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!

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

--- 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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