This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: [SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th - 25th November 2018 Words of the Week, Nov. 19th Daily Gosho + Nov. 20th Daily Encouragement

Monday, November 19, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 19th - 25th November 2018 Words of the Week, Nov. 19th Daily Gosho + Nov. 20th Daily Encouragement

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

November 19th-25th , 2018
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Buddhism expounds

the principle of true cause.*
The Daishonin encourages us,
"You must summon up

the great power of faith more than ever."**
"You should therefore strive in faith

more than ever to receive the
blessings of the Lotus Sutra."***

With the momentum like that of the

rising sun, let's rouse strong faith

so we can be victorious

in both our personal lives

and our activities for kosen-rufu..

*true cause - https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/T/263
** WND-I, page 1000
*** WND-I, page 33

Monday, November 19th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"My wish is that all my disciples make a great vow."

(The Dragon Gate

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1003)
Selection Source:

Soka Gakkai WD leader's encouragement,
Seikyo Shinbun, Nov. 19th, 2018

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"If we look at the natural flow of the seasons, winter never returns to autumn, and even the longest and coldest winter eventually gives way to the warmth of spring. Similarly, if we endure wintry opposition to our Buddhist practice and continue to strive our hardest, rousing strong faith, we will definitely succeed in bringing flowers of victory to bloom in brilliant profusion. This is absolutely assured.

"That's why it's important to persevere in faith to the very end. If we stop midcourse or succumb to doubts and quit practising, all our efforts will be in vain. The key is to keep pressing forwards steadily, ceaselessly and cheerfully, confident of the arrival of a joyous spring."

The Buddhism of the Sun-illuminating the World, [32] A Religion of Human Revolution—Part 12, A Religion of Hope for Overcoming Adversity, December 2017 edition of Daibyaku-renge, translation released August 2018

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

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
BUPPO WA "HON-IN-MYO" DA.
"IYOIYO GOJONI"
"IYOIYO HAGEMASHITE"
KOFU TO JINSEI NO SHORI E.
NOBORIYUKU TAIYO NO GOTOKU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"NEGAWAKUWA WAGA DESHIRA DAIGAN O OKOSE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1561)

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