[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] June 1st, 2022 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + June 2nd, Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, June 1st, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"The situation is like the joints 

in a piece of bamboo: 

if one joint is ruptured, 

then all the joints will split."*
The one courageous step 

that we ourselves take 

creates the momentum 

for everyone else 

to take action. 

Come, let's start June 

with the aim of achieving 

dynamic progress together!

*Gosho: "Letter to Horen" (WND, Vol.1, page 512)

Thursday, June 1st, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a jewel when polished. A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to become like a clear mirror, reflecting the essential nature of phenomena and the true aspect of reality."

(On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 

Seikyo Newspaper, June 1st, 2022

Friday, June 2nd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Latter Day of the Law is an age when the five impurities* prevail, when people are full of complaint and frustration, and conflict and division reign unchecked. Transforming people's lives in this troubled world is the heart of our noble efforts for kosen-rufu in the Latter Day. This is the vow and mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, who live their lives like the 'lotus flower in the water'**(LSOC15, 263)."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating The World, [74] Expanding Our Gathering of Courageous Individuals Who Treasure the Dignity of Their Own and Others' Lives, Respecting Each Other as Buddhas, June 2021 issue of Daibyaku Renge -the  Soka Gakkai study journal, translation released April 2022.  

* Five impurities: Also, five defilements. Impurity of the age, of desire, of living beings, of thought (or view) and of lifespan. This term appears in the "expedient means" (2nd) chapter of the Lotus Sutra. (1) Impurity of the age includes repeated disruptions of the social or natural environment. (2) Impurity of desire is the tendency to be ruled by the five delusive inclinations, i.e., greed, anger, foolishness, arrogance and doubt. (3) Impurity of living beings is the physical and spiritual decline of human beings. (4) Impurity of thought, or impurity of view, is the prevalence of wrong views such as the five false views. (5) Impurity of lifespan is the shortening of the lifespans of living beings. 

** A passage from the "Emerging from the Earth" (15th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra. The image of the lotus producing pure flowers in a muddy swamp is used to illustrate how the Bodhisattvas of the Earth are unsoiled by earthly desires and suffering. 

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

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"TAKE NO FUSHI O HITOTSU WAREBA
TA NO FUSHI MO WARETE IKU"
WATASHI NO YUKI NO IPPO GA
MINA NI IKIOI O ATAERU. 
SA HIYAKU NO ROKUGATSU O!

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TATOEBA ANKYO MO MIGAKI NUREBA TAMA TO MIYURU GA GOTOSHI TADAIMA MO ICHINEN MUMYO NO MEISHIN WA MIGAKAZARU KAGAMI NARI KORE O MIGAKABA KANARAZU HOSSHO SHINNYO NO MYOKYO TO NARUBESHI
(Gosho Zenshu page 384, New Gosho Zenshu page 317)

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