Sat. 30th Sep. 2023 To My Friends & daily Gosho + Sun. 1st Oct. Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, September 30th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"The 'great vow' refers to 

the propagation of the Lotus Sutra."*
By living with such a commitment 

for kosen-rufu,
we activate the life condition 

of Buddhahood.
At the same time,
the wall of obstacles and difficulties 

can, for sure, 

be broken through!

*OTT, page 82

Saturday, September 30th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"If in a single moment of life we exhaust the pains and trials of millions of kalpas, then instant after instant there will arise in us the three Buddha bodies with which we are eternally endowed. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is just such a 'diligent' practice."

(The Essential Passage in Each 

of the Twenty-eight Chapters 

of the Lotus Sutra, 

Emerging from the Earth chapter 

- OTT, page 214)
Selection Source: 

Learning from Ikeda Sensei's lectures, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Sep. 30th, 2023

Sunday, October 1st, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'Those who believe in and practice [those who embrace] the Lotus Sutra are equal to Shakyamuni Buddha' (WND-1, 323). A passionate seeking spirit to grasp the essence of the Mystic Law will surely give rise to great benefit equal to the Buddha's."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [90] A Hope-Inspiring Life Philosophy for the Real World, October 2022 Daibyaku Renge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released August 2023.    

--- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU ---
"DAIGAN TOWA
HOKKE GUTSU NARI" GOSEIKUN.
KOFU NO CHIKAI NI IKIREBA
HOTOKE NO SEIMEIRYOKU GA WAKU.
NAYAMI NO KABE MO YABURERU!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
ICHINEN NI OKUGO NO SHINRO O TSUKUSEBA HONRAI MUSA NO SANJIN NENNEN NI
OKORU NARI IWAYURU NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA SHOJINGYO NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1099, 

Gosho Zenshu page 790

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