everlasting world peace.
Let's start from right where we stand
and inspire surging waves of change 
in the lives of individuals,
each of which helps people to build
the corner stones that support 
and enables this noble goal.

Sunday, May 29th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Question: Is it possible, without understanding the meaning of the Lotus Sutra, but merely by chanting the five or seven characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo once a day, once a month, or simply once a year, once a decade, or once in a lifetime, to avoid being drawn into trivial or serious acts of evil, to escape falling into the four evil paths, and instead to eventually reach the stage of non-regression?

Answer: Yes, it is."

Gosho: "The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra", 
WND-I, page 141
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 29th, 2016

Monday, May 30th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter how busy we are, we can always find ways to encourage others if we truly wish to."

SGI Newsletter No. 9399, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 37, translation released 25th May, 2016

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--- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU---
WARERA NO MOKUTEKI WA
KOKYU HEIWA NO KENSETSU DA.
SONO DODAI TARU
HITORI HOTORI NO HENKAKU E
ASHIMOTO KARA HADO O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TADA IPPEN NANDO TONAETE MO KEIJU NO AKU NI HIKAREZU SHITE SHIAKUSHU NI OMOMUKAZU TSUI NI FUTAI NO KURAI NI ITARUBESHI YA, KOTAETE IWAKU SHIKARUBEKI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 940)

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th May, 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 29th May Daily Encouragement

 

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

Saturday, May 28th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Making a point of meeting people 
to talk with them
for the sake of kosen-rufu.
Herein lies the direct path
to our human revolution.
Let's tear down the walls 
that cocoon our hearts!

Saturday, May 28th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although Nichiren and his followers are few, because they are different in body, but united in mind, they will definitely accomplish their great mission of widely propagating the Lotus Sutra. Though evils may be numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth."

(Many in Body, One in Mind 
- WND, Vol 1, page 618)
Selection source: June Gosho for YMD, 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 28th, 2016

Sunday, May 29th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A dream is not something given to us. It is something we discover ourselves, based on our interests. If you challenge yourself to do various things, you can spread wide the wings of your dreams."

SGI Newsletter No. 9400, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [16] Osamu Tezuka, Comic Book Artist: Let's Advance towards Our Dreams!, from the July 1st, 2015, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 26th May, 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOFU NO TAME NI
HITO TO [DEAI] [KATARU].
SOKO NI NINGEN KAKUMEI E NO
JIKITO GA ARU.
WAGA KOKORO NO KABE O YABURE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NICHIREN GA ICHIRUI WA ITAI DOSHIN NAREBA HITOBITO SUKUNAKU SORAEDOMO DAIJI O JOJITE ICHIJO HOKEKYO HIROMARINAN TO OBOE SORO AKU WA OKEREDOMO ICHIZEN NI KATSU KOTO NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1463)

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Friday, May 27, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27 May 2016 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 28 May Daily Encouragement

 

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

Friday, May 27th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our fellow members of the great Kansai region
whom SGI members around the world look up to
with great admiration and take as a model of 
undefeated victors in the kosen-rufu movement.
The firm bond of mentor and disciple is eternal.
With the determined vow of "now, again!"
let's be ever-victorious and protect 
the invincible golden citadel!

Friday, May 27th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged. Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold."

("Letters to the Brothers", WND-1, page 497)
- WND, Vol. 1, page497 
Selection Source:  Together with the Gosho
Seikyo Shimbun: May 26th, 2016

Saturday, May 28th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When you have a problem, there's no need to always solve it on your own. Don't hesitate to seek advice when you need it. That way, you'll definitely find your way towards a solution."

SGI Newsletter No. 9400, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [16] Osamu Tezuka, Comic Book Artist: Let's Advance toward Our Dreams!, from the July 1st, 2015, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 26th May, 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
SEKAI GA MOHAN TO AOGU
DAI-KANSAI NO DOSHI YO!
TSUYOKI SHITEI NO KIZUNA WA EIEN.
「IMA FUTATABI」NO SEIGAN DE
KINSHU-JO O KACHI MAMORE!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURU GA GOTOSHI, ISHI HA YAKEBA HAI TO NARU KOGANE WA·YAKE BA SHINKIN TO NARU.
(Gosho Zenshu, KYODAI SHO, page 1083)

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 26th, 2016 + Daily Enc. May 27th

 

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

Thursday, May 26th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If we chant daimoku 
with unyielding determination and resolve
and decisively take the necessary actions,
everything becomes a supportive force for us.
This is the fundamental principle 
of the great teachings of this Buddhism.
Let's courageously exert ourselves, 
each and every day,
in our efforts to expand 
our solidarity network of good!

Thursday, May 26th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers, and their country.  But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude 
- WND, Vol. I, page 690) 
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 26th, 2016

Friday, May 27th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Whatever obstacles we may face, whatever karmic hurdles stand in our way, let's always move forwards in high spirits on our journey to happiness, cheerfully and vibrantly singing songs of hope, courage, and joy."

SGI Newsletter No. 9399, The New Human Revolution––Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 37, translation released 25th May, 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
MOZENTO INORI UGOKEBA
SUBETE GA MIKATA NI KAWARU.
KOREGA DAIBUPPO NO GENSOKU DA.
ZEN NO RENTAI NO KAKUDAI E
YUMYOSHOJIN NO HIBI O!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"BUKKYO O NARAWAN MONO FUMO SHISHO KOKUON O WASURU BESHIYA KONO DAION O HOZEN NIWA KANARAZU BUPPO O NARAI KIWAME CHISHA TO NARADE KANAU BEKIKA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 293)

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th May 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 26th May Daily Encouragement

 

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

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Today will never come again.
What is my challenge for the day?
What is my mission for the day?
By chanting daimoku 
with a determined vow,
let's start a fresh new day
each and every morning!

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Myō means to revive, that is, to return to life."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra 
- WND, Vol. I, page 149) 
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 25th, 2016

Thursday, May 26th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"On May 3rd, 1979, after [formally stepping down as third Soka Gakkai president and] travelling from Soka University in Hachioji, Tokyo, to the Kanagawa Culture Centre [in Yokohama], I inscribed the words 'Summit of Mentor and Disciple' in calligraphy.

"I wrote this calligraphy before the two calligraphies reading 'Shared Struggle' and 'Justice' [written on May 3rd and May 5th, respectively].

"We have a 'Summit of the Shared Struggle of Mentor and Disciple' that is unshaken by the fiercest onslaughts of the three obstacles and four devils.

"We have a 'Summit of Justice of Mentor and Disciple' that proudly flies the banner of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land,' unbending before even the most powerful opponent.  

"As true comrades, connected by the most profound karmic ties, striving together in a shared struggle at this time, let's make the lion's roar of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo resound and forge ahead with even greater unity of purpose to ensure that our 'Summit of the Eternal Victory of Mentor and Disciple' towers majestically for all future generations."

SGI Newsletter No. 9396, 18th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Reaching People's Hearts with Voices of Compassion, Conviction, and Wisdom, from 22nd May, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 24th May, 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
NIDOTO KONAI KYO
JISHIN NO KADAI WA NANIKA.
NASUBEKI SHIMEI WA NANIKA.
ASANO SEIGAN NO INORI KARA
HIBI ARATANA SHUPPATSU O!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"MYO TOWA SOSEI NO GI NARI SOSEI TO MOSUWA YOMIGAERU GI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 947)

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24 May 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 25 May Daily Encouragement

 

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

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our dear friends from Okinawa 
who so earnestly are striving
for the development and construction 
of their happy islands!*
Strive passionately with an indomitable spirit!
And with the strong unity of 
many in body, one in mind,
let us dance a joyful dance of harmony!

* Okinawa is a collection of islands in southern Japan.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even an individual at cross purposes with himself is certain to end in failure. Yet a hundred or even a thousand people can definitely attain their goal, if they are of one mind."

(Many in Body, One in Mind 
- WND, Vol.1, page 618)
Selection source: The New Human Revolution, 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 24th, 2016

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The voice carries out the work of the Buddha' (OTT, 4). Each member's efforts to sincerely communicate our message to one person after another contribute to helping others form joy-filled connections to Buddhism. Bravely speaking up has the power to dispel devilish functions or negative influences that cause unhappiness. Sharing our philosophy with patience and perseverance lays the groundwork for building a realm of peace and prosperity that embodies the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.'

"Let's unite as the Soka family—with the women's division as the centre, the men's division as the cornerstones, and the youth division as the vanguard. And let's engage in dialogue with the heart of a lion king to share our convictions and warmly encourage others."

SGI Newsletter No. 9396, 18th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, Reaching People's Hearts with Voices of Compassion, Conviction, and Wisdom, from 22nd May, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 24th May, 2016

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KOFUKUJIMA NO KENSETSU E HASHIRU
WAGA OKINAWA NO TOMO YO!
FUKUTSU NO TAMASHII O MOYASE!
ITAI DOSHIN NO DANKETSU DE
TOMO NI KANKI NO MAI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HITORI NO KOKORO NAREDOMO FUTATSU NO KOKORO AREBA SONO KOKORO TAGAITE
JOZURU KOTO NASHI HYAKUNIN SENNIN NAREDOMO HITOTSU KOKORO NAREBA
KANARAZU KOTO O JOZU"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1463)

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