[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 30th Oct. 2020 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 31st Oct. 🎃 Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, October 30th, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Those who silently exert themselves 

in the shadows
are magnificent kings and queens 

of humanity.
Whether or not others are watching,
for the sake of our fellow members
and for the sake of kosen-rufu,
let's each live up to our vow!

Friday, October 30th, 2020
--- 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.

(Letter from Sado - WND-1, page 832)
Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin
Seikyo Newspaper - Friday, October 30th, 2020

Saturday, October 31st, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'Illness gives rise to the resolve to attain the way' (WND–1, 937). 'The resolve to attain the way' is the spirit to seek the Buddha way, to enter the path to attaining Buddhahood.

"By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and confronting illness with the determination not to be defeated by it, we can expand our inner life state of Buddhahood and lead deeper, stronger and nobler lives. We can then experience the benefit of seeing sickness, ageing and death for what they are and facing them without fear.

"Discussing the fact that the Buddha also had some ills and worries, Mr. Toda said that if the Buddha didn't experience illness himself, he wouldn't be relatable to those who were suffering from illness and therefore could not lead them to enlightenment.* In this way, he asserted that illness, too, has profound meaning in our lives."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [53] Towards a Century of Health: The Wisdom for Leading a Long Life of Good Fortune and Benefit—Part 1 [of 4]. The Noble Spirit to Seek the Buddha Way, from the September 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study magazine, translation released August 2020   

*Cf. Translated from Japanese. Jose Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol. 2 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1982), p.335.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAGE DE MOKUMOKU TO GAMBARU HITO GA
IDAI NA NINGEN OUJA DA.
DARE GA MITEINAKUTOMO
KOUFU NO TAME DOUSHI NO TAME
MIZUKARA NO CHIKAI NI IKIYOU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSO NI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE, TADA WARERA SHUJOU NO HOKEKYOU O TAMOCHITE NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOUCHUU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1244)

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