This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: September 2018

Sunday, September 30, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 30th 2018 + Daily Encouragement Oct. 1st

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

Sunday, September 30th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In our very beloved local community,
let's raise as many capable successors

of kosen-rufu as we can!

"Come fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth,"

continually chanting daimoku

with such profound a prayer for them to appear,
let's consistently look after each person,

one by one!

Sunday, September 30th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?"

(Happiness in This World -
WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"

Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 30th, 2018

Monday, October 1st 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In June this year, the Argentine human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel and I issued an appeal titled 'To the Youth of the World: An Appeal for Resilience and Hope.' It articulates our conviction that no matter what trials and difficulties humankind faces, there is hope as long as there is a network of youth prepared to courageously tackle them.

"'Resilience' refers to powerful solidarity and social strength that enables people to overcome adversity together by aiding, supporting and encouraging one another. We help spread and expand this solidarity through our dialogues for peace.

The Eternal Citadel of Soka, A Golden Record of Human Revolution Based on the Vow for Kosen-rufu, from 22nd Aug. 2018 issue of Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
WAGA AISURU CHIIKI NI
KOKEI NO JINRETSU O KIZUKO!
"JIYU NO DOSHI YO IDEYO"
TONO FUKAKI INORI O KASANE
TESSHITE HITORI O TAISETSUNI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KUTO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOIAWASETE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)

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[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 29th Sep. 2018 💨To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 30th Sep. Daily Encouragement

* Apologies for the delay BUT due to a major typhoon there was a power outage where some of our team are living in Okinawa. Tokyo is just beginning to get the winds so there may be a delay with Sunday's edition. Until then we battle on….!

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

Saturday, September 29th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us to
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra
before any other."*
By overcoming any tendency
we might have to give up,
and creating an opportunity for victory
out of adversity
is the true joy of
practising Nichiren Buddhism!

*Gosho - WND-1, page 1001

Saturday, September 29th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even if one should fall into hell, because one has heard the Lotus Sutra, which leads to Buddhahood, with this as the seed, one will invariably become a Buddha."

(How Those Initially Aspiring tothe Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra
- WND, Vol. 1, page 882)
Selection Source:
SGI President Ikeda's guidance,
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 29th, 2018

Sunday, September 30th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"How can we alleviate sufferings, surmount the division and discord in this world we live in, and enables society to become happier and more secure? The answer is by addressing the difficult problems in front of us, sharing our vow with like-minded friends, persisting in dialogue and building a network of positive action.

"This is how we begin to actualise the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.'"

The Eternal Citadel of Soka, A Golden Record of Human Revolution Based on the Vow for Kosen-rufu, from 22nd Aug. 2018 issue of Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NANINO HEIHO YORI
HOKEKYO NO HEIHO" DA.
AKIRAME NO KOKORO O UCHIYABURI
GYAKKYO KARA SHOKI O UMUNOGA
NICHIREN BUPPO NO DAIGOMI DA!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"JIGOKU NIWA OTSURUTOMO HOTOKE NI NARU HOKEKYO O MIMI NI FURENUREBA KORE O TANE TOSHITE KANARAZU HOTOKE NI NARUNARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 552)

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Friday, September 28, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 28th Sep. 2018 To My Friends & Daily Gosho. + 29th Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, September 28th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Carry through with your faith
in the Lotus Sutra."*
Whatever we might have to face,
let's always make daimoku
our foundation
and chant with the strong determination
that "I shall win, no matter what!"
With such unshakable conviction,
our lives are certain to open up!

* "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment", WND-l page 319

Friday, September 28th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The Buddha's preaching of the Law is called the lion's roar, and the Lotus Sutra is the foremost roar of the lion."

("The Pure and Far-Reaching Voice",
WND-l page 332)
Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shinbun: Sep. 26th, 2018

Saturday, September 29th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Soka Gakkai has inherited the Daishonin's vow to realise kosen-rufu and has advanced in the spirit described in the passage: 'The greater the hardships befalling him [the votary of the Lotus Sutra], the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith' (WND – 1, 33).

"This year marks 75 years since our founding president Tsunesaburo Makiguchii and his disciple Josei Toda were arrested and imprisoned for their Buddhist beliefs during World War II (in July 1943).

"Mr. Makiguchi remained true to his vow and died in prison, a sublime example of selfless dedication to propagating the Law. While incarcerated, Mr. Toda awakened to his vow from time without beginning and, after his release, stood up as an indomitable champion of faith in the ruins of postwar Japan. He called forth Bodhisattvas of the Earth 'two, three and a hundred' (WND – 1, 385)—in ever-increasing numbers.

"In addition, Mr. Toda developed the idea of human revolution from the Lotus Sutra's teaching that all people can attain enlightenment, and in the final year of his life, made 'faith for overcoming obstacles' one of the Soka Gakkai's eternal guidelines.

"This was his powerful declaration that Soka mentors and disciples can overcome any and every form of adversity they face in life and society, changing poison into medicine and resolutely fulfilling their vow for kosen-rufu."

The Eternal Citadel of Soka, A Golden Record of Human Revolution Based on the Vow for Kosen-rufu, from 22nd Aug. 2018 issue of Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"HOKEKYO NO SHINJIN O
TOSHI TAMAE" *GOSEIKUN.
DOKOMADEMO DAIMOKU KONPON NI
"KANARAZU KATSU" TO INORO!
SONO ICHINEN GA JINSEI O HIRAKU!

* Gosho Zenshu, page 1117

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOTOKE NO SEPPO OBA SHISHIKU TO MOSU NAISHI HOKEKYO WA SHISHIKU NO DAIICHI NARI."
("SHIJO KINGO DONO GOHENJI", Gosho Zenshu page 1122)

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th Sep. 2018 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 28th Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, September 27th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The time in the seasons has come
when there are often
drastic fluctuations in the temperature.
Let's be smart about our health
and be sure to watch our diet
and get plenty of sleep!
By putting our health first,
let's advance each day
towards fulfilling
our precious missions in life!

Thursday, September 27th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage
- WND, Vol. 1, page 997)
Selection Source:
SGI President Ikeda's message,
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 26th, 2018

Friday, September 28th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhism also describes another four kinds of suffering—the suffering of having to part from those one loves, the suffering of having to meet with those one hates, the suffering of being unable to obtain what one desires and the suffering arising from the five components* that constitute one's body and mind. These are grouped together with the four fundamental sufferings to make the 'eight sufferings.'

"From time immemorial, humanity has sought to resolve these sufferings. Only a religion teaching the fundamental law of life can respond to them. Now is the time to share the means for their resolution with all humankind.

"To make the 21st-century a century of hope for humanity, we need to return to the basics—to what it means to be a human being--and from there build a sound foundation for human happiness. This is how to address the questions of life and death and make the 21st-century a century of life, something I have advocated for many years."

The Wisdom for Creating happiness and Peace,Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace 28.4 The Century of Life, from 7th October 2017 issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

* Five components: also, five components of life. They consist of form, perception, conception, volition and consciousness. Buddhism holds that these constituent elements unite temporarily to form an individual living being. Together they also constitute one of the three realms of existence, the other two being the realm of living beings and the realm of the environment.

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANDANSA GA OKII JIKI.
SHOKUJI YA SUIMIN NADO
SOMEINI TAICHO KANRI O!
TOTOKI SHIMEI NO HIBI O
KENKO DAIICHI DE SUSUMO!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHISHIO WA HYAKUJU NI OJIZU SHISHI NO KO MATA KAKUNO GOTOSHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1190)

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 26th Sep. 2018 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 27th Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those who aren't defeated by their weaknesses
grasp the crown of glory at the end of the day.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Strengthen your resolve more than ever."*
Now is the time,

let's stand up by using our faith and practice!

*Gosho - Supremacy of the Law, WND-1, page 615

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."

(The Essential Passage in Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters of the Lotus Sutra, Emerging from the Earth chapter
- OTT, page 214)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep. 26th, 2018

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"The motivation for scientific or economic progress must always be to benefit humanity, to enhance life.

"Knowing ourselves and understanding others ultimately comes down to understanding the human condition, life itself and human dignity.

"And in our quest to understand the human condition, we cannot overlook what Buddhism calls the 'four sufferings.'These are the sufferings of birth, ageing, sickness and death. Without confronting these fundamental sufferings, any effort to pursue happiness is as ephemeral as a castle built on sand or a rootless plant floating on the water."

The Wisdom for Creating happiness and Peace,Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace 28.4 The Century of Life, from 7th October 2017 issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

JIBUN NI MAKENAI HITO GA
SAIGONI EIKAN O TSUKAMU.
"IYOIYO GOJONO
ONKOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI"
IMAKOSO SHINJIN DE TATO!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

"ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSANO SANJIN NENNENNI OKORUNARI IWAYURU NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 790)

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Sep. 25th 2018 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Sep. 26th Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Whatever we might presently be facing,
let's try to have a positive attitude
and tackle it as vigorously as we can!
It's the place where we are right now
that is the training ground
of our human revolution
where we can forge and develop ourselves

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"To illustrate the extreme rarity of encountering this sutra, the Buddha likened it to the difficulty of a one-eyed turtle encountering a floating sandalwood log with a hollow in it."
("The One-eyed Turtle and the Floating Log", WND-l page 957)

Selection Source: Suntetsu
Seikyo Shinbun : Sep. 23rd, 2018

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Politics, economics, culture, education—all can be likened to the cherry and maple trees, the lilies and roses whose forms rise from the fertile earth to enrich people's hearts. The question, then, is whether the earth from which they grow has been properly cultivated. Is it healthy? Does it possess a rich life force? If not, the beautiful flowering plants and trees will not take root and grow in it.

"That earth is the people, the life of the people. A religion that gives direction to people's lives can also be likened to the earth. When the earth is healthy and sound, flowers bloom in rich profusion. The significance of our SGI movement lies in enabling the blossoming of human potential and the flourishing of peace, culture and education based on Buddhism.

"Only when we have as our foundation a religion that is able to answer the fundamental questions of human existence--What is life? What does it mean to be human? How should I live my life?—Will we realise a brilliant flowering in our daily lives, as well as in culture, politics and economics."

The Wisdom for Creating happiness and Peace,Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace 28.4 The Century of Life, from 7th October 2017 issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released September 2018

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
NANIGOTO MO IKIKITO
MAEMUKI NI TORIKUMO!
IMA IRU BASHO KOSO
MIZUKARA O SEICHO SASERU
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO DOJO DA!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HOTOKE NO TATOE O TOKASE TAMOUNI, ICHIGEN NO KAME NO UKIGI NO ANA NI ATAI GATAKI NI TATOE TAMOU NARI"
("MATSUNO DONO GOKE-AMA GOZEN GOSHO", Bosho Zenshu page 1391)

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Monday, September 24, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 24th-30th Sep. 2018 Words of the Week, 24th Sep. Daily Gosho + 25th Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

September 24th-30th, 2018
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Exert yourself in the two ways
of practice and study."*
This is the Buddhism of the sun
that people around the world
are eagerly studying.
Let's enthusiastically challenge ourselves
to always have a seeking spirit!

*Gosho- WND-I, page 386

Monday, September 24th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The fact that her prayers have gone unanswered is like a strong bow with a weak bowstring, or a fine sword in the hands of a coward.."

(The Royal Palace - WND, Vol. 1, page 489)
Selection Source:
SGI-Korea member's experience,
Seikyo Shinbun, Sep.. 24th, 2018

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No life is completely free from problems and difficulties.. What matters is that we bring forth boundless courage, wisdom and life force so that we may calmly surmount every challenge and hardship that arises.. That is the purpose of our faith. We study Buddhism in order to learn the fundamental path for living with true humanity and to make our own character shine its brightest."

The Eternal Citadel of Soka, Pursuing the Great Way of Practice and Study, from 10th June 2018 issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released Aug. 2018

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"GYOGAKU NO NIDO O
HAGEMI SOROBESHI"
SEKAIJU DE MANABARERU
TAIYO NO DAIBUPPO DA.
KYUDO NO CHOSEN NI ISAMITATE!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ON-INORI NO KANAI SORAWAZARANWA YUMI NO TSUYOKU SHITE TSURU YOWAKU TACHI TSURUGI NITE TSUKAU HITO NO OKUBYO NARU YONITE SOROBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1138)

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