Thus. 31st Aug. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Fri. 1st Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"(If there are those 

who hear the Law, 

then) not a one will fail 

to attain Buddhahood."*
"No one must be left behind!"
That is the spirit 

of the Lotus Sutra.
Today again, let's reach out 

and go see our friends!

*The Lotus Sutra, 

Expedient Means chapter,
"Wu-lung and I-lung" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 1099)

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"You should pray intently that Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the Buddhas of the ten directions will all gather and take possession of your body to assist you."

(Reply to Yasaburō 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 829)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 31st, 2023

Friday, September 1st, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"No matter how complicated a problem seems, we can find a solution if we have the courage to engage in candid and open dialogue."

The New Human Revolution - Vol. 28, Inner Change 4, translation released August, 2023

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"HITORI TO SHITE
JOBUTSU SEZARU KOTO NAKEN"
DAREMO OKIZARI NI SHINAI.
SORE GA HOKEKYO NO SEISHIN DA.
SA KYOMO TOMO NO MOTO E!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SHAKA TAHO JIPPO NO HOTOKE RAIJU SHITE WAGAMI NI IRIKAWARI WARE O
TASUKE TAMAE TO KANNEN SESASE TAMOBESHI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 2085, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1451)

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30th Aug. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 31st Aug. Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
To carefully and patiently listen 

to what others have to say

and have an honest open talk 

with each other without pretense,
this is the essence of "dialogue."
With a bright cheerful smile,
let's joyfully help others 

to become happy
through sharing this Buddhism 

and its philosophy
with as many people as possible!

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"First, being filial toward one's father and mother means that though a parent may act unreasonably or speak in a tone of ill will, one never shows the slightest anger or looks displeased. One never in any way disobeys a parent; is always mindful of providing a parent with all manner of good things, and if this happens to be impossible, in the course of a day one at least smiles twice or thrice in their direction."

(The Four Virtues 

and the Four Debts of Gratitude 

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

Learning from Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 30th, 2023

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Napoleon once said: 'March ahead of the ideas of your times and those ideas will follow and support you.'

"A fierce struggle is now under way to determine what philosophy, what force will lead the 21st century. What will determine its outcome? Capable people, talented individuals.

"Crucial are well-rounded people who have both character and strength. The Soka Gakkai's goal is to foster just such people."

From excerpts at the 33rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 1st 1999 broadcasted during the recent Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 3rd, 2023. From the May 23rd 2023 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released August 2023.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
AITE NO HANASHI NI MIMI O KATAMUKE
KAZARAZU HONNE DE KATARI AU.
KORE GA TAIWA NO YOTEI DA.
AKARUI EGAO DE HOGARAKANI
SACHI NO BUTSUEN O HIROGE YUKO!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
ICHINI FUBO NI KO ARE TOWA TATOI OYA WA MONONI OBOEZUTOMO ASHIZAMANARU KOTO O IUTOMO ISASAKAMO HARAMO TATEZU OYAMARU KAO O MISEZU OYA NO IUKOTONI ICHIBUNMO TAGAEZU OYANI YOKIMONO O ATAENTO OMOTTE SEMETE SURUKOTO NAKUBA ICHINICHI NISANDO EMITE MUKAE TO NARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1850, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1527)

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29th Aug. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 30th Aug. Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --

Buddhism teaches that our life is 

"like the lotus flower in the water".*

Our faith and practice 

in this Buddhism enables us 

to make the flower of happiness 

bloom amidst the harsh realities 

of daily life,

just like the lotus flower blossoms 

in muddy waters!

Now in the Latter Day of the Law 

- "an age of quarrels and disputes",**

we are the ones that 

can create and give hope 

and fulfil our missions 

as Bodhisattvas of the Earth.

* "The Sutra says, '[They are] unsoiled by worldly things like the lotus flower in the water.  Emerging from the earth...'  Here we see that the lotus is being used here as a simile."  

("The Entity of the Mystic Law", 

WND-l page 431)

** The Dictionary of Buddhism, page 358

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life's functions."

"The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon", 

WND-l page 832

Selection Source:  Kayo-GOSHO TIME

Seikyo Newspaper: August 29th, 2023

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Speak out! Take action! From there, the wheels of change begin to turn."

The New Human Revolution - Vol. 28, Inner Change 3, translation released August, 2023

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

BUPPO WA  "NYO RENGE ZAISUI".

ODEI NI SAKU RENGE NO GOTOKU

GENJITSU NO NAKADE KOFUKU NO HANA O!

MAPPO JOKUSE DE KIBO O TSUKURU.

SOREGA JIYU NO BOSATSU DA.

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--- KYO NO GOSHO --- 
"KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE, TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOCHITE NAN-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI, KORE O KUSHIKI SHINO SHINNYO NO MIYAKO TOWA MOSUNARI" 

"NICHINYO GOZEN GOHENJI", 

New Gosho Zenshu page 2088,
Gosho Zenshu page 1244 

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Aug. 28-Sep 3 Words of the Week, Aug. 28 Daily Gosho + Aug. 29 Daily Encouragement

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

August 28th-September 3rd, 2023
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
"All those who keep faith 

in the Lotus Sutra 

are most certainly Buddhas"*
Our consistent tenacious efforts 

of home visiting and encouraging 

each member

are what enable 

the castle of capable people 

for achieving kosen-rufu
to prosper and flourish.
Let's also make a point 

of offering warm words 

of encouragement 

to our Future Division members!

*"The Fourteen Slanders" (WND, Vol.1, page 756)

Monday, August 28th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens."

(Happiness in This World 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 681)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 28th, 2023

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The spirit of moving ever forwards is the essence of 'brave and vigorous exertion' (Jpn. yumyo shojin) [a phrase that appears in the 'Expedient Means' chapter of the Lotus Sutra, which we recite during gongyo].* If we look at each of the Chinese characters of this term individually, yu (brave) means acting with courage and myo (vigorous) means applying all one's wisdom, while in the compound shojin (exertion), sho means pure and unsullied and jin means ceaseless advance. 'Brave and vigorous exertion' produces a person who always triumphs. It forges and strengthens us so that our lives are ever victorious."

From excerpts at the 33rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 1st 1999 broadcasted during the recent Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 3rd, 2023. From the May 23rd 2023 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released August 2023.

* The Lotus Sutra passage states: "They [the Buddhas] have exerted themselves bravely and vigorously, and their names are universally known" (LSOC2, 56). In Japanese, the passage reads: "Yumyo shojin myosho fumon."

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU MONO WA
KANARAZU MINA HOTOKE NARI"
TAYUMANU HOMON GEKIREI ARITE
KOFU NO JINZAIJO WA SAKAERU.
MIRAIBU NIMO ATATAKANA KOE O!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
KU OBA KU TO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE
(New Gosho Zenshu page 1554, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1143)

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Sun. Aug. 27th, 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Mon. Aug. 28th Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, August 27th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our small groups and districts 

are the main stage for 

building world peace.

By praising 

everyone's struggles and efforts 

and encouraging one another,
let's take a victorious leap forwards

with strong unwavering unity!

Sunday, August 27th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Exert yourself in the two ways of practice and study. Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism. You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. Both practice and study arise from faith. Teach others to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 386)
Selection Source: One Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, 

Sunday, August 27th

Monday, August 28th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson made the following observation about Napoleon: 'His victories were only so many doors, and he never for a moment lost sight of his way onwards, in the dazzle and uproar of the present circumstance.' When Napoleon achieved one victory, he immediately looked to the next. He wasn't satisfied with the present triumph; he didn't allow himself to relax, he didn't give up the larger struggle. That is the secret to winning. It is important to make one victory the cause for the next. That is the smart course of action and the way that leads to successive victories.

"Those who just bask in the glow of victory can grow complacent and lose out in the future. The moment of triumph is the very moment to start working towards a new and larger goal. That is how the next victory is assured."

From excerpts at the 33rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 1st 1999 broadcasted during the recent Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, May 3rd, 2023. From the May 23rd 2023 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released August 2023.

* Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Napoleon; or, the Man of the World," in Representative Men (New York: The Library of America, 1983), p. 732.

 

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
CHIKU "block" KOSO
SEKAI HEIWA NO ONBUTAI DA.
MINA NO FUNTO O TATAE
GEKIREI SHIAI NAGARA
KATAKI DANKETSU DE YAKUSHIN O!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
GYOGAKU NO NIDO O HAGEMI SOROBESHI GYOGAKU TAENABA BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU WARE MO ITASHI HITO OMO KYOKE SORAE GYOGAKU WA SHINJIN YORI OKORU BEKU SORO CHIKARA ARABA ICHIMON IKKU NARITOMO KATARASE TAMOBESHI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1793, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1361)

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26th August 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho plus 27th August Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, August 26th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin encourages us,
"I entrust you with 

the propagation of Buddhism 

in your province."*
By treasuring the people 

whom we make a connection with,
let's develop 

a hope-filled land of happiness
in the place 

where we are right now,

fulfilling our own unique missions!

*"The Properties of Rice" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 1117)

Saturday, August 26th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"The daimoku of the Lotus Sutra 

is like the roar of a lion."

(The Bodhisattva 

Never Disparaging chapter 

- OTT, page 152)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 26th, 2023

Sunday, August 27th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"My wife, Kaneko, who has just celebrated her 82nd anniversary of joining the Soka Gakkai [with her family on July 12th, 1941], has long treasured these three guidelines with her precious comrades in faith: 'Hope is the sunshine of the heart.' 'Effort is the noble path of the spirit.' 'Hardships create the inspiring music of the heart.'

"Challenging as it may be,

surmount this hill

and make the pure gold

of your life shine

in our shared and united struggle!"

Editorial from Daibyaku-renge August, 2023 edition, Hardships Create the Inspiring Music of the Heart, translation released July 18th, 2023. SGI Newsletter No. 11307.    

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"SONO KUNI NO BUPPP WA KIHEN NI
MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO"
EN SURU HITO O TAISETSU NI SHI
WAGA SHIMEI NO TENCHI NI
KIBO AFURERU RAKUDO O!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
HOKKE NO DAIMOKU WA SHISHI NO HOURU GA GOTOKU

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1064, 

Gosho Zenshu page 764)

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25th Aug, Fri. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 26th Aug, Sat. Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, August 25th, 2023

-- TO MY FRIENDS --

Let's embark on the journey 

of the victory of the people

with our discussion meetings!

Conversing to our hearts' content

while shining a light upon everyone,

let's have meetings that abound  

with the vow for progress

and advancement!

Friday, August 25th, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

Do not have doubts simply because heaven does not lend you protection. Do not be discouraged because you do not enjoy an easy and secure existence in this life. 

(The Opening of the Eyes 

- WND-1, page 283)

Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin

Seikyo Newspaper 

- Friday, August 25th, 2023

Saturday, August 26th 2023

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Jose Toda, once said to our sincere pioneer Kansai women members: 'The deeper the swamp, the bigger and more beautiful the lotus blooms. Similarly, the greater the hardships we experience, the bigger and more beautifully the lotus blossoms of happiness will bloom and spread.' 

"Indeed, today, ever-victorious 'human flowers' are blooming cheerfully and proudly to their fullest."

Editorial from Daibyaku-renge August, 2023 edition, Hardships Create the Inspiring Music of the Heart, translation released July 18th, 2023. SGI Newsletter No. 11307.    

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

SAA, ZADANKAI KARA

MINSHŪ GAIKA NO TABI E SHUPPATSU DA!

MINA NI HIKARI O ATENAGARA

KOKORO YUKU MADE KATARIAŌ.

ZENSHIN NO CHIKAI MINAGIRU TSUDOI NI!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

TEN NO KAGO NAKI KOTO O UTAGAWAZARE. GENZE NO ANNON NARAZARU KOTO O NAGEKAZARE.

(New Gosho Zenshu page 117, 

Gosho Zenshu page 234)

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Aug. 24 Thurs. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Aug. 25 Fri. Daily Encouragement

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

Thursday, August 24th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"This is my vow, and 

I will never forsake it!"*
Let's take in our hearts 

the vow that we have made 

as Bodhisattvas of the Earth
and walk to the very end, 

boldly and with pride,
on the road to 

"Establishing the Correct Teaching 

for the Peace of the Land"!

*"I will be the pillar of Japan. 

I will be the eyes of Japan. I will
be the great ship of Japan. 

This is my vow, 

and I will never forsake
it!" - "The Opening of the Eyes" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 280)

Thursday, August 24th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"[Again, when Nichiren and his followers recite Nam-myoho-renge-kyo], they are burning the firewood of earthly desires, summoning up the wisdom fire of bodhi or enlightenment."

(Introduction chapter - OTT, page 11)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 24th, 2023

Friday, August 25th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our story of achieving victory over misfortune through carrying out our human revolution and changing our karma will give unending courage to many others who are struggling. Once we emerge from the tunnel of adversity, a dazzling ocean of good fortune and wisdom will stretch before us."

Editorial from Daibyaku-renge August, 2023 edition, Hardships Create the Inspiring Music of the Heart, translation released July 18th, 2023. SGI Newsletter No. 11307.    

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"CHIKAISHI NEGAI
YABURU BEKARAZU"
JIYU NO CHIKAI O WAGA MUNE NI
RISSHO ANKOKU NO DAIDO O
DODOTO AYUMI NUKO!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
BONNO NO TAKIGI O YAITE BODAI NO EKA GENZEN SURUNARI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 987, 

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To My Friends & Daily Gosho for Aug. 23rd, 2023 + Daily Encouragement for Aug. 24th

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

and more.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The Daishonin states,
"Regard your service to your lord 

as the practice of the Lotus Sutra."*
Our workplaces are a 

"training arena" 

where we can refine ourselves.
By confronting the challenges 

right in front of us,
let's be successful 

and victorious at work 

and show actual proof of how 

our Buddhist practice 

manifests itself in daily society.

*"Regard your service to your lord as the practice of the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by 'No worldly affairs of life or work are ever contrary to the true reality.'" 

- "Reply to a Believer" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 905)

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood."

(The Opening of the Eyes 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 283)
Selection Source: 

SGI-Taiwan member's experience 

in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 23rd, 2023

Thursday, August 24th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"We of the Soka Gakkai chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with a vow for the happiness of ourselves and others and live for kosen-rufu. We see everything that happens in our lives as according with the principles of 'voluntarily assuming the appropriate karma' and 'lessening karmic retribution.' Therefore, with the spirit 'I'm ready for anything!' let's calmly tackle whatever life throws at us and keep chanting wholeheartedly with unwavering faith."

Editorial from Daibyaku-renge August, 2023 edition, Hardships Create the Inspiring Music of the Heart, translation released July 18th, 2023. SGI Newsletter No. 11307.    

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
"ON MIYAZUKAI O
HOKEKYO TO OBOSHIMESE"
SHOKUBA WA JISHIN O MIGAKU DOJO.
GENZEN NO KADAI NI IDOMINUKI
BUPPO SOKU SHAKAI NO SHORISHA NI!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
WARE NARABINI WAGA DESHI SHONAN ARITOMO UTAGAU KOKORO NAKUBA JINENNI
BUKKAI NI ITARU BESHI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 117, 

Gosho Zenshu page 234)

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Tues. Aug. 22nd, 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Wed. Aug. 23rd Daily Encouragement

* The TMF team is back in place in Japan so from today we will be going back to our "normal" time of day for releasing TMF so after this mail the next will be in about 12 hours, or so from now, and then every 24 hours thereafter! Techno-shima apart! 

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

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --

Our seriousness and sincerity 

are noted by others 

through our promptness to respond.

Taking action with lightning speed,

let's expand 

the wave of trust and empathy!

Aiming for the glorious summit,

let's advance in enthusiastic spirits!

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(The first of the four debts is that owed to all living beings.)  Were it not for them, one would find it impossible to make the vow to save innumerable living beings.  Moreover, but for the evil people who persecute bodhisattvas, how could those bodhisattvas increase their merit?"

("The Four Debts of Gratitude", WND-l page 43)

Selection Source: 

Buddhist Teachings 

- Illuminating Tomorrow 
Seikyo Newspaper: August 22nd, 2023

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"All of us at times in our journey of life may experience painful challenges with no end in sight, as though trapped in a long, dark tunnel. When that happens, our faith in the Mystic Law illuminates the way forward ever more brightly with the light of hope and renewal."

Editorial from Daibyaku-renge August, 2023 edition, Hardships Create the Inspiring Music of the Heart, translation released July 18th, 2023. SGI Newsletter No. 11307.    

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

SHINKENSA WA

SPIDO NI ARAWARERU.

DENKOSEKKA NO KODO DE

SHINRAI TO KYOUKAN O HIROGEYO!

HAZUMU KOKORO DE EIKO NO MINE E!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
"(ICHI NIWA ISSAI SHUJO NO ON,) ISSAI SHUJO NAKUBA SHUJO MUHEN SEIGAN DO NO GAN O OKOSHI GATASHI. MATA, AKUNIN NAKUSHITE BOSATSU NI RUNAN O NASAZUBA, IKADEKA KUDOKU OBA ZOCHO SESHIME SORO BEKI." 

"SHION SHO", 

New Gosho Zenshu page 1215,
Gosho Zenshu page 937) 

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21-27, 2023 Words of the Week, Aug. 21 Daily Gosho + Aug. 22 Daily Encouragement

* Apologies for the two spelling mistakes in Daily Encouragement yesterday - "atter" should have read "after," "suttering" should have read "suffering." 

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

August 21st-27th, 2023
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin encourages us to:
"Strengthen our faith 

day by day 

and month after month."*
Together with our 

Seikyo Newspaper 

and other organisational 

newspapers and magazines,
it's time to make a new start 

towards our human revolution.
With a fresh vibrant spirit,
let's sow the seeds of Buddhism 

in people's hearts
and achieve triumphant victories 

both for ourselves and our district!

*"On Persecutions Befalling the Sage" 

(WND, Vol.1, page 997)
**Aug. 24th 

"Seikyo Newspaper's Founding Day." 

On the same day in 1950, Toda Sensei and Ikeda Sensei discussed the concept of starting a newspaper for the first time.

Monday, August 21st, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"It is said that, if a teacher has a good disciple, both will gain the fruit of Buddhahood, but if a teacher fosters a bad disciple, both will fall into hell. If teacher and disciple are of different minds, they will never accomplish anything."

(Flowering and Bearing Grain 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 909)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 21st, 2023

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Embracing faith in the Mystic Law and treasuring the people in our lives, we take action founded on our prayer for world peace. Our resolve to do so encompasses the entire world and the universe according to the principle that 'One's body and mind at a single moment pervade the entire realm of phenomena'* (WND-1, 366)."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [89] A People-Centred Religion—Transmitting the Philosophy of Respect for Life to the Future, Action Based on a Prayer for World Peace, from the Daibyakurenge, Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, September 2022, translation released June 2023

* From Miao-lo's Annotations on "Great Concentration and Insight."

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"TSUKIZUKI HIBI NI TSUYORI TAMAE"
WARERA NO SEIKYO TO TOMONI
NINGEN KAKUMEI NO SHIN "start" DA.
IKI IKI TO BUTSUEN O HIROGE
SA JISHIN TO CHIKU NO GAIKA E!

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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
YOKI DESHI O MOTSU TOKINBA SHITEI BUKKA NI ITARI ASHIKI DESHI O TAKUWAINUREBA SHITEI JIGOKU NI OTSU TO IERI SHITEI SOI SEBA NANIGOTO MO NASU BEKARAZU

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1211, 

Gosho Zenshu page 900)

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