"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.
