7/11 2023 To My Friends & Daily Gosho + 8/11 Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --

The Daishonin states,

"Where there is unseen virtue,

there will be visible reward."*

Even if nobody is watching,

those who willingly 

take on all hardships 

with the noble spirit of 

earnestly dedicating themselves 

for the sake of kosen-rufu,

are certain to be blessed 

with great good fortune!

* "Unseen Virtue and Visible Reward", WND-l page 907

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO --
"Your sincerity in sending a gift of five strings of blue-duck coins whenever the opportunity arises truly entitles you to be known as one who propagates the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra in Japan.  As first one person, then two persons, then a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand and then all the people throughout the country come to chant the daimoku, before you know it, their blessings will accrue to you."

"The Blessings of the Lotus Sutra,"

 WND-l page 672) 

Selection Source:  Buddhist Teachings

Seikyo Newspaper: Nov. 7th, 2023

Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The name Paraguay derives from a word meaning 'from a great river.' I would like to create an ever-growing river of capable people, like the mighty river of Paraguay.

"Capable individuals are the key. They are the only way to build a brighter future.

"I hope that each of you will forge ahead ceaselessly in a way that is true to yourself. Keep striving, learning and talking with others. Give your all so that each of you, without fail, becomes an expert in happiness and victory a 'doctor of philosophy' in the art of leading lives of great triumph!

"Let's make this a promise."

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 on April 29th, 2005  presented him with an honorary doctorate was shown at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders' Meeting on July 9th, 2023, translation released October 2023 

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --

"INTOKU AREBA YOHO ARI"

DARE GA MITEINAKUTEMO

SUSUNDE ROKU O NINAIYUKU.

SONO TOTOKI KOFU NO KOKOROZASHI NI

DAIKAHO WA GENZENTO ARAWARERU!

The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's

http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

--- KYO NO GOSHO --- 
"BINGIGOTO NO SEIFU GOREN NO ONKOKOROZASHI WA NIHONKOKU NO HOKEKYO NO DAIMOKU O HIROMESASE TAMOU HITO NI ATARERI, KUNIJU NO SHONIN, HITORI, FUTARI, NAISHI SENMAN-OKU NO HITO, DAIMOKU O TONAURU NARABA ZONGAI NI KUDOKU MI NI ATSUMARASE TAMOU BESHI." 

"MYOMITSU SHONIN GOSHOSOKU," 

New Gosho Zenshu page 1712,
Gosho Zenshu page 1241 

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