Sunday the 22nd of Oct. 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + Monday the 23rd of Oct. Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
"The first step"

 is the most important one.
If we decide to take action, 

wisdom flows forth
and new paths are discovered.
"Alright, let's give it a shot" 

is the spirit we need to

constantly keep in mind, 

and take that leap forwards!

Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"But your faith alone will determine all these things. A sword is useless in the hands of a coward. The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."

(Reply to Kyō'ō 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 412)
Selection Source: Buddhist study, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Oct. 22nd, 2023

Monday, October 23rd, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"There is an old saying of Paraguay, which is known as the heart of South America: 'The brave grow through their struggle.'*

"...The celebrated Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos (1917-2005) was a great champion of the spirit who, together with your esteemed National University of Itapúa, blazed the trail to an age of humanism.

"As a courageous writer and journalist, he wielded his pen fiercely in the resistance against the former military dictatorship that ruled Paraguay. Persecution by the authorities forced him into exile for over 40 years (1947-89). One can only imagine the hardships he must have endured. But he remained true to his convictions, leading an exceptional life.

"It is important to know of great individuals like Roa Bastos.

"The most good and just are often resented and undermined. This is a sad truth of human nature and a cruel reality of the world.

But for the sake of victory in life and the victory of our beliefs, we must never compromise our commitment to truth and justice."

14th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting, Let' Create an Ever-Growing River of Capable People! Excerpts from Ikeda Sensei's speech at a ceremony in which representatives of Paraguay's National University of Itapua presented him with an honorary  doctorate. Video footage was shown at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting July 9th, 2023, translation released October 2023 

* Translated from Spanish. Miguel Ángel Pangrazio, Arriéro pórte (Asunción:Criterio Ediciones, 2007), p. 89.

--- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU ---
"SAISHO NO IPPO" GA TAISETSU DA.
UGOKI DASEBA CHIE GA WAKU.
ARATANA MICHI MO MIETE KURU.
"YOSHI, YATTE MIYO" TO
OMOIKITTE TOBIDASO!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TADASHI GOSHINJIN NI YORU BESHI TSURUGI NANDOMO SUSUMAZARU HITO NO TAME NIWA MOCHIIRU KOTO NASHI HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGENARU HITO KOSO MOCHIIRU KOTO NARE ONI NI KANABO TARUBESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1633, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1124

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