Essays
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Esperia Hovering in the skies of hope
Make friends, sing songs, read good books, say "thank you," nurture big dreams, smile. In this collection of essays dedicated to boys and girls, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda describes these and other key points for living a happy life. Girls and boys, "the treasures of the future," will enjoy these simple messages written passionately for them.
€12,00
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Esperia The map of happiness
Words by Daisaku Ikeda dedicated to women. One sentence for each day of the year, accompanied by beautiful illustrations.
€15,00
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Esperia Challenges and Visions for the Future
In the seventh volume of Protagonists of the 21st Century, the dialogue between young people and President Ikeda touches on ethical issues such as goodness and justice, the struggle against the demonic nature of authority, true freedom, and existential issues such as life and death. Urging not to leave the hard work or responsibility to others, Ikeda indicates the importance of discovering the individual mission that only we can fulfill.
€6,00
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Esperia Prayer and action
Ikeda dialogues with young people on the topic of prayer and action. What power is released from the recitation of daimoku? Is it really true that if we direct our prayers to the Gohonzon they are fulfilled? Why does an organization like the Soka Gakkai exist? Daisaku Ikeda answers these questions posed by some young people with concrete examples that are immediately understandable. His words help readers understand some of the cornerstones of Buddhist faith, in the two aspects of personal practice and commitment aimed at supporting the kosen rufu movement. "President Toda," he says, "used the expression 'absolute faith' to describe the condition in which one experiences that life, in itself, is pure joy. If you progress in faith without ever stopping, you will certainly become capable of experiencing that condition."
€6,00
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Esperia Youth Diary
Ikeda's youthful years traced through his diary. The years between 1949 and 1960 were for Daisaku Ikeda a period of growth and formation alongside his master.During that period the foundations were laid for the subsequent developments of the kosen rufu movement around the world, which took off after Ikeda's appointment as the third president of the Soka Gakkai.In the pages of the Youth Diary we read a firsthand account of those particularly significant years. We come into contact with a young man full of hopes and ideals, in search of the true meaning to be attached to his existence. We see him struggling with the many problems of daily activities and desire to overcome his own limitations and weaknesses. This closeness with the author allows each person to measure himself against the choices to be made in his own life and to develop a more sincere awareness of his own mission.
€29,00
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Esperia The power of a smile
Portrait of Kaneko, wife of Daisaku Ikeda. For so many years Kaneko Ikeda, wife and inseparable companion of the president of the Soka Gakkai, spoke almost exclusively with her smile. Now she has decided to tell about her "half of heaven," giving us a different perspective on the mission she shared with Daisaku Ikeda.Through Kaneko's recollections, prompted by an interviewer's questions, readers have a rare opportunity to get to know from the inside some of the key players in the kosen rufu movement: the memories of youth, friendships, the relationship between master and disciple, adolescence and marriage, the wisdom and courage needed to raise children, manage the home and overcome life's trials, and the vital contribution of women to society. This is a face-to-face encounter with the Ikeda family, allowing us to grasp the simpler, everyday aspects as well as the challenges and victories of a family that has made the cause of mankind's happiness its own.
€10,00
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Esperia The mysteries of birth and death
Although over seven hundred years old, Nichiren Buddhism offers a very valid prescription for the sense of helplessness and despair that pervades society today. Fate, of course, does not always turn out to be in accord with our desires, but Buddhism, and especially Nichiren Buddhism, enables us to develop the power needed to transform it. Nichiren Buddhism casts its light on all aspects of human life by penetrating its core. Universally applicable to all humanity and in all circumstances, it is worthy of lifelong study and practice.
€12,00
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Esperia editions The light of learning
This new collection of texts on education-many of which were previously published in a volume entitled Soka Education-is the result of a selection of works written by Daisaku Ikeda, Buddhist philosopher and founder of the Soka school system, over the course of nearly five decades. The texts, which range from educational proposals and university lectures to personal essays, not only delve into the meaning of soka education (education for the creation of value), but offer a hope-filled view of the power of education to bring happiness to people and bring about world peace.
€16,00
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Esperia Stories of life, jazz and Buddhism
The spiritual master confronts two disciples who have reached the heights of notoriety in contemporary jazz. The desire to transmit the creative spirit and the importance of the inner growth of the artist, as well as any other person, are some of the themes around which the dialogue is structured. The three authors describe several relevant experiences in their lives and help us understand how important is the continuous process of renewal that unites an artist's religious quest and creativity.
€14,00
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Esperia Treasures of the future, happy parents happy children
What are the key points for raising happy and peaceful children? The most important are the life force, wisdom and love of parents. Treasures of the Future offers all parents essential guidance for developing themselves as they face the challenges and concerns that accompany raising children. SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's warm suggestions, based on a broad outlook on life, are solid guidelines for building happy families. Raising children is the oldest activity for humankind, since the dawn of time it has never stopped; at the same time, for each person it is always the first time. Therefore, I believe that if predecessors told their experiences frankly, they would naturally form a supportive chorus for young people and help them develop courage, wisdom and confidence. This is the reflection from which this book, which is the result of a series of dialogues held with a number of mothers who are also leaders of the Soka Gakkai, was born. - Daisaku Ikeda
€7,00
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Esperia Joy in life, joy in death
Facing the four sufferings, manifesting the four virtues. Modern civilization has forgotten the meaning of death. Yet, according to Nichiren Daishonin, unless we first face the problem of death, we will not be able to live a full and fulfilled life. Indeed, according to the Buddhist view of life, human beings can taste joy in both life and death if they tap into that special vital state called "Buddhahood": intangible, invisible, yet omnipresent in every form of existence in the universe. Indeed, according to Josei Toda's insight while in prison during World War II, it is precisely Buddhahood that constitutes the fundamental core of life, of all life. Josei Toda taught Daisaku Ikeda that Buddhism is the teaching capable of overcoming the sufferings of birth, aging, illness and death, and in turn, Daisaku Ikeda returns to address the fundamental questions of existence for the benefit of readers. He does so by dialoguing on these issues with a number of members of the medical and nursing divisions of the Soka Gakkai, all of whom in their professional activities have experienced the profound relationship between Buddhism and medicine and who strive in invisible ways to sustain people's lives. In their wide-ranging dialogue, Daisaku Ikeda prompts representatives of the medical profession to reveal particularly poignant personal experiences with patients and to explain how to deal with problems common to the existence of every human being: being stricken with the flu, dealing with a family member suffering from Alzheimer's or simply hospitalized, the risk of flu pandemics, which is particularly topical. Sound advice from both practical and hygienic perspectives, as well as attitude and faith.The fundamental issue of the 21st century, says Ikeda in the preface to the volume, is precisely "that of the four fundamental sufferings. Ours is a never-ending challenge, and for this very reason I will continue to address the great issues of existence, trying to answer the questions of the contemporary world." No one can avoid the four sufferings that are at the origin of Buddhist teaching: in fact, it points the way by which each person can solve the problem of suffering in his or her life. "According to Buddhist philosophy, birth and death are part of an unbroken cycle that is guided by a set of internal causes and relationships with the environment. Death can therefore be seen as an opportunity to regain energy for later rebirth, in the same way that with sleep we regain the energy we need for the next day. By persevering in Buddhist practice it is possible to experience joy in life and death. I believe that the fundamental issue of the xxi century is precisely that of the four basic sufferings, which even Arnold Toynbee and Linus Pauling thought was essential to address. Ours is an endless challenge, and for that very reason I will continue to address the great issues of existence, trying to answer the questions of the contemporary world. "Daisaku Ikeda
€14,90
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Esperia A new humanism
Collection of lectures by D. Ikeda at renowned universities around the world.This volume collects the lectures that Daisaku Ikeda gave at leading universities around the world from 1975 to 1995: fragments of Buddhist wisdom that propose a society with a more humane face, one that values the individual and his or her infinite potential in a world now without borders. Always striving to grasp the commonalities between different cultures while at the same time exalting the peculiar characteristics each people, the author seeks to create bonds, bridges of friendship and understanding in a constant effort to overcome the distrust that divides West from East, one nation from another. He does so not by insisting on his own position, but by exploring the heritage bequeathed to humankind by great thinkers. Borrowing the words of the likes of Tolstoy, Gandhi, Leonardo da Vinci, Pascal or the sages of ancient China, Ikeda is able to speak the same language as disparate listeners, a language common to the human heart.
€16,50
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