This Week and This Month's Event Calendars: [SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd-9th December, 2018 Words of the Week, 3rd Dec. Daily Gosho + 4th Dec. Daily Encouragement

Monday, December 3, 2018

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 3rd-9th December, 2018 Words of the Week, 3rd Dec. Daily Gosho + 4th Dec. Daily Encouragement

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

December 3rd-9th, 2018
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Future Division's Victory Month

has begun!
The Daishonin asserts,
"A cub sired by a lion king will become

a lion king."*

Each and every one of these young people

are priceless treasures of us all.
Let's sincerely chant daimoku

for their growth and offer them

the warmest of encouragement we can

so that they can unleash

their youthful energy and boundless potential!

*Gosho: WND-I, Letter to the Sage Nichimyo page 323

* Future Division members - young people aged between around 5 and 18

Monday, December 3rd, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."

(The Opening of the Eyes

- WND, Vol. 1, page 280)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin",

Seikyo Shinbun, December 3rd, 2018

Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'Great Evil and Great Good,' Nichiren Daishonin writes:

"'What could any of you have to lament? Even if you are not the Venerable Mahakashyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shariputra, you should leap up and dance. When Bodhisattva Superior Practices emerged from the earth, did he not emerge dancing?' (WND – 1, 1119)

"In our Soka Gakkai discussion meetings, which embody the same spirit as the Daishonin, we find an irrepressible optimism that cannot fail to dispel even grief and sorrow caused by great disasters or tragedies. Discussion meetings provide a venue where everyone can come together to return to their original vow from time without beginning and set off joyfully once again to fulfil their mission. This is proof that the Soka Gakkai is actually carrying on the essence of Nichiren Buddhism."

Sending Forth the Light of Human Revolution from Our Discussion Meetings, from the September editorial 2018 of Daibyakurenge, translation released October 2018

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

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
SA MIRAIBU NO SHORI GEKKAN!
"SHISHI-O NO KO WA SHISHI-O"
MINA KAKEGAE NO NAI TAKARA DA.
WAKAKI MUGEN NO CHIKARA O TOKI HANATSU
MAGOKORO NO INORI TO HAGEMASHI O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTETAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GOTO SEN"
(Gosho Zenshu page 232)

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