To My Friends & Daily Gosho, July 12th 2023 and Daily Encouragement July 13th

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

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
If a single person 

with profound determination 

stands up,
"then two, three and 

a hundred will follow."*
This is the equation for unity.
Through chanting strong daimoku 

and taking decisive action,
let's build a citadel 

of capable people 

in our local community!

"At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify 'emerging from the earth'?" - "The True Aspect 

     of All Phenomena" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 385)

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"One who upholds this Lotus Sutra should uphold it with the understanding that one will encounter difficulties."

(The Emergence of 

    the Treasure Tower chapter 

- OTT, page 97)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 12th, 2023

Thursday, July 13th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Toda once offered four criteria for identifying a religious philosophy that genuinely benefits humanity. Namely, it must help all people (1) free themselves from suffering, (2) enjoy true happiness, (3) truly purify their lives and (4) awaken to the true eternal nature of their lives.*

"The 'ship of Myoho-renge-kyo" is the great ship for freeing all people from suffering. Who can board this ship? The Daishonin declares with absolute conviction that it is 'the disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren' (WIND-1, 34). He clearly promises that we who embrace the Gohonzon [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] are certain to reach the other shore of happiness and fulfillment. How wonderful this is!"

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [88] Faith is the Compass for Victory in Life—Courageously and Cheerfully Sailing the Course to Happiness, Freeing All People from Suffering, August 22nd, 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study magazine. Translation released June 2023

* Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol.3 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1983), p.28.  

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
FUKAKI KETSUI NO HITORI GA TATEBA
"NININ SANNIN HYAKUNIN TO" TSUZUKU.
KORE GA DANKETSU NO HOTEISHIKI DA.
MIZUKARA NO TSUYOKI INORI TO KODO DE
WAGA CHIIKI NI JINZAI JO O!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KONO HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU MONO WA NAN NI AWANTO KOKOROETE TAMOTSU NARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1035, 

Gosho Zenshu page 742)

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