To My Friends & Daily Gosho April 15th , 2023 plus Daily Encouragement April 16th

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

Saturday, April 15th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
It's not a case of: 

"Someone else will do it."

It's more:
"I myself will stand up!"
This is the very spirit of Soka.

In the place where each of us

is right now,
let's widely expand 

our circle of friendship!

Saturday, April 15th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The four virtues are (1) filial piety towards one's father and mother; (2) loyalty to one's lord; (3) courtesy towards one's friends and (4) pity and kindness towards those less fortunate than oneself."

(The Four Virtues and the Four Debts of Gratitude 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 636)
Selection Source: 

Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, April 15th, 2023

Sunday, April 16th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In all things, timing is important.

"...Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda said: 'To meet and encounter an auspicious time, to be in rhythm with that time, makes having been born worthwhile.'*

"...Victory depends on giving one's entire being to every moment." 

The New Human Revolution—Vol. 28, Great Path 33, translation released February 2023.

* Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol. 4 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1984), p. 287.  

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"DAREKA GA YARU" DEWA NAKU
"JIBUN GA HITORI TATSU!"
KORE GA SOKA NO TAMASHII DA.
MINA GA IMA IRU BASHO DE
OKIKU YUJO O HIROGEYO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SHITOKU TOWA ICHI NIWA FUBO NI KO ARUBESHI NI NIWA SHU NI CHU ARUBESHI
SAN NIWA TOMO NI ATTE REI ARUBESHI SHI NIWA OTORERU NI ATTE JIHI ARE
TO NARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1850, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1526)

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