[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 16/12/2020 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 17/12 Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's show our deep appreciation 

to those around us 

whom we are indebted to.

Connections with others 

become the foundation of happiness.
Whether it be one short note 

or even a word we speak,
may it come from the bottom of our hearts.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There are obstacles at mountains and rivers. Even if you have a firm resolve, it may be difficult to act upon. But judging from the resolve you are displaying now, I see that yours is hardly ordinary."

(Daimoku as the Seed of Buddhahood 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 805)
Selection Source: 

Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 16th, 2020

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we take as our own the Buddha's great vow to enable all living beings to attain enlightenment, the wisdom and power of the life state of Buddhahood wells forth within us.

"The Bodhisattvas of the Earth, in particular, make a resolute and unperturbed vow, even after hearing the Buddha describe the six difficult and nine easy acts* and the three powerful enemies,** illustrations of how incredibly difficult it is to propagate the correct teaching in the Latter Day of the Law."

Our Brilliant Human Revolution, Together on the Eternal Journey of Mentor and Disciple, from 22nd September, 2020 edition of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released December 2020.

* Six difficult and nine easy acts: comparisons expanded in the "Emergence of the Treasure Tower" (11th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra to teach people how difficult it would be to embrace and propagate the sutra in the Latter Day of the Law. The six difficult acts are to propagate the Lotus Sutra widely, to copy it or cause someone else to copy it, to recite it  even for a short while, to teach it even to one person, to hear of and accept the Lotus Sutra and inquire about its meaning and to maintain faith in it. The nine easy acts include such feats as teaching innumerable sutras other than the Lotus Sutra, walking across a burning prairie carrying a bundle of hay on one's back without being burned and kicking a major world system into a different quarter.

** The three powerful enemies: Three types of arrogant people who persecute those who propagate the Lotus Sutra in the evil age after Shakyamuni Buddha's death, described in the concluding verse section of the "Encouraging Devotion" (13th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra. The great teacher Miao-lo of China summarises them as arrogant lay people, arrogant priests and arrogant false sages.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
OSEWA NI NATTA KATAGATA E
KANSHA NO OMOI O TSUTAEYO.
TSUNAGARI GA KOFUKU NO KIBAN.
IPPITSU YA HITOKOE NI
SAIDAI NO MAGOKORO O KOMETE.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SANGA WAZURAI ARI TATOI KOKOROZASHI ARITOMO ARAWASHI GATAKINI IMA IRO O ARAWASASE TAMONI SHIRINU OBOROGE NARANU KOTO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1554)

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