August 5, 2023 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + August 6, Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, August 5th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --

The old saying goes:

"Adversity makes a person wise." 

The greater 

  the struggles and hardships, 

the greater the growth achieved

   by overcoming them. 

Young successors, 

with the "never give up" spirit, 

let's dare to challenge steep, 

"treacherous" peaks 

of difficulty!

Saturday, August 5th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There can be no question that through this act the truly excellent medicine of the Wonderful Law is being applied in order to cure the grave illness of darkness that afflicts all living beings."

(Expedient Means chapter - OTT, page 41)

Selection Source: 

  Ikeda Sensei's guidance, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 5th, 2023

Sunday, August 6th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"It is said that when one enters a room filled with fragrant orchids, one becomes imbued with that fragrance. 'A friend in the orchid room' (WND-1, 23) is a person of virtue who has the power to influence those they come in contact with--in other words, what Buddhism calls a 'good friend.'*"

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [89] A People-Centred Religion—Transmitting the Philosophy of Respect for Life to the Future, Soka Gakkai Members Are "Friends in the Orchid Room," from the Daibyakurenge, Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, September 2022, translation released June 2023  

* In Buddhism a "good friend" is an upright, virtuous person who leads people to Buddhism. It is contrasted with an evil friend or negative influence that leads people astray or obstructs their practice of Buddhism. A mentor who teaches Buddhism and fellow practitioners are examples of good friends.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

"KANNAN NANJI O TAMA NI SU"

NAYAMI YA KURO GA OOKII HODO

NORIKOETA SEICHO WA OOKII. 

WAKAKI KOKEI NO KIMITACHI YO

MAKEJI DAMASHII DE KENNAN NO MINE E!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

MYOHO NO DAIROYAKU O MOTTE ISSAI SHUJO NO MUMYO NO TAIBYO O JISEN KOTO UTAGAI NAKI NARI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1004, 

Gosho Zenshu page 720)

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