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Thursday, February 7, 2019

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 7th Feb. 2019 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 8th Feb. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, February 7th, 2019
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This is the Buddhism that enables
our personalities to really shine.
"This is how I'm going to
make the best of my lifetime!"
people who make such a decision
are strong.
Limitless hope and power gushes
forth from within us!

Thursday, February 7th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon
- WND, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection Source:
"Kyo no Hosshin",
Seikyo Shinbun, Feb.. 7th, 2019

Friday, February 8th, 2019

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"Soka Gakkai members lives are characterised by such efforts to repay our debts of gratitude and to act with an open spirit that creates good relations among people. The Buddhist teaching of repaying debts of gratitude is a principle of action for restoring humanity to a society where many feel alienated and alone."

The Buddhism of the Sun - Illuminating the World, [36] To My Dear Friends of the Youth Division - Part 4 [of 5], Humanism - Action Based on Gratitude is the Essence of Nichiren Buddhism, The Principle of Action for Restoring Humanity, April 2018 Daibyaku-renge, translation released January 2019

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

KOSEI O KAGAYAKASERU BUPPO DA.
"KAGIRI ARU INOCHI O
WATASHI WA KO TSUKAU!" TO
KIMETA HITO WA TSUYOI.
MUGEN NO KIBO TO CHIKARA GA WAKU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HO WA HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1244)

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