Words of the Week & To My Friends - November 10 & 11, 2012

[Matthew Anton]

November 10, 2012

--TO MY FRIENDS--
We can help develop people's connections to Buddhism
  and expand our own life condition to the extent 
  we take action and engage in dialogue.
Let's advance along the great path of the
  champions of the people, for the sake of friends 
  as well as ourselves.

--わが友に贈る--
動いた分だけ
　語った分だけ
　仏縁と境涯が広がる。
　友のため自身のため
　人間王者の大道を歩め！

--WAGA TOMO NI OKURU--
UGOITA BUN DAKE
  KATATTA BUN DAKE
BUTSUEN TO KYOGAI GA HIROGARU.
TOMO NO TAME JISHIN NO TAME
  NINGEN-OJA NO DAIDO O AYUME!

November 11, 2012

--WORDS OF THE WEEK--
Let's celebrate November 18, 
  Soka's glorious anniversary,
  with our fellow members 
  throughout the world!
Applying ourselves 
  bravely and assiduously
  is the way to live up to the founding spirit.
Let's stand up with courage for
  the sake of expanding kosen-rufu!

--TO MY FRIENDS--
If you are a youth,
  have the mettle to take on the challenge
  of making the profound ideal of kosen-rufu
  a reality.
Be steadfast, fearless and bold
  as you charge ahead!

Translations of  "Words of the Week" and "To My Friends" published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda's recent guidance, with universal value and application.

--今週の言葉--
栄光の「１１・１８」を
 全世界の友と祝賀！
「勇猛精進」こそ
 我らの「創立の魂」だ。
広布拡大に勇み立て！

--わが友に贈る--
青年ならば
　広宣流布の大理想に
　挑む気概を持て。
　撓まず恐れず
　果敢に突き進め！

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
EIKO NO "JUITTEN ICHIHACHI" O
  ZEN SEKIA NO TOMO TO SHUKUGA!
"YUMYOSHOJIN" KOSO
  WARE RA NO "SORITSU NO TAMASHII" DA.
KOFU KAKUDAI NI ISAMI TATE!

--WAGA TOMO NI OKURU--
SEINEN NARA BA
  KOSEN-RUFU NO DAI RISO NI
  IDOMU KIGAI O MOTE.
TAWAMAZU OSOREZU
  KAKAN NI TSUKI SUSUME!