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Thursday, June 9, 2022

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] Thurs., June 9th, 2022 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Fri., June 10th Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, June 9th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"I entrust you with the propagation 
   of Buddhism in your province."*
Let's cherish our neighbours 
and make every effort 
to protect our neighbourhood!
In our beloved local communities, 
let's strive together to build 
a hope-filled land of happiness!

*"The Properties of Rice" (WND, Vol.1, page 1117)
**"It is important to protect our communities because they are the basis of our lives and the stage upon which we carry out kosen-rufu. The ideal realm of kosen-rufu exists nowhere apart from the community in which we live." 
(ref. The New Human Revolution, Vol. 16)

Thursday, June 9th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You must simply make up your mind. Look at the world this year as a mirror. The reason that you have survived until now when so many have died was so that you would meet with this affair."

(Reply to Yasaburō 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 829)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Newspaper, June 9th, 2022

Friday, June 10th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"...a smooth road without any obstacles or ups and downs is easy to follow, but by climbing the hills of challenge that rise in our path we can savour wonderful views when we reach the top.

"In other words, obstacles and difficulties are tests of whether our faith is genuine; they are training for attaining Buddhahood.

"Mr. Toda put it simply: 'Obstacles exist to test and train us. It's like students of judo who become stronger by being thrown about again and again by their instructor. If we face every obstacle with the readiness to confront it and the determination to win, we'll be able to overcome the most challenging difficulties.'"

The Buddhism of the Sun-illuminating the World, (75) To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice – Our Hope for the Future, Hardship Is Training for Attaining Buddhahood, July 2021 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released April 2022


-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"SONO KUNI NO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI
MAKASE TATEMATSURI SORO ZO"
KINRIN O DAIJI NI SHIYO!
WAGA AISURU CHIIKI NI
KIBO NO RAKUDO NO KOCHIKU O!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TADA HITOENI OMOIKIRU BESHI KOTOSHI NO SEKEN O KAGAMI TO SEYO SOKOBAKU NO HITO NO SHINURU NI IMAMADE IKITE ARITSURU WA KONO KOTO NI AWAN TAME NARIKERI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1451, New Gosho Zenshu page 2085)

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