[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] To My Friends & Daily Gosho May 4th, 🎏 2022 + Daily Encouragement May 5th 🎏

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

Wednesday, May 4th, 🎏 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
There is nothing that is 

more beautiful or more noble
than a life fulfilling one's vow

(for kosen-rufu).
The appearance of someone 

who constantly overcomes challenges,
no matter what they may be,

inspires others 

and acts as a beacon of hope

to those around them. 

Wednesday, May 4th, 🎏 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood."

(The Opening of the Eyes 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 283)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, May 4th, 2022

Thursday, May 5th, 🎏 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
""Our founding president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, was persecuted for his Buddhist beliefs during World War II and died in 1944 in the Tokyo Detention Centre here in Sugamo, striving selflessly to propagate Nichiren Buddhism until the very end. Our second president, Josei Toda, likewise engaged in an unsparing struggle in prison, where he gained the profound realisation that the Buddha is life itself and awakened to his identity as a Bodhisattva of the Earth.

"78 years have passed since then. Over that time, we Soka mentors and disciples, as Bodhisattvass of the Earth with a shared vow from time without beginning, have risen to action with the conviction that 'we have a mission to fulfil in this world'* and widely spread throughout our communities and societies our grassroots movement to eliminate all misery and misfortune from this saha realm.

"We each engage in the lively dance of human revolution and strive to enact brilliant dramas of victory through putting faith into practice in daily life and Buddhism into action in society. We seek to strongly manifest and firmly establish the life states of bodhisattva and Buddha in our own and others' lives on this planet Earth. This is our great challenge as global citizens of Soka." 

Headquarters Leaders' Meeting Message, Let Us Continue on Our Journey to Guide Humanity to Peace and Happiness, SGI Newsletter No. 10995, translation released April 22nd, 2022.

* A line from the Soka Gakkai song "Song of Human Revolution," the lyrics of which were composed by President Ikeda. 

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SEIGAN NO JINSEI HODO
UTSUKUSHIKU TOTOI MONO WA NAI.
KUNAN NO KABE NIMO HIRUMAZU
TORIKOEYUKU CHOSEN NO SUGATA WA
SHUI NO KIBO TO KAGAYAKU!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINEN NI BUKKAI NI ITARUBESHI"
(Gosho Zenshu page 234, New Gosho Zenshu page 117)

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