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Sunday, September 8, 2019

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] Words of the Week Sep. 8th-15th, 2019, Daily Gosho Sep. 8th & Daily Encouragement Sep. 9th

 

* There is a Japanese national press holiday tomorrow to give all those involved in the industry from reporters to deliverers a rest. Therefore "Words of the Week" appears today...

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

September 8th-15th, 2019
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
That friend and this friend also 
are the treasure towers 
themselves.*
Let's go to the very forefront of activities 
and offer the type of warm encouragement 
that really resonates in people's hearts.
By sharing both the good
and the bad times with one another,
let's advance one step together!

*Gosho: "Abutsu-bō is therefore the treasure tower itself, and the treasure tower is Abutsu-bō himself." - WND-I, page 299

Sunday, September 8th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But now you must build your reputation on the Lotus Sutra and give yourself up to it."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 385)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, Sep. 8th, 2019

Monday, September 9th,
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Buddhist humanism means always standing on the side of the people. This is the true path of Nichiren Buddhism.

"Working for the happiness of others and sincerely valuing the person right in front of us require having limitless faith in the highest positive potential inherent within each individual. That faith and conviction are the driving force for building a network of hope and opening the way to a brighter future."

The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Towards the Future—part 2 [of 2], 4. Standing Always on the Side of the People, From the study lecture series "Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teaching for Victory, published in March 2015, issued in the December 2017 Daibyaku Renge, translation released June, 2019.

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

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
ANO TOMO MO KONO TOMO MO
"SANAGARA HOTO" NARI.
SAIZENSEN NI ASHI O HAKOBI
KOKORO NI HIBIKU HAGEMASHI O!
KURAKU O TOMONI IPPO ZENSHIN.

--- KYO NO GOSHO --- 
"TOMOKAKUMO HOKEKYO NI NA O TATE MI O MAKASE TAMOBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1360)

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