"The dawn has broken": these were the words young Daisaku Ikeda, on his way to Kansai to confront the authorities in what later became known as the "Osaka Incident," addressed to a woman who asked for his message to the members. It was July 3, 1957. A victim of false accusations, Ikeda was imprisoned for about two weeks. When he was finally released, he rejoined his fellow believers in Osaka, declaring with conviction that victory invariably awaits those who uphold the correct Buddhist teaching, in the spirit of the non-duality of mentor and disciple. This, ultimately, is the subject of the essays included in this volume, written between 2016 and 2017, in which Daisaku Ikeda indicates the path to follow as disciples to build together a great, unassailable, and even more solid Soka citadel, and to expand an increasingly diverse network of solidarity among capable people, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, who courageously face great struggles, based on the principle "Buddhism is inseparable from society." Some essays are particularly addressed to the Men's, Women's, and Youth Divisions, always emphasizing the strength that springs from the Soka family when it advances in unity, and the importance of nurturing the members of the Future Division, the torchbearers of justice.
