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Saturday, February 4, 2023

[sgi-tomyfriends-wagatomo] 2023 Feb. 4th, Saturday To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Feb. 5th, Sunday Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, February 4th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Nichiren Daishonin teaches,
"...  you have come to 
owe a debt of gratitude 
to all living beings.
And since this is so, 
you should help all of them 
to attain Buddhahood."*
Meeting with numerous people 
and having conversations 
full of joy and enthusiasm,
let's spread happiness 
by helping as many people 
as possible
to form a connection 
with Buddhism!

*"Third is the debt of gratitude to be paid to all living beings. If you stop to consider, you will realise that, at one time or another in the past, all men have been your father and all women, your mother. Thus, in the course of all the many lifetimes and existences you have lived through, you have come to owe a debt of gratitude to all living beings. And since this is so, you should help all of them to attain Buddhahood." 
- "The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude"
(WND, Vol.2, page 637)

Saturday, February 4th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The voice carries out the work of the Buddha."

(Nam-myoho-renge-kyo 
     - OTT, page 4)
Selection Source: 
Soka Gakkai member's experience, 
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 4th, 2023

Sunday, February 5th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Working to usher in a new spring for the people in a time of the bleakest winter is the proud, starting point and mission of the Soka Gakkai." 

Building a Bright Future Based on Our Vow, [24] The Lay Nun Myoichi—Walking the Great Path of Mentor and Disciple to Usher in Spring for Humanity, March 1st, 2020 issue of the Future Journal, translation released December 2022.


-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"MINA ON ARU SHUJO NAREBA
MINA HOTOKE NI NARE TO OMOU BEKI"
OKU NO HITO NI ATTE
YOROKOBI ISANDE KATARI
SACHI NO BUTSUEN O HIROGEYO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KOE BUTSUJI O NASU

(New Gosho Zenshu page 985, 
Gosho Zenshu page 708)

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