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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Sep. 22nd, 2020 + Daily Encouragement Sep. 23rd

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

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Each and everyone one of us 
has a unique mission 
that only we can accomplish.
By acknowledging and respecting that 
we are all different from one another,
we can take one very important step 
towards the unity of 
"many in body, one in mind."

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, at the beginning of the Latter Day of the Law, I, Nichiren, am the first to embark on propagating, throughout Jambudvipa … My disciples, form your ranks and follow me, and surpass even Mahakashyapa or Ananda, T'ien-t'ai or Dengyo!"

("The Actions of the 
Votary of the Lotus Sutra", WND-l page 765) 
Selection source:  
SGI President Ikeda's Essay
Seikyo Newspaper:  Sep.22nd, 2020

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'I vowed to summon up a powerful and unconquerable desire for the salvation of all beings and never to falter in my efforts.

"'It is already over 20 years since I began proclaiming my doctrines. Day after day, month after month, year after year I have been subjected to repeated persecutions. Minor persecutions and annoyances are too numerous even to be counted, but the major persecutions number four.'

- From "The Opening of the Eyes" (WND – 1, 240).

"The Daimoku of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which Nichiren Daishonin chanted for the first time, is the great beneficial medicine that enables all living beings to attain Buddhahood. After proclaiming his teaching (on April 28th, 1253), the Daishonin endured a series of life-threatening persecutions to open the great path to enlightenment into the eternal future of the Latter Day of the Law.

"Committed to fulfilling our vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, we can reveal the same invincible life state as the Daishonin to overcome all challenges and difficulties.

"Powerfully chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which draws forth the Buddha nature in all people, let's continue making unremitting efforts to realise the Daishonin's ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land,' together with our fellow members throughout the world."

Engraving the Daishonin's Writings in Our Hearts [37], Fulfilling Our Vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, translated from the April 23rd, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released August 2020

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MINA SOREZORE NI
HATASUBEKI SHIMEI GA ARU.
TAGAI NO CHIGAI O MITOME
SONKEI SHIAU KOTO GA
ITAIDŌSHIN NO DAI IPPO DA.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
" MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO GOJI · MAPPŌ NO HAJIME NI ICHIENBUDAI NI HIROMARASE TAMŌBEKI ZUISŌ NI NICHIREN SAKIGAKE SHITARI, WATŌDOMO NIJIN SANJIN TSUZUKITE KASHŌ · ANAN NIMO SUGURE TENDAI · DENGYŌ NIMO KOEYOKASHI"
("SHUJU ONFURUMAI GOSHO",Gosho zenshu pages 910 – 911)

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