A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shinbun based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, and more.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin assures us,
"You will grow younger,
and your good fortune
will accumulate."*
Our good fortune and benefit
accumulated through single-mindedly
devoting ourselves to achieving kosen-rufu
is immeasurable indeed!
Let's live out our lives
with an eternally youthful spirit!
(*)"The Unity of Husband and Wife," WND p. 464
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"When your mind begins to work, your body moves."
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo -
- WND, Vol. 2, page 811)
Selection Source: "Suntetsu,"
Seikyo Shinbun, December 6th, 2018
Friday, December 7th, 2018
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin wrote to a disciple named Soya Kyoshin, A forerunner of today's men's division members: 'Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying goes, "Good advice grates on the ear." But still I am not discouraged' (WND – 1, 748).
"Lecturing on this passage, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda asserted: 'This is it! But still I am not discouraged. This is the spirit of the Soka Gakkai.'"
37th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, Sep. 2nd, 2018 issue of the Seikyo Shinbun, translation released Oct. 2018
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"TOSHI WA WAKONARI
FUKU WA KASANARI SOROBESHI"
KOFU HITOSUJINI AYUMINUKARERU
MINASAMA NO FUKUTOKU WA MURYO!
DOKA SHOGAI SEISHUN NO MICHI O!
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KOKORO HATARAKEBA MI UGOKU"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1187)
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