[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 24th Dec. 2020 🎅🏻 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 25th Dec 🎄. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, December 24th, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Around the end of the year,
 when everyone is very busy,
  there is more chance than usual
   for accidents, crimes, fires, etc. 

    to happen.
By chanting vibrant daimoku 

 first and foremost,
  let's "be millions of times 

   more careful than ever."*

Gosho: WND-1, page 839

Thursday, December 24th, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Now, if you wish to attain Buddhahood, you have only to lower the banner of your arrogance, cast aside the staff of your anger, and devote yourself exclusively to the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra. Worldly fame and profit are mere baubles of your present existence, and arrogance and prejudice are ties that will fetter you in the next one."

(Questions and Answers about Embracing the Lotus Sutra

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 58)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 24th, 2020

Friday, December 25th, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin writes: 'When one carries out the single practice of exercising faith in Myoho-renge-kyo,* there are no blessings that fail to come to one, and no good karma that does not begin to work on one's behalf' (WND–1, 133).

"Let's remember that our everyday Soka Gakkai activities are the most fundamental way to not only accumulate immeasurable 'treasures of the heart' (WND–1, 851), but also realise the Daishonin's ideal of establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land and the entire world."

From Constructing the New Era, Proudly Advancing on the Great Path to Victory, October 5th, 2020 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released December 2020.

* Myoho-renge-kyo Is written with five Chinese characters, while Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is written with seven (nam, or namu, being comprised of two characters). The Daishonin often uses Myoho-renge-kyo synonymously with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in his writings.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
AWATADASHII TOSHI NO SE WA
JIKO HANZAI KASAI SADO GA
OKU NARU JIKI DA.
HARI NO ARU SHODAI O KONPONNI
HYAKUSENMAN OKUBAI NO YOJIN O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TADA SUBEKARAKU NANJI HOTOKE NI NARAN TO OMOWABA MAN NO HATAHOKO O TAOSHI IKARI NO TSUE O SUTETE HITOENI ICHIJO NI KISU BESHI MYOMON MYORI WA KONJO NO KAZARI GAMAN HENSHU WA GOSHO NO HODASHI NARI"

(Gosho Zenshu page 463)

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