[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] April 24, 2021 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + April 25 Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, April 24th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
By watching the video of the 

combined refreshing 

headquarters leaders' meeting
and hope-filled 

Women's division meeting,
let's make a dynamic new start!

By celebrating the upcoming 

anniversary of our 

glorious May 3rd,* 
let's advance afresh 

with even more courage!

*May 3rd: Soka Gakkai Day/Soka Gakkai Mother's Day -
https://www.sokaglobal.org/resources/study-materials/commemorative-dates/may-3-soka-gakkai-day.html

Saturday, April 24th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 444)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, April 24th, 2021

Sunday, April 25th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In 'On Attaining  Buddhahood in This Lifetime' the Daishonin states: 'It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. When deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened, one is called a Buddha' (WND-1, 4). The difference between a Buddha and an ordinary being is nothing more than the difference between a deluded and an enlightened life state. 

"How then, can we transform delusion into enlightenment? Through the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. By chanting daimoku, we conquer the fundamental darkness or ignorance* that is the root cause of delusion and bring forth the life state of Buddhahood originally inherent within us. We overcome every suffering and hardship and move everything in the direction of happiness."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [60] Creating Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 4 [of 5], Transforming Delusion into Enlightenment. Daibyaku Renge April 2020, translation released March 2021

* Fundamental ignorance: the most deeply rooted illusion inherent in life, said to give rise to all other illusions. The inability to see or recognise the ultimate truth of the Mystic Law, as well as the negative impulses that arise from such ignorance.

  

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
HAREYAKANA HONBU KANBUKAI
FUJINBU KIBO SOKAI O SHICHO SHI
IKIOIYOKU SHUPPATSU SHIYO!
EIKO NO "GO TEN SAN" KARA
SARANARU YUKI NO ZENSHIN O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSU NARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1132)

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