[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] February 3rd, 2021 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + February 4th Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This Buddhist life philosophy 

is the light that illuminates 

chaotic times.
It enables people to 

unlock indomitable strength 

and builds solidarity 

for the respect and dignity 

of all human beings.
Let's spread this 

hope-filled philosophy 

far and wide around the world!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law? Strengthen your power of faith more than ever."

(Happiness in This World 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 3rd, 2021

Thursday, February 4th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda was imprisoned for his beliefs and deprived of his physical freedom by militarist authorities during World War II. It was then that he came to realise he was in fact a Bodhisattva of the Earth who had taken part in the Ceremony in the Air* described in the Lotus Sutra.

"Through his awakening in prison, Mr Toda gained the powerful conviction that 'I am a Bodhisattva of the Earth!' That moment opened the way for our worldwide kosen-rufu  movement today.

"He resolved that he would work to help all people awaken to their mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, to their pride in being envoys of the Buddha, just as he had done in his prison cell.

"Mr. Toda didn't ask his disciples to propagate Buddhism. Instead, he strove to enable them all to achieve a state of absolute happiness in which life itself is a joy. To that end, he strongly urged them to live their lives as envoys of the Buddha."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [58] Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [0f 5], Enabling All to Attain a State of Absolute Happiness, February 2020 issue of Daibyaku Renge, translation released December 2020

* Ceremony in the Air: One of the three assemblies described in the Lotus Sutra, in which the entire gathering is suspended in space above the saha world. It extends from the "Emergence of the Treasure Tower" (11th) chapter to the "Entrustment" (22nd) chapter. The heart of this ceremony is the revelation of the Buddha's original enlightenment in the remote past and the transfer of the essence of the sutra to the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, who are led by Bodhisattva Superior Practices.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
BUPPO NO SEIMEI TETSUGAKU WA
KONTON NO JIDAI O TERASU HIKARI.
NINGEN NO FUKUTSU NO CHIKARA O HIRAKI
BANNIN SONGEN NO RENTAI O KIZUKU.
KIBO NO TETSURI O SEKAI NI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOIAWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI ARAZUYA IYOKYO GOJO NO SHINRIKI O ITASHI TAMAE"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1143)

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