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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Wed. 26th April, 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus Thurs. 27th April Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our family members, neighbours 
and all the people
who we are indebted to,
let's make sure 
to express our sincere gratitude!
Such an honest heart 
that cherishes the relationships
developed through sharing Buddhism, 
are certain to be encompassed
with blossoms and fragrance 
of good fortune and benefit.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 998)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 
Seikyo Newspaper, April 26th, 2023

Thursday, April 27th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One of the characters in The Iliad addresses a warrior: 'But you, Thoas, never waver in battle and are good at inspiring others when you see them giving up. So don't slacken now.'* And he exhorted him to keep urging others on.

"...I would like all of you to develop into people of genuine courage, who always warmly support and encourage their fellow members striving so sincerely for kosen-rufu." 

12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting - video of 5th SGHLM, March 2007, January 23rd, 2023 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2023
*Homer, The Iliad, originally translated by E.V. Rieu, revised and updated by Peter Jones with D.C.H. Rieu, edited by Peter Jones (London: Penguin Books, 2003), p.358.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAZOKU YA KINRIN NADO
OSEWA NI NATTA KATAGATA E
KANSHA NO OMOI O TSUTAEYO!
BUTSUEN O TAISETSU NI SURU KOKORO NI
FUKUTOKU NO HANA WA SAKIKAORU.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TADA ICHIEN NI OMOIKIRE YOKARAN WA FUSHIGI WARUKARAN WA ICHIJO TO OMOE

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1620, 
Gosho Zenshu page 1190)
A translation of "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Newspaper based on Ikeda Sensei's recent guidance, and more.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To our family members, neighbours 
and all the people
who we are indebted to,
let's make sure 
to express our sincere gratitude!
Such an honest heart 
that cherishes the relationships
developed through sharing Buddhism, 
are certain to be encompassed
with blossoms and fragrance 
of good fortune and benefit.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage 
- WND, Vol. 1, page 998)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 
Seikyo Newspaper, April 26th, 2023

Thursday, April 27th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"One of the characters in The Iliad addresses a warrior: 'But you, Thoas, never waver in battle and are good at inspiring others when you see them giving up. So don't slacken now.'* And he exhorted him to keep urging others on.

"...I would like all of you to develop into people of genuine courage, who always warmly support and encourage their fellow members striving so sincerely for kosen-rufu." 

12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting - video of 5th SGHLM, March 2007, January 23rd, 2023 Seikyo Newspaper, translation released April 2023
*Homer, The Iliad, originally translated by E.V. Rieu, revised and updated by Peter Jones with D.C.H. Rieu, edited by Peter Jones (London: Penguin Books, 2003), p.358.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KAZOKU YA KINRIN NADO
OSEWA NI NATTA KATAGATA E
KANSHA NO OMOI O TSUTAEYO!
BUTSUEN O TAISETSU NI SURU KOKORO NI
FUKUTOKU NO HANA WA SAKIKAORU.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TADA ICHIEN NI OMOIKIRE YOKARAN WA FUSHIGI WARUKARAN WA ICHIJO TO OMOE

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1620, 
Gosho Zenshu page 1190)

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