Essays
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Esperia The Vow of the Ikeda Kayo Kai
Daisaku Ikeda's guides dedicated to young women in the Kayo-kai group.
€5,00
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Esperia Young Citizens of the World
Ikeda talks with young people on the topic of global citizenship. What does it mean for a young person to become happy? Can this ideal be realized only by seeking satisfaction in work and in the network of friendships and personal ties? In this volume, topics of global significance are addressed that, while seeming far removed from everyday reality, have repercussions for those living their youth in an increasingly complicated world. Daisaku Ikeda delves into the topic of human rights and explains what it means to him to be a citizen of the world. He emphasizes the importance of cultivating noble ideals and being a participant in the society in which one lives. The volume includes a dialogue, unpublished in Italy, on the topic of volunteerism.
€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 Protagonists of the New Era
Daisaku Ikeda's guides for girls and boys in the Future Division.
€4,00
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Esperia Personality and character
Ikeda dialogues with young people on the topic of personality and character. Youth is the stage of life when the roots of personality and character are formed and when one questions who one really is. It is the time when doubts arise about one's abilities, tendencies and characteristics. It is in the time of youth that one begins to realize one's weaknesses and strengths. Dialogue with a master is about clearing one's mind of doubts, understanding one's inherent qualities, figuring out how to build one's inner strength, and beginning to chart the path of life. This is surely the intent of Daisaku Ikeda, master of so many young people: "What dreams do you cherish in your heart? What hopes? A life filled with hope is strong. Hope is the most powerful weapon."
€6,00
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Esperia Culture, Art and Nature
The text addresses the themes of respecting nature, understanding artistic phenomena and the importance of reading, true nourishment for the mind. Reading is a dialogue with characters, intellectuals, masters of thought far away in time or space, and even with cultures of the past. The author not only provides food for thought, but also lavishes practical advice on how to improve one's ability to read. Discussing the view of nature, he introduces the Buddhist concept of "dependent origination," reiterating that we are all connected to each other, as well as to every other phenomenon in the universe: "Life is a chain. Everything is linked. When one link in the chain deteriorates, all others will also be affected. We should regard the environment as our mother, Mother Earth."
€6,00
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Esperia School and Work
Ikeda talks with young people on the issues of study and work. "Youth is the battlefield where suffering and hope struggle. Who will win? It absolutely must be hope that wins. No matter how much you are suffering right now, always remember that you were born to win. Because if you do not give up, you can be sure that the dawn will surely rise. Never forget that you possess the invincible sword capable of breaking any suffering." These are the words with which the author addresses readers in the epilogue of a volume that deals with the issues of study and career choices. These are particularly hot topics, with respect to which everyone is called upon to bring his or her whole self to bear. Indeed, at the basis of every achievement, as Daisaku Ikeda points out, there is always an energetic challenge, fueled by a profound hope directed toward the future.
€6,00
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Esperia Love and friendship
The first volume in the series of dialogues between President Ikeda and SGI youth addresses young people's doubts and questions about the most important relationships for their age: friends and romantic partners.
€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 Nichiren Vol.1 - Manga
The comic book on the life of Nichiren Daishonin. 272 pages of plates depicting the struggles of Nichiren Daishonin and his disciples, starting from the Great Shoka Earthquake (1257) to the exile of Sado. The story, written by Masahiko Murakami and illustrated by Ken Tanaka, has so far been published only in the United States. Studying Nichiren's life will henceforth be fun as well as a deepening of faith.
€9,90
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Esperia The creation of value
The figure of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the first president and founder of the Soka Gakkai, is evoked in an essay that highlights his gifts as a teacher, educator and religious leader. His works reveal the depth of his cultural background and great compassion for others, defended to the death in a culturally retrogressive environment and within a repressive political climate.
€15,90
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Esperia Women, force of the earth
This volume collects essays, editorials, speeches and poems by President Ikeda addressed to the women of the Soka Gakkai. The women carry out their task as messengers of happiness, peace and justice to their communities, instilling confidence in the kosen rufu movement. "Spiritual winners," because of their deep compassion, they are also the stable, solid ground on which young people can grow and develop like mighty trees.Daisaku Ikeda writes: "The strength of mothers is the strength of the earth. [...] When a mother goes to work, everything changes. Mothers can transform the family, the community, the society and the era in which they live. It is they who will transform our world into a kingdom of peace."
€9,90
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