The New Human Revolution - Volume 26

by Daisaku Ikeda

‘Atsuta’: In October 1977, the Soka Gakkai’s
first memorial park opens in Hokkaido.
‘Banner of the Law’: In January 1978,
at the start of the ‘second phase’ of the
kosen-rufu movement, a new chapter
structure is announced.
‘Valiant Leaders’: On January 19th,
Shin’ichi visits the Shikoku Training
Center. On January 25th, he attends
a commemorative leaders meeting
in Nara.
‘Bold Advance’: On January 27th,
Shin’ichi attends the inaugural meeting
of Honan Chapter in Suginami, Tokyo.
On February 18th, he attends the Soka
Gakkai Headquarters leaders meeting at
the Tachikawa Culture Center, and the
next day, he encourages young men’s
division members from the Shin’etsu
region.

315 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 19, 2019

About the author

Daisaku Ikeda was a Buddhist philosopher, peacebuilder, educator, author and poet. He was the third president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization and the founding president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), which is today one of the world's largest and most diverse lay Buddhist organizations, promoting a philosophy of character development and social engagement for peace.

Ikeda was the founder of the Soka (value-creation) schools, a nondenominational school system based on an ideal of fostering each student's unique creative potential and cultivating an ethic of peace, social contribution and global consciousness. The school system runs from kindergarten through graduate study and includes a university in Tokyo, Japan, and another in California, U.S.A.

Ikeda was a staunch proponent of dialogue as the foundation of peace. Since the 1970s he has pursued dialogue with a wide range of individuals around the world in political, cultural, educational and academic fields. Over 50 of these have been published in book form, with people such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat and André Malraux. In furtherance of his vision of fostering dialogue and solidarity for peace, Ikeda has founded a number of independent, nonprofit research institutes that develop cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration on diverse issues: the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy. The Min-On Concert Association and the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum promote mutual understanding and friendship between different national cultures through the arts.

Ikeda was a prolific writer who has published more than 100 works, ranging from Buddhist philosophy to biographical essays, poetry, children's stories and photographic collections.

Reviews

[Jeyalakshmi Ramasaamy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading this book as part of the New Age in India campaign last year. This book will always stay close to my heart as this is the first NHR I bought and read. Early last year, I did not have enough money and time to invest in a book. However, I went to meet a lovely lady who sold books and she happened to have only this volume. I bought it and the subsequent month, this volume was the study for the rest of the year. This itself made me show a lot of gratitude to the universe to make me feel that I was heard!

I understood the word 'Resolve' to its complete sense through the book. Shinichi says 'A powerful resolve is the cause for great victory'. Its very important to keep revisiting this resolve manier times in a day to not get distracted from our goals and to keep our lifestate high. This book made me internalise that I possess a bright torch of hope and courage and when I illuminate it to my friends, I am happy and this happiness stays with me longer. I made this torch my GPS.

There are many encounters with women and their struggles in this book in chapters - Banner of the Law, Valiant Leaders and Bold Advance. Though the book was written some 20 to 30 years back and women discussed are mostly from Japan, the struggles apparently looked very relevant to me. Ultimately, every women's thoughts revolve around creating a warm household, doing what they are passionate about and trying to transform as a better individual everyday. Sometimes all three or one at a time! Another instance where Shinichi talks about human relationships and karmic ties will stay inscribed in my heart forever. One more WD Yae who used to pack lunch for her daughter Kumi Bando during meetings made me relate with my travels with my son today.

One page of NHR a day,makes you ready for the struggles you are going to face the next day.