[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] ⚽️Words of the Week Dec. 5-11, 2022,⚽️ Daily Gosho Dec 5 & ⚽️Daily Encouragement Dec 6

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

December 5th-11th, 2022
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
To "encourage someone" 

is to "infuse their hearts 

with courage."
Starting with all primary and 

secondary school students 

of the Soka Family,
especially those preparing 

for higher education exams,
let's constantly offer them warm 

words of encouragement.

Let's inspire them with 

the Daishonin's teaching: 

"Winter always turns to spring!"*

*"Winter Always Turns to Spring" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 536)

Monday, December 5th, 2022
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(On Attaining Buddhahood 

in This Lifetime 

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

Seikyo Newspaper, December 5th, 2022

Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin continues: 'You must not only believe in them [the teachings of the Lotus Sutra] yourself' (WND–1, 964). He is telling Tokimitsu that it is not enough to simply practice himself, but that, while deepening his faith and growing, he must also reach out to others and help them practice and become happy, too.

"When, through practice, we gain conviction that Nichiren Buddhism is truly wonderful, this will naturally give rise to great joy, and prompt us to share Buddhism with others. Our Buddhist practice is for the happiness of both ourselves and others. This is what the Daishonin means when he writes: 'You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others' (WND–1, 386).

"Let us take action for the welfare of others, for our own and others' happiness. The purpose of Nichiren Buddhism is to enable all people to become happy." 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [81] Advancing Courageously towards Kosen-rufu While making Dynamic Progress in Our Lives, Buddhism for Building Happiness for Ourselves and Others, January 2022 issue of Daibyaku Renge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released October 2022.

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"HAGEMASHI" TOWA TOMO NO KOKORO NI
"YUKI" O FUKIKOMU KOTO.
JUKENSEI HAJIME MIRAIBU E
ATATAKANA GEKIREI O IKUE NIMO!
"FUYU WA KANARAZU HARU TO NARU" TO.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI IKAYONI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NAMMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IUNARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 317, 

Gosho Zenshu page 384)

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