Wed. 21 June 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Thurs. 22 June Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo 

is like the roar of a lion."*
The Mystic Law is the 

"truly excellent medicine"

for our lives.
Let's carry on 

chanting powerful daimoku
with the determination that 

we will never be defeated 

by illness!

*"Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?" 

- "Reply to Kyō'ō" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 412)

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"On the other hand, I may have been at the ceremony, but since I am a common mortal, it is beyond my power to know the past. There is no doubt, however, that in my present life I am the votary of the Lotus Sutra, and that in the future I will therefore reach the seat of enlightenment without fail."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 383)
Selection Source: 

Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, June 21st, 2023

Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"'If there are a sun and a moon in the sky, if there are plants and trees on the earth, if there are day and night in this country of ours, then so long as the earth fails to turn upside down and the tides of the ocean continue to ebb and flow, there can be no doubt that the prayers of those who put faith in the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] will be answered in this world, and that they will enjoy good circumstances in their next existence.'

- From "On Prayer" (WND-1, 346).

"The prayers of practitioners of the Lotus Sutra will be answered without fail. This is the Daishonin's assurance. Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is a source of life force. It is the path to absolute victory, enabling us to lead happy and triumphant lives. We will always find a way forwards. All our hardships will become good fortune and benefit as we transform our karma into mission.

"Chanting with a vow for the betterment of society based on the life-affirming principles of Nichiren Buddhism aligns our lives with the compassionate rhythm of the universe and enfolds the entire land where we dwell. Let's chant even more strongly with unwavering conviction that all our desires will be fulfilled!"

Towards a Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings, Let's Chant with Unwavering Conviction. Translated from 4th April, 2023, issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released June 2023.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"NAN-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO WA
SHISHIKU NO GOTOSHI"
MYOHO WA SEIMEI NO DAIRYOYAKU.
DANJITE BYOMA NI MAKENAI
GOJONA INORI O TSURANUKO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
BONPU NAREBA KAKO O SHIRAZU GENZAI WA MIETE HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NARI MATA
MIRAI WA KETSUJO TO SHITE TOKEI DOJO NARUBESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1792, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1360

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