[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] Jan. 13th, 2021 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Jan. 14th Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Be the one who acts of 

 their own accord
  and encourages the person 

(who is near at hand)!
Then two, three, 

and a hundred will follow,
devoting themselves 

to the shared commitment 

of achieving kosen-rufu.
This is what the significance of 

"emerging from the earth" 

is all about!

*"At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify 'emerging from the earth'?" - WND-1, page 385

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The aspiration for enlightenment in common mortals is often hindered by evil influences and easily swayed by circumstances."

(The Fourteen Slanders 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 758)
Selection Source: 

Soka Gakkai member's contribution: 

Consideration from infectious disease 

countermeasures, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 13th, 2021

Thursday, January 14th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the [Lotus Sutra] and cherishes it deep in one's heart may be likened to a ship that crosses the sea of the sufferings of birth and death.'

– From "A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering" (WND – 1, 33).

"Soka Gakkai meetings where we study and discuss the principles of the Mystic Law are incredibly noble gatherings. Discussion meeting shining with wisdom and ingenuity are being held in every country and region.

"The unseen virtue of planning and organising meetings amid these challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic is sure to bring forth boundless visible reward.

"Encouragement helps propel us across the sea of the sufferings of birth and death. Our voyage of seeking spirit in which we share and rejoice at each other's experiences in faith enables us to establish a state of indestructible happiness. Let's continue to cheerfully forge ahead together, uniting at our discussion meetings, a ship to take us across life's stormy seas."

Engraving The Daishonin's Writings in Our Hearts, [81] Forging Ahead Together from Our Inspiring Discussion Meetings, translated from the October 16th, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released December 2020.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
MIZUKARA GA HITORI TATSU!
HITORI O HAGEMASU!
SOKOKARA KYOSEN NO DOSHI MO
"NININ SANNIN HYAKUNIN" TO.
KORE GA JIYU NO GI NARI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"BOMPU NO BODAISHIN WA OKU AKUEN NI TABORAKASARE KOTO NI FURETE
ITSURIYASUKI MONO NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1384)

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