[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho Jan. 19th, 2022 + Daily Encouragement Jan. 20th

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

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Let's thoroughly refresh our awareness 

and practice of the basics of
infection prevention 

such as wearing masks, disinfecting 

and ventilation!
Using our wisdom, creativity 

and ingenuity,
let's cheerfully proceed 

with our efforts to expand hope 

far and wide!

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Only the ship of Myoho-renge-kyo enables one to cross the sea of the sufferings of birth and death."

(A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 33)
Selection Source: 

Ikeda Sensei's guidance

 Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 19th, 2022

Thursday, January 20th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"What's important is that our prayers are filled with powerful conviction and the determination to realise them, come what may. When we earnestly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, our prayers reach every corner of the universe.

"Through deep prayer, we transform our fundamental state of mind, and that inner transformation changes our own lives as well as our environment.

"This is the doctrine of the 'actual three thousand realms in a single moment of life'* that the Daishonin gave concrete expression to [as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]. It is the absolute law of life. That is why everything starts from prayer."  

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [70] Everything Begins with Prayer Infused with the Shared Vow of Mentor and Disciple, from the February 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released December 2021.

- To be continued tomorrow! And for a while…

* Actual three thousand realms in a single moment of life: the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life, which is the fundamental teaching for attaining enlightenment, is classified into two as the theoretical principle and the actual embodiment of this principle. These are respectively termed "theoretical three thousand realms in a single moment of life" and "actual three thousand realms in a single moment of life." The theoretical principle is based on the theoretical teaching (first half) of the Lotus Sutra, while the actual principle is revealed in the essential teaching (latter half) of the Lotus Sutra. However, in the Latter Day of the Law, these are both theoretical; the Law of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo that Nichiren Daishonin revealed is the actual teaching of three thousand realms in a single moment of life. 

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"Mask" CHAKUYO, SHODOKU, KANKI TO
KANSEN YOBOSAKU NO KIHON O
ARATAMETE TETTEI SHIYO!
KENMEINARU SOI KUFU DE
KIBO NO KAKUDAI O HOGARAKA NI!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SHOJI NO TAIKAI O WATARAN KOTO WA MYOHORENGEKYO NO FUNE NI ARAZUNBA KANAU BEKARAZU
(Gosho Zenshu page 1448, New Gosho Zenshu 1721)

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