4-10 Sep. 2023 Words of the Week, 4 Sep. Daily Gosho + 5. Sep. Daily Encouragement

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

September 4th-10th, 2023
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin states,
"My wish is that all my disciples 

make a great vow
(to attain Buddhahood oneself 

and at the same time 

to lead others to Buddhahood)."*
From the 

Headquarters Leaders Meeting 

(held on Sep. 2nd 2023 in Tokyo)
where young people 

from around the world gathered 

with joy,
let's all advance together 

as fellow Bodhisattvas of the Earth
aiming towards our mutual goal 

of kosen-rufu!
Let's invite our treasured friends,
regardless if they are members 

or not,
to join us in our quest!

*"The Dragon Gate" (WND, Vol.1, page 1003)

Monday, September 4th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and urge others to do the same; that will remain as the only memory of your present life in this human world."

(Questions and Answers 

about Embracing the Lotus Sutra

 - WND, Vol.1, page 64)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Sep. 4th, 2023

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"In 'The Selection of the Time,' Nichiren Daishonin writes:

'A person who upholds the Lotus Sutra just as it teaches must [surely] be superior to the king Brahma and more worthy than the lord Shakra. If you have asuras to help you, you can lift and carry even Mount Sumeru. If you have dragons in your employ, you can drain all the water in the ocean until it runs dry.' (WND-1, 583)

"While there may be various ways of interpreting this passage, I think it can be read to mean that those who practise the Mystic Law just as the Buddha teaches can freely make allies of anyone in any state of life, even asura and animality, to advance the great undertaking of kosen-rufu."

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.

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"NEGAWAKUWA WAGA DESHIRA
DAIGAN O OKOSE"
SEKAI NO SEINEN GA MAU HONKAN KARA
JIYU NO DAIKANKI NO KYOSHIN O!
NAIGAI NO HOYU TO SASOI ATTE.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
SUBEKARAKU KOKORO O ITSU NI SHITE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO WARE MO TONAE TA OMO SUSUMEN NOMIKOSO KONJO NINKAI NO OMOIDE NARUBEKI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 519, 

Gosho Zenshu page 467)

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