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Friday, July 22, 2022

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 22 Jul, 2022 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 23 Jul, Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, July 22nd, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
In a Buddhist scripture,
(Shakyamuni unequivocally 
responds to his disciple Ananda,)
"Having good friends 
and advancing together 
with them is not half the Buddha way 
but all the Buddha way."*
By being 'good friends'** ourselves,
we will definitely be able, 
to expand further, 
people's relations with Buddhism.
Let's constantly and diligently 
polish our hearts and minds!

*ref. "Everything Can Be Our 
         'Good Friend' in Faith" 
(Living Buddhism, June 2022 issue)
**good friend in Buddhism - https://www.nichirenlibrary.org/en/dic/Content/G/56

Friday, July 22nd, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Though someone may have great physical strength, if they lack a resolute spirit, even their many abilities will be of no use."

(The Supremacy of the Law 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 614)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin," 
Seikyo Newspaper, July 22nd, 2022

Saturday, July 23rd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In Dante Alighieri's the Divine Comedy, the mentor rouses his pupil, who has been unsettled by others' words: 'Let the people talk! Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow."*

"It's important to have complete faith in yourself, to become strong and wise and value yourself."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [76] To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice—Our Hope for the Future, "On the Treasure Tower"—Have Faith in Yourself, August 2021 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released June 2022


-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"YOKI TOMO O MOTSU KOTO GA
BUTSUDO SHUGYO NO SUBETE" BUTTEN.
MIZUKARA GA YOKI YUJIN TO NAREBA
TOTOKI BUTSUEN MO KANARAZU HIROGARU.
WAGA KOKORO O MIGAITE IKO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
MI TSUYOKI HITO MO KOKORO KAI NAKEREBA OKU NO NO MO MUYO NARI

(Gosho Zenshu page 1220, 
New Gosho Zenshu page 1690)

身つよき人も心かひなければ多くの能も無用なり

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