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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 2nd December 2020 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 3rd December 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.

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The development and growth 
of our school children 
is humanity's hope.
To the families that have 
an examinee(s) taking school entrance exams
who are aiming towards a spring of victory,*
let's offer them the warmest of encouragement 
and our utmost courtesy, understanding  
and care!

* In Japan and some other countries the school year finishes in March, hence there are entrance exams for young people in some cases as young as pre-primary school age and then all the way up to university starting from this past November until late February next year.   

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Where strong winds cause the grasses to bend and flashes of lightning fill people with alarm—in a world such as ours, how wonderful it is that to this day you remain unshaken in your faith! They say that when roots are deep, the leaves will not wither; when there is a jewel in the heart of the fountain, its waters will never cease to flow. And how deep are the roots of your faith, how pure the jewel in your heart. How admirable, how admirable!"

(Reply to the Lay Nun of Kubo 
- WND, Vol. 2, page 755)
Selection Source: 
Ikeda Sensei's message, 
Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 2nd, 2020

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"When we revere Myoho-renge-kyo [the Mystic Law] inherent in our own life as the object of devotion, the Buddha nature within us is summoned forth and manifested by our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. This is what is meant by "Buddha."'

-From 'How Those Initially Aspiring to the Way Can Attain Buddhahood through the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 887).

"Nichiren Buddhism is a teaching that makes us stronger, wiser and better. The practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo enables us to reveal our highest, most noble potential. By chanting daimoku, we can bring forth within us the same boundless life state of Buddhahood as Nichiren Daishonin.

"Through strong prayer, let's make our lives brim with the limitless power of the Mystic Law pervading the entire universe. Activating the Buddha nature of Brahma and Shakra—The two main tutelary gods of Buddhism – and that of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas, let's spread waves of revitalisation in our families, communities and societies."

Engraving the Daishonin's Writings in Our Hearts, SGI President Ikeda's Words of Encouragement, [59] Imparting Hope and Courage with Our Confident Voices, from July 10th, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released October 2020

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MIRAIBU NO SEICHO KOSO
JINRUI NO KIBO NARI.
SHORI NO HARU O MEZASU
JUKENSEI NO IRU KATEI NI
SAIDAI NO HAGEMASHI TO HAIRYO O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"OKAZE NO KUSA O NABIKASHI IKAZUCHI NO HITO O ODOROKASU YONI SORO YONO NAKANI IKANI IMAMADE GOSHINYO NO SORAIKERU FUSHIGISA YO NE FUKAKEREBA KAREZU IZUMI NI TAMA AREBA MIZU TAEZU TO MOSU YONI GOSHINJIN NO NE FUKAKU ISAGI YOKI TAMA NO KOKORO NO UCHI NI WATARASE TAMOKA TOTOSHI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1479)

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