CategoryThe Brilliant Path of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

Chapter Summary On their way from New York to São Paulo, Brazil, Shin’ichi outlined his plans to establish a chapter in Brazil. Jujo was taken aback by Shin’ichi’s tenacity and sense of mission for worldwide kosen-rufu, for in spite of violent turbulence on board and with his dire health, Shin’ichi was thinking of how to advance

Chapter Summary Only five months after becoming the third Soka Gakkai President, Shin’ichi Yamamoto set out on his first overseas trip on October 2, 1960, carrying in his heart his mentor second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s injunction that the world was his stage. The first step was taken in Hawaii. However, due to a miscommunication,

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

This installment, published in the November 21, 2018, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 2 of The New Human Revolution. PASSAGE 1 “Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law.” (“The

Chapter Summary On November 20, at the Eighth Young Women’s Division General Meeting, citing Josei Toda’s guidance to the young women to “please become happy,” Shin’ichi Yamamoto urged them to wholeheartedly dedicate their lives to kosen-rufu, the true path to happiness. Toward the end of the month, he traveled to Tohoku, the northeastern region of

Chapter Summary On November 4, upon returning from his journey to North and South America, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended the inaugural meeting for Maebashi Chapter in Chiba Prefecture. Passing through Makuhari, he reminisced of coming to this rural area to buy food for his family during the food shortage immediately after the war and how a

Chapter Summary Referencing Josei Toda’s encouragement that “faith is a never-ending battle against impasse” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 2, revised edition, p. 86), Shin’ichi Yamamoto urged the participants at the Second Women’s Division Convention to “boldly forge your path in life as you challenge your destiny head-on” (NHR-2, revised edition, 87). From that summer

Chapter Summary When he was inaugurated as the third Soka Gakkai president on May 3, 1960, Shin’ichi Yamamoto had launched a new beginning for the organization, pledging to accomplish a membership of 3 million households by the seventh memorial of his mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, just four years away. To kick things

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

This installment, published in the October 24, 2018, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 1 of The New Human Revolution. PASSAGE 1 “The great pure Law of the Lotus Sutra will be spread far and wide throughout Japan and all the other countries of Jambudvipa.”

Chapter Summary New York City at the time of Shin’ichi’s first visit to the metropolis, starting on October 13, 1960. Their next stop was the United States’ largest city, New York. The delegation visited the United Nations Headquarters, where Shin’ichi witnessed the representatives of newly independent nations of Africa. Seeing their vibrant expressions, Shin’ichi said: “The twenty-first

Chapter Summary The scene moves from Seattle to Chicago, then to Toronto, Canada, dressed in autumn foliage. A woman, carrying a large tape recorder and out of breath, arrived at the hotel in Seattle. She did so out of her sincere desire to record Shin’ichi’s guidance for her fellow members. Though feeling ill, Shin’ichi continued to

Chapter Summary The second city the delegation visited on this travel for peace was San Francisco, where the United States–Japan Security Treaty of 1952 was signed together with the Treaty of Peace with Japan [also known as The San Francisco Peace Treaty]. Shin’ichi reflected on Japan’s unrest over the new security treaty, with those in support

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On June 16, 1981, Shin’ichi Yamamoto continued his international trip, flying from France across the Atlantic Ocean to New York, where he visited the New York Community Center as well as the birthplace of Walt Whitman. Shin’ichi’s poem “To My Beloved Young American Friends—Youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth” was presented at a U.S.-Japan

Chapter Summary To mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the youth division in July 1981, Shin’ichi Yamamoto sent via telegram a congratulatory message in the form of a poem. He also poured his energies into nurturing youth who would shoulder the new era. On July 18, following the unexpected death of fourth Soka

Chapter Summary On March 22, 1982, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended the First Kansai Youth Peace Culture Festival, held at Osaka’s Nagai Stadium. Thereafter, culture festivals were organized in the Chubu region and throughout the country. In June, the Soka Gakkai mounted the “Nuclear Arms—Threat to Our World” exhibition at the United Nations headquarters and began full-fledged

This installment, published in the July 20, 2021, Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 30 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Without tribulation there would be no votary of the Lotus Sutra.” (“A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda