[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] Words of the Week 10th-16th Oct. 2021, Daily Gosho 10th Oct. and Daily Encouragement 11th Oct.

* Japanese national press holiday tomorrow so "Words off the Week" appears one day earlier this week!... 

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

October 10th-16th, 2021
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin reminds us,
"A coward cannot have 

any of their prayers answered."*
Summoning up the courage 

reflecting the spirit of 

"oneness of mentor and disciple,"
let's partake in conversation  

full of confidence!
Herein lies the key to victory.

*WND-1, page 1001

Sunday, October 10th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 997)
Selection Source: Gosho Cafe, 

Seikyo Newspaper, October 10th, 2021

Monday, October 11th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Bodhisattvas of the Earth are people of action who embody the Lotus Sutra's spirit of respect for all people. They are courageous champions who wield the "sharp sword" of faith* to vanquish that fundamental ignorance** inherent in life, the root of deep-seated mistrust. Battling this innate negativity that causes so much misery and misfortune, they bring about a sunrise that celebrates humanity and life itself and drives away the darkness of all forms of suffering.

"This is the mission of the Soka Gakkai. It is also why so many around the world place great hope in our movement."

 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [67] Our Shared Struggle as Bodhisattvas of the Earth Is a Source of Hope for Transforming This Troubled Age - Vanquishing Fundamental Ignorance with the "Sharp Sword" of Faith,   November 2020 issue of Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released July 2021 

* In the Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin states: "The single word 'belief' [or 'faith'] is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance" (OTT, 119-20).

** Fundamental ignorance: Also, fundamental darkness. 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. 

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-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"OKUBYO NITEWA
KANAU BEKARAZU SORO"
SHITEI FUNI NO YUKI O IDASHI
JISHIN MANMANTO KATARIKIRE!
KOKONI SHORI NO JOJU ARI.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
ONO ONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORIIDASHITE IKANI HITO ODOSUTOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE
(Gosho Zenshu page 1190)

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