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Sunday, July 30, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho July 30, 2017 + Daily Encouragement July 31

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Sunday, July 30th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
True victors are those who move on,
no matter what setbacks befall them
by continuing to put their faith into action.
"All of the hardship and suffering that we experience
becomes nourishment for our growth."
With such resolve and conviction,
let's always advance as an optimist!

Sunday, July 30th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This is what I have taught my disciples morning and evening, and yet they begin to harbour doubts and abandon their faith.  Foolish men are likely to forget the promises they have made when the crucial moment comes."

(The Opening of the Eyes 
- WND, Vol. I, page 283)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Shinbun, July 30th, 2017

Monday, July 31st, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There's no need to fear what others may think."

SGI Newsletter No. 9660, Rainbow of Hope—Great Figures of the World, [28] Brian Wildsmith, Children's Book Illustrator: Discovering the Joy of Drawing, from 1st July, 2016, issue of Boys and Girls Hope News, translation released 19th July, 2017 

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHIN NO SHORISHA TOWA
NANI GA AROTOMO
MAE E MAE E TO KODO SURU HITO!
"GYAKKYO KOSO SEICHO NO KATE" TO
RAKKAN SHUGI DE SUSUMI YUKO!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WAGA DESHI NI CHOSEKI OSHIE SHIKADOMO UTAGAI O OKOSHITE MIN  SUTEKEN TSUTANAKI MONO NO NARAI WA YAKUSOKU SESHI KOTO O MAKOTO NO TOKI WA WASURURU NARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 234)

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

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

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Saturday, July 29, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29.7.2017 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 30.7. Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Saturday, July 29th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of our SGI's brass band, chorus group
and fife and drum corps members, 
thank you all so much for your enthusiastic performances at various local events.
The hope-filled voices and tunes that you sing and play are indeed "Wonderful Sounds"
that spread joy and happiness throughout our local communities and enrich the hearts of our friends.

Saturday, July 29th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure."

(The Eight Winds - 
WND, Vol. I, page 794)
Selection source: For YMD gosho study meetings, Seikyo Shinbun, July 29th, 2017

Sunday, July 30th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The German poet Schiller once wrote: 'The strong [person] is strongest when acting alone.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9664, The Human Revolution (Second Edition)––Vol. 1: Chap. 5, "Standing Alone"—Part 3 [of 3], translation released 24th July, 2017

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAKUCHI NO GYOJI NI ISAMI NOZOMU
ONGAKUTAI KOTEKITAI NI KANSHA!
MINASAMA NO KIBO NO SHIRABE KOSO
CHIIKI NI KANKI O HIROGE
TOMO NO KOKORO O URUOSU MYO-ON NARI.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KENJIN WA HAPPU TO MOSHITE YATSU NO KAZE NI OKASARENU O KENJIN TO MOSU NARI URUOI OTOROE YABURE HOMARE TATAE SOSHIRI KURUSHIMI TANOSHIMI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1151)

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

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

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Friday, July 28, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th July, 2017 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 29th July Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Friday, July 28th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In the course of a day 
one at least smiles twice or thrice 
in their (our parents) direction". *
Let's greet our mothers and fathers 
cheerfully with a smile, 
conveying our appreciation 
with kind warm words. 
Let's treat them 
with respect and kindness 
as if we were repaying 
our debts of gratitude!

*"First, being filial toward one's father and mother means that though a parent may act unreasonably or speak in a tone of ill will, one never shows the slightest anger or looks displeased. One never in any way disobeys a parent; is always mindful of providing a parent with all manner of good things, and if this happens to be impossible, in the course of a day one at least smiles twice or thrice in their direction." - "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude", WND-II, page 636

Friday, July 28th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime 
- WND, Vol. I, page 4)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, July 28th, 2017

Saturday, July 29th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The sun is brilliant, and the moon, clear. The words of the Lotus Sutra are brilliant and clear, clear and brilliant, like the reflection of a face in a bright mirror, or the image of the moon on clear water.'
- Good Fortune in This Life, (WND-1, 654–55).

"The words of the Lotus Sutra and the writings of Nichiren Daishonin are a brilliant source of light that illuminates the eternal future. They are a bright mirror that shows the way to peace and happiness for all humankind.

"The heritage of faith dedicated to kosen-rufu, which is the heart of Nichiren Buddhism, lives on solely in the Soka Gakkai. It is in this noble community of practitioners that we can truly polish our lives based on Buddhist practice and study.

"Reading the Gosho together and coming into contact with the Daishonin's sunlike spirit, let's advance along the brilliant, clear, and hope-filled path of human revolution."

SGI Newsletter No. 9665, ADVANCING WITH THE GOSHO: WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SGI PRESIDENT IKEDA, (74) Advance on the Brilliant Path of Practice and Study! (Translated from July 20th, 2017, issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released 28th July, 2017)

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GOSEIKUN "ICHINICHI NI NISANDO
EMITE MUKAE TO NARI"
CHICHI HAHA NI EGAO DE SESSHIYO.
KANSHA NO KOTOBA O TODOKEYO.
OYA KOKO O HO-ON NO KOKORO DE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBONI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 384)

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

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th July 2017 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 28th July Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Thursday, July 27th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's set up some new challenge 
to work on this summer! 
When we create a goal
it is the first step towards 
courageous transformation! 
Let's ensure that each day 
is filled with a feeling of 
satisfaction and fulfillment !

Thursday, July 27th,2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"One may put it inside a mustard seed and the mustard seed will not be stretched nor will the mind be cramped thereby. One may put it in the vast heavens and the heavens will not be too broad for it nor the mind too narrow to fill them."

(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Are to Be Upheld.
WND, Vol. II, page 843)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, July 27th, 2017

Friday, July 28th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Suddenly, these words came to Toda: 'A lion seeks no companion.'
"The strange sense of loneliness that had troubled him had stemmed from his unconscious hunger for companionship. It was, perhaps, a manifestation of his weakness.
"But a lion seeks no companion. When it does, it forfeits its place as the king of beasts. Lions are never lonely. Companions come to them without being sought. Carrying out kosen-rufu is a lion's work. If one must be a lion, one should not seek out companions. If one were a true lion, companions would seek one out and follow one. What it all comes down to is whether one is a true lion—whether one is a true Bodhisattva of the Earth.
"'I must become a lion,' he thought. 'A lion, not some ordinary beast.'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9664, The Human Revolution (Second Edition)––Vol. 1: Chap. 5, "Standing Alone"—Part 3 [of 3], translation released 24th July, 2017

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KONO NATSU NI TORIKUMU
ARATANA CHOSEN O KIMEYO!
MOKUHYO O SADAMERU KOTO GA
YUKI TO HENKAKU NO IPPO NI!
DAIJUJITSU NO ICHINICHI ICHINICHI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KESHI NO NAKANI IRUREDOMO KESHI MO HIROKARAZU SHINPO MO CHIJIMARAZU KOKU NO NAKANI MITSUREDOMO KOKU MO HIROKARAZU SHINPO MO SEMAKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 563)

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

http://www.nichirenlibrary.org

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26.7.2017 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 27.7. Daily Encouragement

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To all of those who are 
in the Soka-han or Gajo-kai*,
keep trying to advance in your training 
and education!
Your days of being young is a time for you
to work on bettering yourselves 
and becoming stronger.
Through faith, practice and study 
in Buddhism,
constantly polish your inner self.

*YMD groups that help to guide and support members outside SGI community centres and keep the centres
secure and safe.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."

(On Prayer - WND, Vol. I, page 345)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
 Seikyo Shinbun, July 26th, 2017

Thursday, July 27th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Toda recited a passage from the Daishonin's 'On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice':

"'I entreat the people of this country: Do not look down upon my disciples! If you inquire into their past, you will find that they are great bodhisattvas who have given alms to Buddhas over a period of eight hundred thousand million kalpas, and who have carried out practices under Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Hiranyavati and Ganges rivers. And if we speak of the future, they will be endowed with the benefit of the fiftieth person [who rejoices on hearing the Lotus Sutra], surpassing that of one who gave alms to innumerable living beings for a period of eighty years [cf. LSOC18, 289–91]. They are like an infant emperor wrapped in swaddling clothes, or a great dragon who has just been born. Do not despise them! Do not look on them with contempt!' (WND-1, 788–89)

"By referring to this passage, Toda wished to awaken his listeners to just how noble is the life state of Gakkai members who uphold the Gohonzon and strive for kosen-rufu.
"'The Bodhisattvas of the Earth exist nowhere but here; we are, in fact, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Knowing this, I can declare here and now that I, Toda, will carry out kosen-rufu, even if I have to do it alone.'

SGI Newsletter No. 9664, The Human Revolution (Second Edition)––Vol. 1: Chap. 5, "Standing Alone"—Part 3 [of 3], translation released 24th July, 2017

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SOKA-HAN GAJO-KAI NO
DAIGAKUKOSEI YO GANBARE!
SEINEN JIDAI WA KITAE NO TOKI.
SHIN GYO GAKU NO JISSEN NO NAKA DE
MIZUKARA O MIGAKI YUKE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURU TOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1351)

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

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends and Daily Gosho July 25th + Daily Encouragement July 26th

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Reading nourlishes our minds.
Good books are precious friends throughout our lives.
Let's challenge ourselves to read 
great novels of all ages!
By stiving to cultivate ourselves 
and to deepen our insight,
let's spend this summer
doing our best to greatly improve ourselves!

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"... a person who upholds the Lotus Sutra is repaying the debts of gratitude owed to father and mother. " 
(" Four Virtues and Four Debts of Gratitude", WND-ll page 638)

Selection Source:  Suntetsu
Seikyo Shimbun :  July 24th, 2017

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Please always exercise common sense and put your health first. Don't stay up too late, and take care not to overeat or drink too much. 

​

"I hope that, as leaders of our movement, you'll taketime over the summer to deliberate on ways to improve and solidify your organizations and to ensure that your regular meetings are even more satisfying and inspiring. 

​

,"Always remember that chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the driving force for putting our lives on track and making our humanity shine. 

​

"Let's lead vibrant lives in rhythm with the Mystic Law. Let's advance along the path of kosen rufu—a path of unparalleled peace, happiness, and security! And when a crucial moment comes, let's bring forth the greatest courage and forge ahead with unwavering resolve so that we can powerfully triumph in life."


SGI Newsletter No.9662, Dedicating Our Lives to Kosen-rufu Is a Source of Eternal Honour, from SGI Newsletter No. 6527 with minor revisions, translation released 20th July, 2017.

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
DOKUSHO WA KOKORO NO JIYO
RYOSHO WA SHOGAI NO ZENYU DA.
KOKON NO MEICHO NI IDOMO!
JINKAKU TO KENSHIKI O FUKAME YUKU 
DAI-SEICHO NO NATSU O TOMONI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA CHICHI TO HAHA TONO ON O HOZURU NARI "
( " UENO DONO GOSHOSOKU ", Gosho Zenshu page 1528)

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

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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Monday, July 24, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th-30th July 2017 Words of the Week, 24th July Daily Gosho + 25th July Daily Encouragement

 

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A translation of "Word of the Week" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

July 24th-30th, 2017
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
What propels the movement of kosen-rufu
is the words that we speak and write.
Let's have some really sincere conversations 
with friends
Starting off with chanting daimoku 
for their happiness.
Let's drop them a line with honest caring words.
By refreshing our minds,
let's spend a great summer 
creating and cultivating friendships 
with many others!

Monday, July 24th, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff. I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart."

(Reply to Kyō'ō 
- WND, Vol. I, page 412)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin", 
Seikyo Shinbun, July 24th, 2017

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Efforts to share the Daishonin's Buddhism with others are also an opportunity for growth. Doing so is challenging, but this means that we can polish our character and grow, and can come to shine as truly capable champions of Kosen -rufu."

SGI Newsletter No. 9662, Dedicating Our Lives to Kosen-rufu Is a Source of Eternal Honour, from SGI Newsletter No. 6527 with minor revisions, translation released 20th July, 2017.

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KOSEN-RUFU NO SUISHINRYOKU WA
"KOE" TO "MOJI" NARI.
INORI O KOMETE TAIWA O!
MAGOKORO O KOMETE IPPITSU O!
NATSU NO YUKO O SAWAYAKA NI.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGENARU HITO KOSO MOCHIIRU KOTONARE ONI NI KANABO TARUBESHI NICHIREN GA TAMASHII O SUMI NI SOMENAGASHITE KAKITE SOROZO SHINJISASE TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1124)

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Sunday, July 23, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 23rd July 2017 To My Friends and Daily Gosho plus 24th July Daily Encouragement

 

* Just to forewarn you we are moving about in the next few days from Japan to the UK so there might be a slight delay, longer than possibly normal! 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Sunday, July 23rd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Beware of sudden heavy rainfall 
and lightening.
At the same time, 
let's strengthen our guard against 
tornadoes and landslides.
By wisely collecting accurate information 
from reliable sources,
let's make sure that our safety 
is the top priority before anything else!

Sunday, July 23rd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"

(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo 
- WND, Vol. II, page 811)
Selection source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Shinbun, July 23rd, 2017

Monday, July 24th, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda also said: 'A person's 'greatness' is not determined by their position or title. It is determined by whether or not they possess true ability.' A person's social status or prestige has nothing to do with their qualifications as a Soka Gakkai leader. The basic criteria are faith and the person's human qualities and abilities. In other words, we have to discern whether they are serious, diligent, and persevering.

"Mr. Toda used to say: 'Favourable circumstances do not necessarily produce excellence. It is amid adversity and hardship that people of greatness and true ability are born.' Unremarkable lives produce unremarkable people."

SGI Newsletter No. 9662, Dedicating Our Lives to Kosen-rufu Is a Source of Eternal Honour, from SGI Newsletter No. 6527 with minor revisions, translation released 20th July, 2017.

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
GO-U, RAKURAI NI CHUI!
TATSUMAKI YA DOSHA SAIGAI NIMO
GENJUNA KEIKAI O!
KENMEI NI JOHO O SHUSHU SHI
DANJITE MUJIKO DAIICHI DE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOBE O FUREBA KAMI YURUGU KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU OKAZE FUKEBA SOMOKU SHIZUKA NARAZU DAICHI UGOKEBA TAIKAI SAWAGASHI KYOSHU SHAKUSON O UGOKASHI TATEMATSUREBA YURUGANU SOMOKU YA ARUBEKI SAWAGANU MIZU YA ARUBEKI"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1187)

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Saturday, July 22, 2017

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho July 22nd + Daily Enc. July 23rd

 

A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's make every possible effort 
to listen carefully and attentively 
to what our children have to talk about 
during their summer vacations.
All of these precious memories 
that we make together with them
becomes the foundation 
for a harmonious joyful family 
and the basis for eternal happiness.

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is the heart that is important."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra 
- WND, Vol. I, page 1000)
Selection source: 
The New Human Revolution, 
Seikyo Shinbun, July 22nd, 2017

Sunday, July 23rd, 2017
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda also said: 'Kosen-rufu is a struggle of ideas, a struggle of words. It is an undertaking, a great movement, that requires that we write and speak exhaustively, giving our all to getting our message across.'

"Write and speak out tirelessly, do not remain silent, strongly state what needs to be said—that is the way kosen-rufu will spread, Mr. Toda declared.

"…We need to vigorously and stringently refute spurious accusations and clarify the truth. The important thing is not to remain silent, but to set the record straight. Our vibrant, dynamic voices are our ammunition in the struggle for kosen-rufu. They are the "cannons of truth" that bring down the walls of prejudice and misunderstanding.

"I hope you will widely reach out to others and talk to them about our movement and about your beliefs and convictions. The momentum of kosen-rufu soars when our lives genuinely brim with the spirit of 'I love sharing this wonderful philosophy with others!'"

SGI Newsletter No. 9662, Dedicating Our Lives to Kosen-rufu Is a Source of Eternal Honour, from SGI Newsletter No. 6527 with minor revisions. Translation released 20th July, 2017

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KODOMO NO HANASHI NI JIKKURI
MIMI O KATAMUKERU NATSUYASUMI NI.
OYAKO NO TAKARA NO OMOIDE GA
WARAKU NO KATEI O KIZUKU.
BANDAI NO SACHI NO DODAI TO NARU.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOKORO KOSO TAISETSU NARE"
(Gosho Zenshu - Page 1192)

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

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