[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 7-14 Aug. 2022 Words of the Week, 7 Aug. Daily Gosho & 8 Aug. Daily Encouragement

* Tomorrow is a Japanese national press holiday so "Words of the Week" appears in today's edition...

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

August 7th-14th, 2022
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin promises,
"The ray of light from the daimoku 

reaches all the way to the hell 

of incessant suffering and 

makes it possible for them 

to attain Buddhahood 

then and there."*
Our daily practice of gongyo 

and chanting daimoku is
the ultimate way 

to transfer our benefits 

to the deceased.
Let's all advance 

along the path of 

"joy in both life and death"!**

*Gosho: "Now when Nichiren and his followers perform ceremonies for the deceased, reciting the Lotus Sutra and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the ray of light from the daimoku reaches all the way to the hell of incessant suffering and makes it possible for them to attain Buddhahood then and there. This is the origin of the prayers for transference of merit for the deceased." 

(OTT, page 17)

**Savouring Joy in Both Life and Death -
https://www.sokaglobal.org/resources/study-materials/buddhist-study/the-wisdom-for-creating-happiness-and-peace/chapter-10-5.html

Sunday, August 7th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Even if you are not the Venerable Mahākāshyapa, you should all perform a dance. Even if you are not Shāriputra, you should leap up and dance. When Bodhisattva Superior Practices emerged from the earth, did he not emerge dancing?"

(Great Evil and Great Good 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1119)
Selection Source: 

Ikeda Sensei's message, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 7th, 2022

Monday, August 8th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'Think globally, act locally'— the microbiologist René Dubus (1901–82) advocated this important guideline for action. This spirit has never been needed more than now.

"Even if the road is long and challenging, the committed actions each one of us takes in our immediate environment are a source of hope for changing the world as a whole." 

Our Brilliant Human Revolution, The Time Is Now! Let's Create a Whirlwind of Dialogue! May 24th, 2022 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released August 2022.  

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"DAIMOKU NO HIKARI MUKEN NI ITATTE
SOKUSHIN JOBUTSU SESHIMU"
HIBI NO GONGYO SHODAI KOSO
SAIGOKU NO TSUIZEN EKO NARI.
SEI MO KANKI SHI MO KANKI TO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KASHO SONJA NI ARAZUTOMO MAI OMO MAINU BESHI SHARIHOTSU NI ARANEDOMO TATTE ODORINU BESHI JOGYO BOSATSU NO DAICHI YORI IDE TAMAISHI NIWA ODORITE KOSO IDE TAMAISHIKA
(Gosho Zenshu page 1300, New Gosho Zenshu page 2145)

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