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Monday, May 27, 2019

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 27th May - June 2nd 2019 Words of the Week, 27th May Daily Gosho & 28th May Daily Encouragement

 

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

May 27th-June 2nd, 2019
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Another name for Buddha 
is "Great Bridge".*
Let's proudly strive together 
to build a bridge of
great hope and glorious peace 
in society and all over the world!

*Gosho: "One should know that the World-Honoured One of Great Enlightenment is a great leader for all living beings, a great eye for them, a great bridge, a great helmsman, a great field of good fortune." 
- WND-I, page 223

Monday, May 27th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You should realise that this is because, although I am alone, I have firm faith."

(The Supremacy of the Law 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 615)
Selection Source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, 
Seikyo Shinbun, May 27th, 2019

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nothing is nobler or more beautiful than fellow members striving together and encouraging one another, sharing their struggles and victories, mirroring the Daishonin's call to 'share as one a friends joys and sorrows' (WND – two, 964)."

Constructing the New Era, Nothing is Nobler Than Our bonds as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, from March 5th, 2019 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released May 2019 

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

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
HOTOKE NO IMYO WA "DAIKYORYO".
WARERA WA SHAKAI E SEKAI E
TAKAKI "KIBO NO HASHI" O!
HIKARU "HEIWA NO HASHI" O!
MUNE O HATTE KENSETSU DA.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"HITORI NAREDOMO KOKORO NO TSUYOKI YUE NARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1220)

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