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Thursday, January 10, 2019

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 10th January 2019 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 11th January Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, January 10th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Morning greetings contain the power

to open up the door to people's hearts.
Let's try to greet one another with a smile!
In our neighbourhood and workplace,

let's be that warm ray of sunshine that
shines on one and all!

Thursday, January 10th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" Therefore, the best way to attain Buddhahood is to encounter a good friend. How far can our own wisdom take us? If we have even enough wisdom to distinguish hot from cold, we should seek out a good friend."

(Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain

- WND, Vol. 1, page 598)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"

Seikyo Shinbun, January 10th, 2019

Friday, January 11th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Faith in the Daishonin's Buddhism begins from awakening to the fact that the great life state of the Buddha exists within each of us.

"As such, Nichiren Buddhism is not a 'dependent faith,' in which our prayers are an appeal to some external power for help. It is a struggle to believe in our own potential and manifest our inherent Buddhahood. This is why the Daishonin states: 'Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month' (WND-1,997)."

The Buddhism of the Sun — Illuminating the World, (34) To My Dear Friends of the Youth Division — Part 2. (of 5), Invincible Spirit—Believe in Your Own Potential, February 2018 Daibyakurenge, translation released October 2018.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
ASA NO AISATSU NIWA
KOKOTO NO TOBIRA O HIRAKU CHIKARA GA ARU.
MIZUKARA EGAO DE KOEKAKE O!
WAGA CHIIKI WAGA SHOKUBA DE
MINA O TERAZU TAIYO NI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SAREBA HOTOKE NI NARU MICHIWA ZENCHISHIKI NIWA SUGIZU WAGA CHIE NANIINIKA SEN TADA ATSUKI TSUMETAKI BAKARI NO CHIE DANIMO SORO NARABA ZENCHISHIKI TAISECHI NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1468)

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