24th-30th April 2023 Words of the Week, 24th April Daily Gosho & 25th April Daily Encouragement

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

April 24th-30th, 2023
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Hurrah for all the triumphs 

of our treasured, fellow members'
faith, practice
and human revolution!
The Daishonin assures us,
"You will receive great blessings 

in your present existence."*
Let's bring peace and prosperity 

to the places where we share 

deep karmic ties 

and help guide our friends 

to happiness!

*"Good Fortune in This Life" (WND, Vol.1, page 655)

Monday, April 24th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In this chapter Shakyamuni Buddha revealed the foremost point he wished to convey to us. The Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra over a period of eight years, and eight characters sum up the message that he has left behind for living beings in this later age, the Latter Day of the Law. It is in the passage that reads, 'Therefore, Universal Worthy, if you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet them from afar, showing them the same respect you would a Buddha'"

(Encouragements of the 

Bodhisattva Universal Worthy 

chapter 

- OTT, page 192)
Selection Source: Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, April 24th, 2023

Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In his epic poem, the Iliad, the ancient Greek poet, Homer writes: 'Godlike Greeks, don't stand there waiting for the Trojans, but each pick out your man and put your heart into the fight.'

"Our struggle to set the record straight and communicate the truth about our movement is based on the Daishonin's spirit to refute error and propagate the correct teaching of Buddhism. We can't win in a struggle if we are passive. Making active efforts to the very end is the way to victory." 

12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting - video of 5th SGHLM, March 2007, January 23rd, 2023 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2023


-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
ZEN HOYU NO SHINJIN NO GAIKA,
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO GAIKA, BANZAI!
"GENZE NI DAIKAHO O MANEKAN"
TOTOKI SHUKUEN NO KENZOKU TO TENCHI O
IZA KOFUKU TO WARAKU TO HAN EI E.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO HON NO TOKI SAIJO DAIICHI NO SODEN ARI SHAKUSON HACHIKANEN NO HOKEKYO O HACHIJI NI TODOMETE MATSUDAI NO SHUJO NI YUZURI TAMONARI HACHIJI TOWA TOKI ONGO TONYO KYOBUTSU

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1086, 

Gosho Zenshu page 781)

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