[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 4th Feb. 2021 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 5th Feb. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, February 4th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin teaches,
"Become the master of your mind 

 rather than let your mind 

  master you."*
Before giving up on 

 tackling a challenge
or being controlled 

 by fear or worries,
let's arouse deep and 

 courageous faith!
That's the key to a winning life!

*Gosho: WND-1, page 502

Thursday, February 4th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a jewel when polished. A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to become like a clear mirror, reflecting the essential nature of phenomena and the true aspect of reality."

(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 4th, 2021

Friday, February 5th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I once asked Mr. Toda if teaching others about Nichiren Buddhism is, in effect, teaching ourselves.

"He responded by touching on the essence of faith, declaring that when we teach others about Nichiren Buddhism, we are living based on Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. That's all there is to it; there is no technique or trick to it, he added.*

"How wonderful it is to live based on Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!

"It means we are dedicating ourselves to our mission as envoys of the Buddha, as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. It means that the spirit of sharing the Mystic Law with others is at the core of our lives. When this is the case, the greatness of Buddhism will be apparent in our attitude towards living and our view of life and death. As long as this conviction and pride in our faith are our core, we will naturally want to speak to others about how wonderful our Buddhist practice is. At the same time, we can demonstrate the truth of Buddhism through our example. This is what it means to align our lives with the rhythm of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [58] Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [0f 5], Living Based on Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,  February 2020 issue of Daibyaku Renge, translation released December 2020

* Cf. Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (The Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol 2 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1982), p.466.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"KOKORO NO SHI TOWA NARUTOMO
KOKORO O SHI TO SEZARE" GOSEIKUN.
AKIRAME YA OSORE NI FUNDO SAREZU
SHINJIN O FURUI OKOSO!
SORE GA JINSEI NI KATSU YOTEI DA.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"TATOEBA ANKYO MO MIGAKINUREBA TAMA TO MIYURUGA GOTOSHI TADAIMA MO
ICHINEN MUMYO NO MEISHIN WA MIGAKAZARU KAGAMI NARI KORE O MIGAKABA
KANARAZU HOSSHO SHINNYO NO MYOKYO TO NARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 384)

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