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Esperia To my dear friends in the Youth Group
Five lectures by Daisaku Ikeda from the "Buddhism of the Sun" series dedicated to members of the Soka Gakkai Youth Group. "I would like to dedicate the next few lessons to the members of the Youth Group, to whom I completely entrust the worldwide kosen rufu movement. I would like to share with them various passages from the Daishonin's writings that offer guidance for becoming humanity-rich leaders and living victorious youth." With these words Daisaku Ikeda introduces the five lessons in this volume, which, although aimed specifically at youth, offer important guidance for all Soka Gakkai members. Having courage, manifesting an invincible spirit, raising successors, adopting a humanistic philosophy, realizing kosen rufu: Ikeda delves into these topics from the words of Nichiren Daishonin, never failing to share his own personal experience of struggle shared with his teacher Josei Toda.
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Esperia Discovering the Buddhism of the Soka Gakkai
All the answers to the most common questions of those beginning the Buddhist practice of the Soka Gakkai.Eight centuries ago - on April 28, 1253 - Nichiren Daishonin, a Japanese monk, first recited Nam myoho renge kyo, the teaching whose main purpose is to lead people to genuine happiness. His disciples constantly asked him questions, moved by a desire to clarify their beliefs and strengthen their faith. The Daishonin warmly encouraged such a spirit of inquiry; this tradition of questions and insights continues within the Soka Gakkai to this day. You, too, may have questions about the practice and its purpose, why we recite or why it is so important to attend meetings, and, crucially, what authentic and lasting happiness is. Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda believes that the first steps in practice are crucial. In fact, he states, "If you can do things correctly from the beginning, you will be able to continue doing them." This small, practical book aims to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions, both of those who are about to begin their faith journey and those who are already on the path. "Each of us, regardless of the difficulties we encounter or the circumstances in which we find ourselves, has a noble and unique mission to fulfill. When we deeply realize this, everything changes. We are born into this world, in this time, to fulfill the great vow we made in the distant past. Our karma is our mission; it is the stage on which we perform the grand spectacle in which adversity is transformed into victory." - Daisaku Ikeda TOPICS COVERED: Nam myoho renge kyo Prayer The Gohonzon The practice Enlightenment and buddhahood Master and disciple The Soka Gakkai Mission and vow
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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 Master and disciple
The Gosho and the non-duality of master and disciple. Nichiren explains several times in the Gosho that we can fully fi orm our humanity only through a master. Even in European culture, a well-known aphorism goes that we are "dwarfs on the shoulders of giants," meaning that however limited we may be, we can always see a little further because of the achievements of those who have lived before us. But in Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism, the master-disciple relationship is much more than this: there is no master without disciple, and vice versa. And this relationship, which is more accurately called non-duality of master and disciple, aims to transform frightened cubs into lion kings; to bring out of the disciple's life the Buddha's vital state, which is free from fear. Our master, Daisaku Ikeda, never tires of reminding us of the function and importance of the figure of Josei Toda in his life and the equally important figure of Makiguchi in Toda's life. " I still remember when I met, about forty years ago, a famous Japanese critic and intellectual. He introduced himself rather pompously, boasting about his illustrious birth and the elitist education he had received. When it was my turn I simply said, "I am the direct disciple of Josei Toda, and I consider him my greatest pride and honor." - Daisaku Ikeda
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Esperia The New Human Revolution vols. 13/14
The autobiographical novel of Daisaku Ikeda, president of SGI. The years 1968 and 1969, the events of which are recounted in these two volumes, are decisive for the development of the Soka Gakkai, for they saw its president Shin'ichi Yamamoto take on a very delicate and important task. At the invitation of certain Chinese government officials, Shin'ichi takes it upon himself to initiate the process that over the course of several years will lead to the reopening of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. The initiative naturally causes many repercussions, as the Soka Gakkai president's action affects foreign policy issues with respect to which the Japanese government has taken a very cautious stance. But Shin'ichi Yamamoto is certain that the peoples of the two nations desire peace and mutual friendship above all else, and he is ready to face any difficulty to see his great goal realized. "My friends, look with an open face at the endless chain of calamities and miseries that afflict the world! Do not look away from the vortex of suffering that constitutes reality! We must speak boldly and constantly for the happiness and peace of humanity. We must offer the world wise and insightful words. And we must act. To live is to struggle. This is the mission and the great path of Buddhist practitioners."
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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 eternal Soka citadel
"The dawn has risen"-these were the words that the young Daisaku Ikeda, on his way to Kansai to confront the authorities in what became known as the "Osaka Incident," addressed to a woman who asked for his message for the members. It was July 3, 1957. A victim of false accusations, Ikeda was imprisoned for about two weeks. When he was finally released from prison he rejoined fellow believers in Osaka, declaring with conviction that victory invariably awaits those who carry on the correct Buddhist teaching in the spirit of non-duality of master and disciple. This is ultimately the subject of the essays included in this volume, written between 2016 and 2017, in which Daisaku Ikeda points the way forward as disciples to build together a great Soka citadel, impregnable and even more solid, and to expand an increasingly diverse network of solidarity of capable people, the Bodhisattvas of the earth, who courageously face great struggles, based on the principle "Buddhism is inseparable from society." Some of the essays are specifically addressed to the Men's, Women's and Youth Divisions, always emphasizing the strength that flows from the Soka family when it advances in unity and the importance of growing the members of the Future Division, the bearers of the torch of justice.
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Esperia Living the gosho
Passages from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin commented on by Daisaku Ikeda.The book is organized into seven chapters, each of which has a theme, to make it easier to find the passages. Daisaku Ikeda's encouragements accompanying Nichiren's words offer us an incentive to deepen our faith, strengthen our practice and realize authentically victorious existences, while also helping others to do the same.Themes covered: The non-duality of master and disciple, attitude in faith to face difficulties, how to realize authentically happy and victorious lives, fulfilling one's mission, the importance of dialogue and friendship, winning in commitment to kosen rufu.
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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 age of wisdom
Faith is the key to triumph in life. For centuries the term elderly has been synonymous with a person rich in experience, repository of an irreplaceable wealth of knowledge and wisdom. In more recent times, the changes that have transformed our societies have accustomed us to a different image: weak, in need of care, scarcely useful, the person ahead in years is perceived essentially as a social problem. A fascinating path is outlined in this volume to restore the individual's right and ability to live a full and fulfilled life until the last, decisive moment.
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Esperia Hope is a choice
"What to do when we have lost hope? Is hope something to be rediscovered or built? Can one person really make a difference? How do we maintain our optimism when the world seems to be falling apart around us?" Ikeda reminds us that hope is neither a simple thing nor synonymous with passive acceptance of injustice. These essays invite us to open our eyes to the deep and courageous determination of one who makes hope a decision, invites us on an inner quest to change the world around us. Having known many difficult realities, he reaffirms that life goes on and that the light of hope can emerge from even the darkest places. The renowned Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda has spent his life pondering such questions. In this collection of highly personal essays, selected from his writings spanning some fifty years, he guides the reader on a journey that aspires to find the answers and hope needed to live in this difficult age.Growing up as a child of war, Ikeda tells us about the experiences that led to his tireless search for peace: his house on fire during the Tokyo bombings at the end of World War II, the death of his older brother on the Burmese front, the vision of an American airman who had parachuted out of the stricken plane.Ikeda's precise reflections on terrorism, good and evil, aging and death offer us new opportunities to look at the world with hope. His emotionally charged words tell us about the poetic spirit and friendship, which can be sources of hope in the darkest of times.Each essay is an opportunity for the reader to go back and look within himself for the strength, courage and hope needed to fuel the collective desire for a just and peaceful society. If we do not feel hope, it is time to create it. Daisaku Ikeda
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