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Saturday, November 28, 2020

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 28/11/2020 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 29/11 Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, November 28th, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Helping others to develop their connection 
 with this Buddhism as much as we can
  is the surest way to both our own happiness 
   and theirs.
By bringing forth abundant wisdom from within,
 let's cheerfully continue to challenge ourselves 
  and add yet more pages to our journal
   of fostering and nurturing friendships!

Saturday, November 28th, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even if one were to point at the earth and miss it, even if the sun and moon should fall to the ground, even if an age should come when the tides cease to ebb and flow, or even if flowers should not turn to fruit in summer, it could never happen that a woman who chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would fail to be reunited with her beloved child."

(The Gift of Clear Sake 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1092)
Selection Source: 
Soka Gakkai member's experience, 
Seikyo Newspaper, Nov. 28th, 2020

Sunday, November 29th, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82), who hailed from Boston, urged people, 'Trust thyself,'* and declared, 'It is certain that there is a great deal of good in us that does not know itself.'

"We must bring forth great strength from within. Each day of our life is a courageous challenge, an adventure and an opportunity for self-development. The wings to carry us on this journey are forged by learning through our interactions with others and making efforts to contribute to society."

Unforgettable Journeys, Boston—The Power of Positivity and Optimism, July 17th, 2020 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released Oct. 2020

* Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self-Reliance," essays and lectures (New York: Library of America, 1983), p.260.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
BUTSUEN O HIROGERU KOTOGA
JITA TOMONO KOFUKU NO JIKIDO DA.
CHIE O WAKI TATASE
JISHIN NO "KOYUROKU" O
HOGARAKANI TSUZURI YUKO!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURUTOMO NICHIGETSU WA CHI NI OCHI TAMOTOMO SHIO WA MICHIHINU YO WA ARITOMO HANA WA NATSU NI NARAZUTOMO NAN MYOHO RENGE KYO TO MOSU NYONIN NO OMOU KO NI AWAZU TO IU KOTO NASHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1576)

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