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Monday, October 31, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Oct 31st-Nov 6th, 2016 Words of the Week, Oct 31st Daily Gosho and Nov 1st Daily Encouragement

 

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

October 31st - November 6th, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The heart of Soka is "the true cause" -
(to begin afresh, from now and move forwards.)
Everyday is a challenge and an opportunity
to create value.
By chanting daimoku with concrete targets
and putting our faith into action right away,
let's all adorn the month of
the Soka Gakkai's founding with victory!

Monday, October 31st, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When we revere Myoho-renge-kyo inherent in our own life as the object of devotion, the Buddha nature within us is summoned forth and manifested by our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This is what is meant by 'Buddha'."

(How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way
Can Attain Buddhahood
through the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. I, page 887)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shimbun, October 31st , 2016

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In the realm of Buddhism, receiving benefits has nothing to do with one's organisational position. One's actions, one's faith and practice, are what matter."

SGI Newsletter No. 9479, SGI President Ikeda's Speech Excerpts, from 18th Oct., 2016, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, translation released 28th Oct. 2016

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
SOKA NO KOKORO WA HON-INMYO NARI.
MAINICHI GA KACHI NO SOZO DA.
"GUTAITEKINA INORI"
"INORI WA SOKU JIKKO" DE
SORITSU NO TSUKI O KACHI KAZARE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WAGA KOSHIN NO MYOHO RENGE KYO O HONZON TO AGAME TATEMATSURITE WAGA KOSHINCHU NO BUSSHO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO YOBI YOBARETE ARAWARE TAMO TOKORO O HOTOKE TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 557)

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 30th Oct. 2016 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 31st Oct. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Sunday, October 30th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our local community is very much 
the true stage 
for achieving worldwide kosen-rufu.
By having the type of conversation
that helps others and ourselves 
to cultivate and enrich our hearts and minds,
let's steadily lay the roots of trust 
and friendship around us!

Sunday, October 30th, 2016
--- 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,' cannot be false in any way."

(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life 
- WND, Vol. I, page 217)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, October 30th, 2016

Monday, October 31st, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Meeting and talking with people individually and forging heart-to-heart ties; uniting in friendship and working together to build an indestructible fortress of happiness and advance kosen-rufu—this is the essence of the Soka Gakkai's movement.

"It is ties of trust between people that infuse the organisation and its structures with a warm humanity and the vibrant pulse of faith. The humanistic organisation of the Soka Gakkai could not exist without one-to-one dialogue."

SGI Newsletter No. 9475, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 2, Justice 53, translation released 26th Oct., 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
WAGA CHIIKI KOSO
SEKAI KOFU NO HONBUTAI DA.
TAGAI NO SHINDEN TAGAYASU TAIWA DE
SHINRAI TO YUJO NO NE O 
CHAKUJITSU NI HIROGEYO!

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

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Oct. 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 30th Oct. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Saturday, October 29th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's all be sure to express our deepest appreciation
to those volunteer members who selflessly
take such good care of our community centres.
The principle of "the Mystic Law is our witness"
where all our dedicated efforts are observed
by the Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout
the universe—is without doubt taking place.
It is certain that good fortune will eternally
adorn your lives throughout the three existences of life.

Saturday, October 29th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."

(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra 
- WND, Vol. I, page 64)
Selection source: 
For YMD study meetings, 
Seikyo Shinbun, October 29th, 2016

Sunday, October 30th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Contributing to the community starts from cherishing and communicating with one's neighbours."

SGI Newsletter No. 9475, The New Human Revolution––Vol. 27: Chap. 2, Justice 53, translation released 26th Oct., 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
"MAMORU KAI" "HOJOKAI" NADO
KAIKAN O GENGO SURU MINASAMA NO
TOTOKI KENSHIN NI FUKAKU KANSHA!
"MYO NO SHORAN" WA ZEKKAI DA.
FUKUTOKU WA SANZE NI KAGAYAKU!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"SUBEKARAKU KOKORO O ITSU NI SHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO WAREMO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMIKOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 467)

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Friday, October 28, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28.10.2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 29.10 Daily Encouragement

 

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

Friday, October 28th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's all work together towards helping and encouraging 
our new members to develop their faith!
It's the positive connections we make with others
that brings about dramatic transformations in our lives.
Let's build a beautiful garden filled with people
who are able to achieve various different things!

Friday, October 28th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If a person cannot manage to cross a moat ten feet wide, how can they cross one that is a hundred or two hundred feet?"

("The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra", page 766) 
Selection Source:  Kyo no Hosshin
Seikyo Shinbun:  October 28th, 2016

Saturday, October 29th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The first step in faith is being aware that obstacles will arise when we exert ourselves in our Buddhist practice.

"It is by teaching new members not only to share the Mystic Law with others, but to be prepared for inevitable obstacles, that the Soka Gakkai has built a solid foundation as an organisation dedicated to kosen-rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 9476, Justice 56, translation released 26th Oct., 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ATARASHII DOSHI O
MINADE HAGUKUNDE IKO!
YOKI EN NI FURERU KOTO DE
SEIMEI WA GEKITEKI NI KAWARU.
JINZAI NO HANAZONO O KIZUKE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
ICHI-JO NO HORI O · KOENU MONO JU-JO · NIJU-JO NO HORI O · KOUBEKIKA.
("SHUJU ONFURUMAI GOSHO", Gosho Zenshu page 912)

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th Oct. 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 28th Oct. Daily Encouragement

 

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

Thursday, October 27th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If your goals are vague or unclear
your circumstances are sure
to sway or overcome you.
"What needs to be done today?"
a person who plans carefully
with such in mind
is able to open a way forwards.
Come,
let's lead a life full of daily victories!

Thursday, October 27th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Believe in this mandala with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"

(Reply to Kyō'ō - WND, Vol. I, page 412)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Shinbun: October 27th, 2016

Friday, October 28th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Showing actual proof of faith takes many forms, including gaining financial security. But the most important proof of faith is establishing a strong and vibrant approach to life—becoming a person with the fortitude not to be defeated by anything and having a spirit of caring and compassion for others. The key is to make one's life and character shine."

SGI Newsletter No. 9476, Justice 55, translation released 26th Oct., 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MOKUHYO GA AIMAI DEWA
KANKYO NI NAGASARETE SHIMAU.
[KYO NANI O SUBEKIYA]
MEIKAKU NA HITO GA MICHI O HIRAKU.
SA SHORI NO HIBI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KONO MANDARA YOKUYOKU SHINZESASE TAMO BESHI NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHISHIKU NO GOTOSHI IKANARU YAMAI SAWARI O NASU BEKIYA"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1124)

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Oct 26th, 2016 + Daily Encouragement Oct 27th

 

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

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Please be extremely careful 
about causing or somehow being involved in 
an accident in the late hours of the day!
Let's together look out for 
our Young Women's and Women's Division members
reminding them to 
always return home as soon as possible.
I really would like to urge everyone 
to keep safety as your top priority!

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
--- 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: Kyo no Hosshin, 
Seikyo Shimbun, Oct 26th, 2016

Thursday, October 27th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The realm of the Soka Gakkai is a realm of joy. The aim of our Buddhist practice is to create joyous lives, memories, and friendships.

SGI Newsletter No. 9472, 
The New Human Revolution––
Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 50, 
translation released Oct. 21st, 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YAKAN NO JIKO NI CHUI!
JOSHIBU, FUJINBU WA
MINA DE KOE O KAKEAI
HAYAME HAYAME NO KITAKU O.
KUREGURE MO ANZEN DAI ICHI DE!

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

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 25th October 2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 26th Oct. Daiky Encouragement

 

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

Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
What decides the success of a meeting is
the sincere Daimoku of the central figures,
the preparation and careful attention to detail,
and a deep sense of gratitude towards those who attend.
Let's move ahead with an ever growing fervour!

Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Anyone who teaches others even a single phrase of the Lotus Sutra is the envoy of the Thus Come One."

(A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
- WND, Vol.1, page 33)
Selection source: President Ikeda's Essay for Women,
October 25th, 2016

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The foundations for kosen-rufu are already secure. The time has now come for us to make even greater efforts to contribute to the development of our local communities. But that inevitably means we will face intensifying onslaughts of obstacles and devilish functions that seek to obstruct the progress of kosen-rufu. We therefore need to renew our determination and challenge ourselves each day. Let us make a fresh start in moving forwards positively from today so that we can say we have no regrets in life!"

SGI Newsletter No. 9472,
The New Human Revolution––
Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 49,
translation released Oct. 21st, 2016

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAIGO NO SEIKO O KIMERU NO WA
[CHUSHIN SHA NO FUKAKI INORI]
[JISEN NO NYUNEN NA JUNBI]
[SANKASHA E NO KANSHA] DA.
ZENSHIN NO IKIOI O SARA NI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKKU OMO HITONI KATARAN HITO WA NYORAI NO TSUKAI TO MIETARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1448)

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

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Monday, October 24, 2016

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th-30th Oct. 2016 Words of the Week, 24th Oct. Daily Gosho + 25th Oct. Daily Encouragement

 

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

October 24th-30th, 2016
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Let's cheer on and 
lend our wholehearted support and encouragement 
to all those precious SGI friends
who are challenging 
the Buddhist study entrance exam!
Studying an introduction to Buddhism is
the "great direct way" to becoming 
a Professor of Happiness. 
Together with our friends, 
let's scale the summit of life!

Monday, October 24th, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Life is the most precious of all treasures. Even one extra day of life is worth more than ten million ryō of gold. The Lotus Sutra surpasses all the other sacred teachings of the Buddha's lifetime because of the 'Life Span' chapter."

(On Prolonging One's Life Span 
- WND, Vol. I, page 955)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, October 24th , 2016

Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"From the perspective of Buddhism, we have all appeared in the Latter Day of the Law, joined by profound karmic ties, to carry out the noble mission of kosen-rufu. This is the result of the vow we made in the distant past—a vow that we ourselves wished to make to the Buddha.

"As long as we live, let's stay true to this path we have chosen—the path of faith, the path of attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime, the path of kosen-rufu, the path of mentor and disciple, and the path of comrades in faith—and together lead victorious lives!"

SGI Newsletter No. 9472, 
The New Human Revolution––
Volume 27: Chapter 2, Justice 49, 
translation released Oct. 21st, 2016

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
NINYO SHIKEN NI IDOMU HOYU E
MINADE MAGOKORO NO "yell" O!
BUPPO ENO NYUMON WA 
KOFUKU HAKASE NO DAIJIKIDO NARI.
SEIMEI NO SAIKOHO E TOMODOMO NI!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"INOCHI TO MOSU MONOWA ISSHIN DAIICHI NO CHIMPO NARI ICHINICHI NARITOMO KORE O NOBURU NARABA SENMANRYO NO KOGANE NIMO SUGITARI HOKEKYO NO ICHIDAI NO SHOKYO NI CHOKA SHITE IMIJIKI TO MOSUWA JURYOHON NO YUE ZOKASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 986)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23.10.2016 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 24.10 Daily Encouragement

 

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

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Just one phone call. One conversation.
With just a few words of encouragement  
can deepen our friendships and trust
and expand reassurance and hope 
in our friends hearts.
By speaking in an inspiring and courageous voice,
let's make heart-to-heart connections with others!

Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Bear in mind that the twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra contain only a few passages elucidating the truth, but a great many words of praise."

(The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra 
- WND, Vol. I, page 673)
Selection source: "Myoji no Gen", 
Seikyo Shinbun, October 23rd, 2016

Monday, October 24th, 2016
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"For practitioners of the Lotus Sutra, achieving victory is not only for their own benefit. It is a noble challenge to open the way to victory for friends who are also struggling with problems, and for countless others who will come after them in future generations.

"Mr. Toda said: 'The Daishonin's Buddhism is a teaching that enables those facing adversity to attain happiness. None is stronger than a person who has faced and triumphed over painful hardships. Such a person can become a real friend and ally to those who are truly suffering.'

"When we awaken to our mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, incredible strength wells forth from within; all obstacles we encounter become obstacles we have voluntarily chosen to take on so that we can help lead others to enlightenment. And by overcoming those obstacles, we fulfill our bodhisattva vow to help others become happy. Obstacles exist so that we can achieve our mission.

"The Daishonin teaches us to fundamentally transform our attitude towards adversity—from a self-pitying 'Why me?' to a proud and confident, 'Yes, me!'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9468, The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [11] The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai—Part 3 [of 5], "Faith for Overcoming Obstacles"—Confronting Challenges with the Heart of a Lion King, Transforming Our Attitude towards Adversity, from the March 2016 issue of the Daibyaku-renge, translation released 20th Oct., 2016

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-- WAGATOMO NI OKURU --
IPPON NO DENWA.  IKKAI NO TAIWA.
SONO HAGEMASHI NO HITOKOTO GA
YUJO TO SHINRAI O FUKAME
ANSHIN TO KIBO O HIROGERU.
YUKI NO KOE DE KOKORO O MUSUBE!

--- KYO  NO GOSHO ---
"NIJUHAPPON WA MASASHIKI KOTOWA WAZUKA NARI HOMURU KOTOBA KOSO OKU SORAE TO OBOSHI MESU BESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1242)

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

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

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