Novels
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Esperia The new human revolution vols. 1/2
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. May 3, 1960. A little more than two years after the death of his beloved maetro, Shin'ichi Yamamoto takes over as president of the Soka Gakkai. After fighting alongside Josei Toda for more than a decade, supporting him even in his darkest moments, Yamamoto is ready to embark on a new journey to spread Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism throughout the world.He must take the first steps and give concrete form to the dream that had animated Josei Toda's life. He feels he has understood the intimate meaning of the movement created by President Toda and begins his journey of peace on the American continent. "Nothing is more precious than peace. Nothing brings greater happiness. Peace is the starting point for the progress of humanity."
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Esperia The new human revolution vols. 3/4
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. January 1961. Shin'ichi Yamamoto is about to make his first voyage to the Asian continent. Fifteen years have passed since the end of the world conflict, and all the countries of the Far East have experienced at first hand the horrors of the war unleashed by the Empire of the Rising Sun.The young president of the Soka Gakkai wholeheartedly desires to spread the dream of peace and happiness of the peoples of Asia that he inherited from his master and predecessor Josei Toda. A trip to Europe is scheduled to begin in early October, with the goal of kick-starting the kosen rufu movement on the old continent as well. "One sun illuminates the whole world. It is the same in the world of kosen rufu. One resolute person can protect all others and break through the darkness of society, heralding the dawn of justice."
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 19/20
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. 1974: Shin'ichi Yamamoto's initiatives to spread a culture of peace bear fruit, and the kosen rufu movement begins to be understood even where it was previously viewed with suspicion. President Yamamoto travels to Panama, then to Peru, where he receives the keys to the city of Lima, and to California, where he is awarded honorary citizenship of San Diego. In Okinawa, the youth of the Soka Gakkai collect the experiences of World War II survivors, a valuable testimony that will serve as a warning for the future about the tragic consequences of the war.1974 is also the year Shin'ichi Yamamoto travels to China and the Soviet Union. The opening of friendly relations between the universities and his efforts to establish sincere dialogues are the beginning of a path toward friendship and trust between nations long hostile to each other. Toward the end of the year, President Yamamoto is back in Beijing, where a historic meeting is held that was wholeheartedly desired by China's seriously ill Premier Zhou Enlai. Yamamoto also later meets with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to present his proposals aimed at international détente.
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Esperia The new human revolution vol. 30
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. In this volume, which concludes The New Human Revolution, numerous highlights of the history of kosen rufu are described: from the events that took place in early 1979 when Shin'ichi Yamamoto, after resigning as president of the Soka Gakkai because of the treacherous plots hatched by the Nichiren Shoshu clergy, standing as an unshakable mountain in the face of those difficulties, initiated a grand new phase of the kosen rufu movement in the world, to his fifth visit to China in 1980 and to North America, South America and the Soviet Union the following year; from his trip to Italy in 1981, during which Shin'ichi Yamamoto devoted himself particularly to encouraging and nurturing young people, to his numerous activities in various areas of Japan. In the concluding chapter, entitled The Vow, we finally find described the events that led to the excommunication of the Soka Gakkai by the Nichiren Shoshu. November 28, 1991, the day of the excommunication, is described by Shin'ichi as "a historic date, the day of our spiritual independence." It is also the moment when the Soka Gakkai finally takes flight into the twenty-first century as a world religion. The chapter-and the entire novel-concludes with a description of the November 12, 2001, meeting of center leaders during which Shin'ichi makes a heartfelt appeal to the youth, the Bodhisattvas of the earth who live by the great vow of kosen rufu, entrusting them with the future of the Soka movement in the world. In his heart, Shin'ichi made an appeal to the youth, "Let us go forward together! Let us fight as long as we have life. Let us advance with confidence and vigor by ringing aloft the sound of the second set of the Seven Bells." Inside, Shin'ichi had a clear vision of the young Soka people who, like majestic young eagles, were soaring in the dawning light of the third millennium. He saw them flying high in an unbroken stream to the vast skies of the world.
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Esperia The new human revolution vols. 17/18
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. 1973-1974: Young President Shin'ichi Yamamoto continues to infuse all his energies into the development of the Soka Gakkai by devoting himself especially to raising young people both through select groups and through the educational activities of Soka schools. His efforts are aimed at profoundly changing Japanese society and propagating the wave of a new culture throughout the world; his attention is also directed to the journalists of the Seikyo Shimbun, so that they understand more deeply the importance of their mission. "When we treat others with sincerity, our true selves shine through, and we can widen the circle of our friendships and trust. Buddhism teaches the way of compassion. Accordingly, another name for calling a Buddhist practitioner is sincere person."
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 25/26
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. Beginning in early 1977 Shin'ichi Yamamoto made a series of trips to various prefectures in Japan: in each place, meeting with local leaders became an opportunity to offer guidance and advice on various aspects of the work such as unity and the attitude of leaders, but also practical guidance on such topics as, for example, how to organize meetings, how to be a moderator during meetings, or how to transmit communications. In September of the same year, the Cemetery Park dedicated to him, the first example of a cemetery created by the Soka Gakkai, was inaugurated in the village of Atsuta, Josei Toda's hometown. President Yamamoto attends the inauguration and expounds on Nichiren Daishonin's profound vision of life and death in Buddhism. The year 1978, the "Year of Study," is marked by a change in the organizational structure of the Soka Gakkai: from the "vertical" system, in which each member belonged to the area to which the person who introduced him or her to Buddhism belonged, to the new chapter-centered, geographic-area-based structure, with the intention of enabling people to take root in the local reality and engage in Buddhist dialogue with people in their own community. Also, that year Shin'ichi pledged to pave the way for the study of Buddhism as a driving force for kosen rufu, giving a strong impetus to the Gakkai's study activities.
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 15/16
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The early 1970s are decisive for the development of the Soka Gakkai in Japan and around the world. Shin'ichi Yamamoto intensifies his activities abroad, aimed at raising awareness of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhist teaching and the humanistic philosophy behind it. The Soka Gakkai president engages in an in-depth dialogue with one of the greatest historians of the 20th century, Britain's Arnold Toynbee. For the first time in history Nichiren's doctrine of Buddhism can confront the insights and profound vision of civilization of a distinguished Western thinker. It was a dialogue that would take on enormous significance in the years to come. At the same time, the Soka Gakkai, with the moral and economic contribution of as many as eight million believers from around the world, undertakes and completes the grandiose project of building the Sho Hondo, the Great Shrine of Original Teaching whose construction Nichiren had entrusted to his disciples. When completed, the temple will be admired as one of the major works of religious architecture of the 20th century. In the concluding part of Volume XVI, the author also describes the events that led to the destruction of Sho Hondo at the behest of Patriarch Nikken and the Nichiren Shoshu clergy.
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Esperia I am Shinichi Yamamoto
A beautiful illustrated desk calendar with selected passages from the New Human Revolution. Desk product containing fifty-two passages, one for each week of the year, accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Giuliana Gusmini. The selection spans the entire work and offers members a delightful opportunity to discover the encouragements found in The New Human Revolution, providing a cue for further study of the novel.
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 11/12
The autobiographical novel by Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. Shin'ichi Yamamoto's world travels continue, aimed at publicizing Nichiren Daishonin's teaching and spreading the Middle Way, the philosophy of the absolute dignity of human life.It is 1966 and Shin'ichi visits several countries in South America where practitioners are facing severe difficulties due to living conditions and opposition from the authorities. For this reason The president misses no opportunity to try to make people understand the humanitarian goals of the movement he leads.A little over a year later also the Tokyo Soka High Schools are opened, representing the first step taken by Shin'ichi Yamamoto to give concrete form to the system of creative education promoted by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. "Our organization and movement are sustained by individuals. When people transform their inner attitude at the root, they awaken to their life's mission and can manifest their highest potential, thus succeeding in changing anything. The constant effort to encourage individuals is the lifeblood of the kosen rufu movement."
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 23/24
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The year 1976 is of great importance in the development of educational activities promoted by the Soka Gakkai. Driven by Shin'ichi Yamamoto's desire to carry out the mandate of the founder Makiguchi and his master Josei Toda, the organization devotes great care to expanding the Soka educational system: the goal is to create educational offerings ranging from kindergartens to universities, while also trying to meet the needs of the many people active in the working world.The author also traces the period when Josei Toda decided to take on the work necessary to reorganize and finally publish the work of his teacher Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, The Creative Education.But the second half of the year also saw a particularly sad moment for President Yamamoto's family. His mother Sachi, widowed for many years already, has a worsening health condition and dies in September. Some very touching moments of her life, always lived with cheerfulness and a spirit of defiance despite many difficulties, are recalled in the novel.1977 is designated by the Soka Gakkai as the Year of Study, and President Yamamoto devotes all his energies to explaining the basic principles of the Buddhist faith in order to instill in all members the spirit of standing up on their own in the face of whatever difficulties they face.
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 5/6
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The October 1961 trip to Europe constitutes the start of the kosen rufu movement on the old continent. The following January a new leg of Shin'ichi Yamamoto's travels takes him to Asia Minor and the Middle East. The young president meets in each country with the very few pioneers of the Buddhist faith and encourages them to raise around him hosts of capable people. "The whole world will be the stage of the new century. In the farthest corners of the globe there are friends suffering in the agony of war, mothers torn by grief and children starving. Fresh water bubbling up from the ground can turn a desert into an oasis. Likewise, compassion and wisdom flowing from the heart can transfrom this planet into an authentic realm of peace and happiness, an eternal precious land. This is kosen rufu."
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vol. 28
This volume describes the events that took place in 1978. On June 19 of that year, the Soka Gakkai had received a list with over thirty doctrinal questions from the clergy, made on the basis of various questions raised by the priests, who accused the Soka Gakkai of deviating from the teachings of the school. Using the authority derived from their role, the priests began pressuring members to leave the organization and join their temples directly as "danto" members, or lay temple affiliates. Among their strategies was to threaten members by claiming that if they stayed with the Soka Gakkai they would not be able to attain Buddhahood. Shin'ichi Yamamoto put all his efforts into protecting members from these vile attacks and trying to maintain unity between the clergy and laity. Meanwhile, the president of the Soka Gakkai is always busy infusing lifeblood into the organization's activities: throughout the year Shin'ichi visits various prefectures in Japan to offer encouragement in the faith; in June he attends the 21st anniversary meeting of the Student Division's leaders, during which he reiterates the limitless expectations he has for students and what they will be able to achieve in the 21st century; Shin'ichi also uses every spare moment among his many commitments to write the lyrics to various songs. Finally, in the early days of October 1978, President Yamamoto attended the first general meeting of the Remote Islands Department, offering his encouragement to the many members who had come to headquarters after long and arduous travels from many distant islands of Japan. "Our growth in faith is reflected in our humanity and clearly manifested in our words and actions imbued with a deep care for others. It is this humanity that will determine the future of kosen rufu." Daisaku Ikeda
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