Upcoming Events

Month At A Glance

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 19th, 2021 plus Daily Encouragement May 20th

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

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Employ the strategy of 
the Lotus Sutra before any other."*
Always and whatever the challenge,
let's begin by chanting daimoku 
first and foremost!
The wellspring of our drive force 
for taking the best action 
is our chanting
to (the Gohonzon of) the Mystic Law, 
the ultimate law of the universe.

*Gosho: WND, Vol.1, page 1001

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and setting of the moon, and the way in which summer, autumn, winter, and spring give way to each other. Something uncommon also occurs when an ordinary person attains Buddhahood. At such a time, the three obstacles and four devils will invariably appear, and the wise will rejoice while the foolish will retreat."

(The Three Obstacles and Four Devils
- WND, Vol. 1, page 637)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Newspaper, May 19th, 2021

Thursday, May 20th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Hope is synonymous with the willingness to keep believing in possibilities and in your inherent potential, no matter what. Hope's worst enemy is negativity, a lack of belief in yourself, causing you to think that 'I can't do it' or 'I'm no good.'

"Therefore, when you encounter an obstacle, instead of thinking it's insurmountable, tackle it head on and see what happens. Instead of counting all the things you can't do, look for the things you can."

Building a Bright Future Based on Our Vow – [17] Abutsu-bo and Lay Nun Sennichi – Part 1 [of 2], Hope is within You, August 1st, 2019, issue of the Future Journal, translation released April 2021. 


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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO
HOKEKYO NO HEIHO" DA.
TSUNENI DAIMOKU KARA SHUPPATSU O!
SAIKO NO KODO NO GENSEN TOWA
SAIGOKU NO MYOHO NO INORI NARI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SHIO NO HIRU TO MITSU TO TSUKI NO IZURU TO IRU TO NATSU TO AKI TO FUYU TO HARU TONO SAKAI NIWA KANARAZU SOI SURUKOTO ARI BONPU NO HOTOKE NI NARU MATA KAKUNO GOTOSHI KANARAZU SANSHO SHIMA TO MOSU SAWARI IDE KITAREBA KANJA WA YOROKOBI GUSHA WA SHIRIZOKU KORENARI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 1091)

--
Please let us know if you see any mistakes or have any questions!
 
It is possible to contact us on
 
sjlmg28@gmail.com
 
particularly if you want us to add someone!
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo/b0f9fb30-40d2-4cd9-9804-4669a9261d85n%40googlegroups.com.

No comments:

Blog Archive