Words of the Week Oct. 9-15, 2023, Daily Gosho Oct. 9 & Daily Encouragement Oct. 10

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

October 9th-15th, 2023
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
The Daishonin teaches,
"The character 'myō' means to open."*
Let's improve our life state 

through constantly chanting daimoku.
Let's discover and foster 

new capable people
by making consistent and patient 

efforts to visit and encourage 

our friends.
By "propagating the Law 

to the full extent of our abilities,"**
let's develop the great path

 to achieving kosen-rufu!

*"The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra" (WND, Vol.1, page 145)
**"Until kōsen-rufu (wide dissemination of the Law) is achieved, propagate the Law to the full extent of your ability without begrudging your life." 

(Article Thirteen, 

The Twenty-six Admonitions of Nikkō)

Monday, October 9th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"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: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Oct. 9th, 2023

Tuesday, October 10th 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Sincere interactions are the essence of friendship."

The New Human Revolution - Vol. 28, Inner Change 19, translation released August, 2023

-- KONSHU NO KOTOBA --
"MYO TO MOSU KOTO WA
KAI TO IU KOTO NARI"
INORI O KASANE, KYOGAI O KAITAKU
GEKIREI NI ARUKI JINZAI O KAITAKU
ZUIRIKI GUTSU DE KOFU O KAITAKU!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TSURUGI NANDOMO SUSUMAZARU HITO NO TAME NIWA MOCHIIRU KOTO NASHI
HOKEKYO NO TSURUGI WA SHINJIN NO KENAGE NARU HITO KOSO MOCHIIRU KOTO
NARE ONI NI KANABO TARU BESHI

(New Gosho Zenshu page 1633, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1124)

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