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Monday, October 7, 2019

[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 7th-13th Oct. 2019 Words of the Week, 7th Oct. Daily Gosho + 8th Oct. Daily Encouragement

 

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

October 7th-13th, 2019
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
All positions in the SGI 
are positions of noble responsibility
for kosen-rufu.
The Daishonin encourages us,
"You must build your reputation
on the Lotus Sutra 
and give yourself up to it."*
Let's create a fresh new wind 
of encouragement and expansion!

* WND-1, page 385

Monday, October 7th, 2019
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 997)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Newspaper, Oct. 7th, 2019

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We have indeed entered an age when people are taking note of and holding high hopes for our movement of human revolution, which is now spreading throughout the world.

"Let us seize this opportunity and continue to engage energetically in dialogue with one person after another, moving step by step towards realising world peace and changing the destiny of all people as we each forge happy lives."

The Buddhism of the Sun- Illuminating the World, [43] For Our wonderful New members—Part 4 [of 5], November 2018 issue of the Daibyaku Renge, translation released July 2019 

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

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
GAKKAI NO YAKUSHOKU WA
TOTOI KOFU NO SEKININSHOKU NARI.
"HOKEKYO NI NA O TATE
MI O MAKASE TAMOBESHI"
HAGEMASHI TO KAKUDAI NO SHINPU O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"ONO ONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORIIDASHITE IKANI HITO ODOSUTOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE
(Gosho Zenshu page 1190)

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