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[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] Words of the Week Aug. 1st-7th 2022, Daily Gosho Aug. 1st & Daily Encouragement Aug. 2nd.

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

August 1st-7th, 2022
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"Strengthen your faith day by day 
and month after month."*
Let's make full use of 
Seikyo Newspaper 
and all our SGI publications
and challenge ourselves 
to achieve our human revolution,
burning with a seeking spirit 
and aspiring to forever learn!
At the same time, 
never forget to chant 
daimoku of appreciation
for all of our noble 
"Uncrowned Friends,"
who engage in the delivering 
of those publications to us!

*"On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" (WND, Vol.1, page 997)

Monday, August 1st, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Because I have expounded this teaching, I have been exiled and almost killed. As the saying goes, 'Good advice grates on the ear.' But still I am not discouraged."

(The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 747)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 
Seikyo Newspaper, August 1st, 2022

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"For practitioners of Nichiren Buddhism, personal hardships and difficulties are opportunities for changing our destiny or karma. Our mission is to demonstrate that to others through our example, proving the greatness of the Mystic Law. Guided by this vision, we live with the positive spirit of changing karma into mission. In terms of Buddhist doctrine, this is called 'voluntarily assuming the appropriate karma.'* It is the vow of bodhisattvas."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [75] To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice—Our Hope for the Future, Changing Karma into Mission, July 2021 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released May 2022. 

* Voluntarily assuming the appropriate karma: This refers to bodhisattvas who, though qualified to receive the pure rewards of Buddhist practice, relinquish them and make a vow to be reborn in an impure world in order to save living beings. Applied to our lives, it means to view overcoming problems through Buddhist practice as a means to show the power of the Mystic Law. 
  

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI 
       NI TSUYORI TAMAE"
SEIKYO SHIMBUN TO TOMONI
MANABI NO INOCHI DE 
        KYOGAI KAKUMEI O!
TOTOKI "MUKAN NO TOMO" ENO
KANSHA NO INORI O 
                WASUREZUNI.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO HOMON O NICHIREN MOSU YUENI CHUGEN MIMI NI SAKARAU DORI NARUGA YUENI RUZAI SERARE INOCHI NIMO OYOBISHI NARI SHIKAREDOMO IMADA KORIZU SORO

(Gosho Zenshu page 1056, 
New Gosho Zenshu page 1435)

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