To My Friends & Daily Gosho Saturday, Nov. 11th, 2023 + Daily Encouragement Nov. 12th

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

Saturday, November 11th, 2023
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
The dynamism of youth is indeed 

the hope for the future.
By polishing our intellect 

and debate/discussion skills,
let's embark with bravery 

on the expansion of kosen-rufu
to open the door 

for the next generation!

Saturday, November 11th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
" When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs."

(The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period after the Thus Come One's Passing, 

WND, Vol.1, page 376)
Selection Source: 

Soka Gakkai member's 

experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Nov. 11th, 2023

Sunday, November 12th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our distant journey toward realising worldwide kosen-rufu, the ideal of 'establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land,' and the eternal transmission of the Mystic Law continues forever, into the infinite future.

"The road to kosen-rufu is by no means easy, entailing an unending battle against the three powerful enemies* and the three obstacles and four devils.**"

From Our Brilliant Human Revolution, Advancing Together as World Citizens, Spreading Hope and Encouragement to Create a Future of Peace, June 27th, 2023, Seikyo Newspaper, translated October 2023   

* Three powerful enemies: Three types of arrogant people who persecute those who propagate the Lotus Sutra in the evil age after Shakyamuni Buddha's death, described in the concluding verse section of the "Encouraging Devotion" (13th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra. The Great Teacher Miao-lo of China summarizes them as arrogant lay people, arrogant priests and arrogant false sages.

** Three obstacles and four devils: Various obstacles and hindrances to the practice of Buddhism. The three obstacles are (1) the obstacle of earthly desires, (2) the obstacle of karma and (3) the obstacle of retribution. The four devils are (1) the hindrance of the five components, (2) the hindrance of earthly desires, (3) the hindrance of death and (4) the hindrance of the devil king.

-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
SEINEN NO YAKUDO KOSO
MIRAI NO KIBO NARI.
CHISEI TO GENRONRYOKU O MIGAKI
JIDAI NO TOBIRA O HIRAKI YUKU
KOFU KAKUDAI NO YUSHIN O!

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
TEN HARENUREBA CHI AKIRAKA NARI HOKKE O SHIRU MONO WA SEHO O UBEKIKA

(New Gosho Zenshu page 146, 

Gosho Zenshu page 254)

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