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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 14th Feb. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 15th Feb. Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"The more one praises 
the blessings of the Lotus Sutra,
the more one's own blessings 
will increase."*
Let's wholeheartedly praise 
each and everyone's 
strenuous efforts.
Such sincerity is 
the very key to victory!

* "The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra", WND-l page 673

Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If we stop to consider, we realise that one observes the precepts in order that one may repay the debt of gratitude that one owes to one's father and mother, one's religious teachers, the ruler of the nation, one's own particular lord, living beings as a whole, and to the three treasures.  One owes a profound debt to one's father and mother for having raised one, and a heavy debt to all living beings for mutual help and assistance."

("Explaining the Causation of the Ten Worlds" 
- WND, Vol. 2, page 204)
Selection Source: 
Ikeda Sensei's Encouragement, 
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb 14th, 2023

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our communities are places with which we share deep karmic ties; they are our provinces where the Daishonin has entrusted us with the propagation of Buddhism (cf.WND–1, 1117). In the places we have chosen to fulfil our vow for kosen-rufu, let's enfold in good fortune everyone we form a connection with and joyfully pledge together to create a groundswell of happiness and peace, for all humankind!" 

11th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, Creating a Groundswell of Peace through Human Revolution and Respectful Dialogue, Seikyo Newspaper November 13th, 2022, translation released February 2023. 


-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"HOMUREBA IYOIYO
KUDOKUMASARU" GOSEIKUN.
HITORI HITORI NO FUTO O
KOKORO KARA TATAEYO.
SHORI HIRAKU CHIKARA GA SOKONI!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"SORE OMONMIREBA, KAI O TAMOTSU WA, FUBO SHISO KOKUO SHUKUN ISSAI-SHUJO SANPO NO ON O HOZEN GA TAME NARI.  FUBO WA YOIKU NO ON FUKASHI.  ISSAI-SHUJO WA TAGAI NI AI TASUKURU ON OMOSIH."

("JIPPOKAI MYOINGA SHO" 
New Gosho Zenshu page 472, 
Gosho Zenshu page 435)

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