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[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] Sun. Nov. 7, 2021 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Mon. Nov. 8 Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, November 7th, 2021
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Is there anyone around us 
who may be struggling 
or feels like they're in deadlock?
Let's raise high that "antenna" 
in our hearts 
and listen carefully 
to what they have to say!
Empathising with their pain 
can be the very best form 
of encouragement.

Sunday, November 7th, 2021
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If one befriends another person but lacks the mercy to correct them, one is in fact their enemy. ... One who rids the offender of evil is acting as their parent."

(The Opening of the Eyes 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 286)
Selection Source: Buddhist teachings, 
Seikyo Newspaper, Nov. 7th, 2021

Monday, November 8th, 2021
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Before World War II, Mr. Makiguchi declared that 'the supreme essence of Buddhism is demonstrating a way of life of the highest value,'* which he called 'the way of life of great good.' He added that the purpose of our organisation is to demonstrate, study and guide others to the way for creating this supreme value—unsurpassed happiness—in our daily lives, through how we actually live."** 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World. [69] Advancing Our Movement by Demonstrating the Principles of "Faith Equals Daily Life" and "Buddhism Is Manifested in Society," Firmly Grounding Ourselves in Our Daily Lives,  January 2021 issue of Daibyaku Renge Study Journal, translation released October 2021. 

* Cf. Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo Zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), vol. 10 (Tokyo: Daisanbunmei-sha, 1987), p.5.
** Ibid.

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
NAYANDE IRU HITOWA INAIKA
YUKIZUMATTE INAIKA.
KOKORO NO "antenna" O TAKAKU HARI
TOMO NO KOE NI MIMI O KATAMUKEYO!
DOKU KOSO SAIDAI NO HAGEMASHI DA.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
JI NAKUSHITE ITSUWARI SHITASHIMU WA KORE KARE GA ADA NARI ... KARE GA TAMENI AKU O NOZOKU WA SUNAWACHI KORE KARE GA OYA NARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 236)

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