[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 29th January 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 30th January Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, January 29th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Buddhism teaches 

"the mystic principle 

of true cause."*
It means that we always 

start anew right now 

from right where we are.
"OK! I'll give it my best!"
"Starting with myself!"
let's initiate taking action!

*Buddhism teaches the principle of cause and effect in our lives—that our present situation is the effect caused by our past actions. Nichiren Buddhism, however, teaches the "true cause"—that we are not bound by our past but are always embarking from the present moment into the future. 

(ref. https://www.sokaglobal.org/resources/study-materials/buddhist-study/the-wisdom-for-creating-happiness-and-peace/chapter-5-4.html)

Sunday, January 29th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Thus within the tents of command they were able to devise strategies that assured victory a thousand miles away."

(The Day before Yesterday 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 391)
Selection Source: One Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 29th, 2023

Monday, January 30th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'The single word "belief" is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance.* The commentary [T'ien-tai's Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra] says, "Belief means to be without doubt." You should think about this.

– From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, pp.119–20.

"It is 65 years since my mentor, Josei Toda, made his landmark declaration calling on us to safeguard humanity's right of life.** Our network of individuals who champion a philosophy of respect for the dignity of life now spans the globe. The shared challenge of mentor and disciple continues. Let us vanquish the devilish nature of fundamental ignorance with the lion's roar of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.

"Though perhaps painstaking and unseen, our efforts to awaken others through one-to-one dialogue, based on our firm belief that all people possess the Buddha nature, are the most fundamental source of hope for peace." 

Towards a Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings, Creating Peace through the Power of Our Lion's Roar, translated from   3rd September, 2022 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released December 2022.   

* Fundamental darkness or ignorance: The most deeply, rooted illusion inherent in life, said to give rise to all other illusions. The inability to see or recognise the truth, particularly, the true nature of one's life.

** Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, issued on September 8th, 1957. 


-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
BUPPO WA "HON IN MYO".
TSUNENI IMA KOKO KARADA.
"SA GANBARO!"
"MAZU JIBUN KARA!" TO
KODO O KAISHI SHIYO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HAKARIGOTO O ICHO NO UCHI NI MEGURASHI KATSU KOTO O SENRI NO SOTO NI KESSESHI MONO NARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 874, 

Gosho Zenshu page 183)

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