[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] To My Friends and Daily Gosho Jan. 22nd, 2022 + Daily Encouragement Jan. 23rd

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

Saturday, January 22nd, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Courage leads to compassion.*
"For the sake of 

that person's happiness!"
With this type of resolve, 

let's concentrate on chanting deeply!
By breaking out of our own shell, 

let's sincerely encourage others!

*"Referring to Mr. Toda's guidance on compassion, Shin'ichi said that for us ordinary mortals, taking courageous action translates into compassion." 

(ref: The New Human Revolution, 

Vol. 19, Sunlight chapter)

Saturday, January 22nd, 2022
--- 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, Jan. 22nd, 2022

Sunday, January 23rd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Founding Soka Gakkai president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi taught the importance of being active practitioners as opposed to passive believers. 

"Practitioners are those who practice in exact accord with the Buddha's teaching.* They are people of action who persist courageously in faith, no matter what happens. This describes our Soka Gakkai members who day after day chant sincere daimoku, take action, speak out, and positively contribute to the happiness of others, to the development of their local communities, and to a more secure and peaceful world. Soka Gakkai members are true emissaries of the Buddha. 

"Since our prayers are those of practitioners of the Lotus Sutra, the heavenly deities will safeguard us, and our payers will be realised." 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [70] Everything Begins with Prayer Infused with the Shared Vow of Mentor and Disciple, Be Active Practitioners, Not Passive Believers, from the February 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released December 2021.

- To be continued tomorrow! And for a while…

* In the "Supernatural Powers of the Thus Come One" (21st) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha states: "After the Thus Come One has entered extinction, you must single-mindedley accept, uphold, read, recite, explain, preach and transcribe it [the Lotus Sutra], and practice it as directed"  (LSOC21, 316). The phrase "practice it as directed" is often rephrased indirectly as "practice according to the Buddha's teaching," and so forth.  

       

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
YUKI GA JIHI NI TSUZURU.
"ANO HITO O SHIAWASE NI!" TO
FUKAKU INORI NUKO!
JISHIN NO KARA O UCHIYABURI
TOMO NI MAGOKORO NO HAGEMASHI 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, New Gosho Zenshu page 1539)

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