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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, Ikeda says 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 a never-ending 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
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Esperia The Wonderful Law of the Lotus
The focal point of Nichiren's teaching inspired by the Lotus Sutra is that the vital condition of Buddhahood exists in every living being in its potential state. By expressing devotion to the wonderful Lotus Law through the recitation of Nam myoho renge kyo, each person can bring out this vital condition and manifest it in daily life. The Buddha and the human being are not two separate entities. What distinguishes them is that they have awakened to the universal law of life. A seemingly simple teaching, but one that is actually based on a philosophical tradition more than a thousand years old. The text brings together two previous publications by Esperia, The Ten Worlds and The Wonderful Law, which constituted excerpts from the work now offered in its entirety. In it, the author explores the pivotal philosophical principles of Buddhist thought, offering many insights related to scientific knowledge and the view of life that characterizes Western society.
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Esperia The Buddha in the Mirror
In search of inner life energy. An Introduction to Buddhism by the Soka Gakkai.Buddhism has taught for three thousand years that every person is a Buddha, or an enlightened being, and consequently the potential exists in his or her life to achieve deep and lasting happiness. All we have to do is tap into the source of this powerful and dynamic force that will manifest in the most incredible ways in all aspects of our lives. "The Buddha in the Mirror" makes Nichiren's profound thought easily accessible to all. Whether you read this book out of simple curiosity or because you feel the need to improve your life and circumstances, I still urge you to give the practical advice it offers a serious try." (From the Foreword by Herbie Hanckok).
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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.
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Esperia The Hiroshima Notebook
A novel by Daisaku Ikeda set in Hiroshima. "An indomitable spirit, capable of enduring any adversity." This phrase kept echoing in the mind. Life is full of unhappiness and pain. When we know a setback, it may happen that we are overwhelmed by despair. But that suffering is the material with which we build our existence. One can blame fate and resign oneself to defeat, or one can resume life aiming for happiness -- it all depends on whether or not one has "an indomitable spirit, capable of enduring any adversity."
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Esperia The attainment of Buddhahood in this existence
Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on Nichiren Daishonin's writing. In what does a truly meaningful existence consist? What is true happiness? Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is a hopeful teaching that enables us to forge a condition of supreme happiness. Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on this very important Daishonin writing is a milestone, an essential text for understanding the scope of Buddhism.
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Esperia The World of Gosho
Daisaku Ikeda addresses the themes expressed in Nichiren's writings. During his lifetime, Nichiren Daishonin wrote several treatises and numerous letters addressed to his disciples that express his deep conviction to carry out the Buddha's mandate to spread world peace through the realization of happiness for every living being. Ikeda and the heads of the Soka Gakkai Study Department address the themes expressed in Nichiren's writings by clarifying the concepts essential to realizing the Buddha's life state in today's world. Finally collected in one volume, these dialogues are an essential work for understanding Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism.
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Esperia The teachings of hope
Lectures by Daisaku Ikeda on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. "However adverse the circumstances, as long as we nurture hope, we can never be defeated; as long as we nurture hope, we can continue to advance." With these words, Daisaku Ikeda invites the reader to approach the study of Nichiren's writings, looking to them for support and inspiration in facing the most difficult situations. But Nichiren's writings are also the testimony of a master who dedicated his whole self to the good of his disciples and put his life on the line to pass on the teaching. This is precisely the spirit in which Ikeda examines the writings covered in this volume and brings their meanings up to date, inviting each person to "read the Gosho with his or her own life." GOSHO CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION: The Drum at the Gate of Thunder The prolongation of life Response to Sairen-bo Hell is the Land of Tranquil Light On the prophecy of the Buddha Winter always turns into spring The Dragon's Gate The strategy of the Lotus Sutra Alleviating karmic retribution Letter to Misawa The essentials for attaining Buddhahood Different bodies, same mind Repaying debts of gratitude Letter to Jakunichi-bo Admonition against attachment to one's own fiefdom
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Esperia The legacy of the Basic Law of Life
Lecture by Daisaku Ikeda on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. Daisaku Ikeda examines in this lecture the central theme of Buddhist philosophy, namely, the meaning of life and death and the overcoming and transformation of suffering. This, according to the author's commentary, is the essential motive that animates the Buddha's compassion and drives him to face all kinds of difficulties in order to lead living beings to supreme enlightenment. In the Lotus Sutra this desire of the Buddha is referred to as the "one great reason" (ichidaiji). Through a thorough examination of the scripture, the author lays out the philosophical principles that Nichiren believed were essential for his disciples' attainment of Buddhahood.
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Esperia The opening of the eyes
Daisaku Ikeda's collection of Daisaku Ikeda's lectures on Nichiren Daishonin's beautiful and complex writing "Opening of the Eyes".The central theme of the treatise is succinctly expressed in the title, which Nichiren himself attributed to his work. By Opening the Eyes he intended to communicate first of all the fact that every person possesses within himself the supreme vital state of Buddhahood.In addition, the title expressly refers to the figure of Nichiren himself, who is the master who points out to all disciples the path to follow. From this point of view, the Daishonin makes clear in the treatise the significance of his relentless struggle against obstacles and persecution, backed by a vow that he was determined not to violate at all.By explaining in depth the significance of Nichiren's actions, Ikeda offers each person an opportunity to question the quality and depth of his or her own faith, to recognize in Nichiren's words a model of behavior to be inspired by on his or her own path toward human revolution.
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Esperia The eternal teachings
Daisaku Ikeda lectures on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. According to Ikeda's statement, the Gosho (the set of Nichiren Daishonin's writings) "illustrates the means by which everyone can attain enlightenment," the essential goal of Buddhist practice. Thus the author, in writing these lessons, intended to help all people strengthen their faith by cultivating "the two paths of practice and study." This volume presents thirteen letters, almost all of which are fully annotated, except in the case of two very long treatises, from which salient excerpts have been selected. GOSHO CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION: On the Unlined Robe The Exile of Izu The opening of the eyes The one essential sentence Letter to the lay nun in Ko Letter to Oto's mother Gift of a robe from a mother Letter of condolence Letters to Ueno-ama Gozen: Gosho of refined sake - Response to the lay nun, mother of Ueno The Buddhas' unanimous declaration of the three existences Condolences a deceased husband (Response to Myoho Bikuni) Happiness in this world
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Esperia The true magnitude of life
This volume presents three lectures devoted by Daisaku Ikeda to an in-depth examination of some of Nichiren Daishonin's writings. In-depth study of the Daishonin's writings is naturally of great importance in order to understand his most authentic message. Lessons contained in the book:The true aspect of all phenomenaThe inheritance of the fundamental law of lifeThe object of worship for observing the mind
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