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Monday, August 15, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Words of the Week 15-21 Aug, 2016 Daily Gosho Aug 15, Daily Encouragement Aug 16

 

Right to you from Taplow, UK....

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

August 15th-21st, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
All of the prayers and actions
that the SGI members do
everything is for
the sake of world peace
and the happiness of humankind.
Upholding the philosophy
that teaches the sanctity of life,
let's forever strive
to fulfill our anti-war vow!

*SGI anti-war stance: http://www.sgi.org/in-focus/2015/Statement-70th-Anniversary-WWII-End.html

Monday, August 15th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer
- WND, Vol. II, page 345)
Selection source: SGI-Brazil member's experience,
Seikyo Shimbun, August 15th, 2016

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Everything in life is part of our practice for attaining Buddhahood. Encouraging one another, let's reach out and courageously engage in dialogue with the heart of a lion king!"

SGI Newsletter No. 9431, Creating the New Era (16) Spreading Hope through Dialogue, from 4th June, 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 29th July, 2016

* 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 --
SOKA NO INORI TO KODO WA
SEKAI NO HEIWA NO TAME
JINRUI NO KOFUKU NO TAME.
SEIMEI SONGEN NO TETSUGAKU KAKAGE
FUSEN NO CHIKAI O EIEN NI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTOWA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1352)

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