[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 27th Feb. 2022 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 28th Feb. Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, February 27th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
This faith and practice 

is the unremitting battle 

against giving up and
feelings of helplessness.
The power 

to open up the future 

exists within our own hearts!
Let's keep this conviction

strong and deep!

Sunday, February 27th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Because of karma accumulated in the past, we have been born in a land where the Buddhist Law is propagated."

The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld
- WND, Vol. 2, page 861
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 27th, 2022

Monday, February 28th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'As for the votaries [practitioners] of the Lotus Sutra in the Latter Day of the Law, The heavenly deities will surely guard and protect them. The Law referred to in the words [from the Lotus Sutra] "will for the sake of the Law constantly guard and protect them"* is Nam-Myoho-renge-kyo

- From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, p.117.

"The heavenly deities – protective functions of the universe – will day and night safeguard all who strive for kosen-rufu in this evil latter age. This is the assurance of the Lotus Sutra. 

"Confident in this, let's chant daimoku even more strongly to activate the protection of these positive forces. Let's challenge obstacles in our lives with the great lion's roar of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which has the power to disperse all devilish functions, including the devil of illness.

"While chanting for and enfolding our families, fellow members and friends in the boundless benefit of the Mystic Law, let's show wonderful actual proof by leading healthy long lives, enjoying good fortune and security and changing our destiny!" 

Spreading the Brilliant Light of the Daishonin's Writings, [61] Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to Vanquish All Devilish Functions, from 9th November, 2021 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released February 2022.

* The Lotus Sutra states: "The heavenly beings day and night will, for the sake of the Law, constantly guard and protect them [the practitioners of the Lotus Sutra]" (LSOC 14, 245). 

** In the "Spreading the Brilliant Light of the Daishonin's Writings" [59] the footnote for a "Kalakula" was not written. Kalalula (Skt): Mythical insects whose small bodies were said to swell rapidly in a strong wind until they are large enough to swallow any living being.    

　 

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-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SHINJIN WA AKIRAME YA MURYOKUKAN TONO
KANDAN NAKI TATAKAI DA.
MIRAI O HIRAKU CHIKARA WA
JIBUN JISHIN NO KYOCHU NI!
KONO KAKUSHIN O TSUYOKU FUKAKU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SHUKUEN NI MOYOOSARETE SHO O BUPPO RUFU NO KOKUDO NI UKETARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 574, New Gosho Zenshu page 729)

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