The New Human Revolution: Volume 6

by Daisaku Ikeda

‘Treasure Land’: In January 1962, Shin’ichideparts for an overseas tour covering sevencountries including Iran and Iraq.‘Long Journey’: While reflecting on the lifeof Socrates and the legacy of Alexander theGreat, Shin’ichi considers the challengesfacing kosen-rufu in the future.‘Acceleration’: A run-down area ofFukuoka known as Dokan (large earthendrainage pipes) is transformed throughmembers revitalizing their lives. Thesecond anniversary of Shin’ichi’sinauguration is celebrated with a dynamicpropagation campaign.‘Rough Seas’: Some labour unions,feeling threatened by the Komei PoliticalFederation’s success in Upper Houseelections, harass Gakkai members.‘Young Eagles’: Shin’ichi launches alecture series on The Record of the OrallyTransmitted Teachings for student divisionrepresentatives.

Genres: Buddhism

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

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

[Cyclone J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful addition to the series. My favorite is the Young Eagles section that focuses on the student division, and study of the Orally Transmitted Teachings.

[chaitali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterpiece! Bundle of my daily encouragement.

Sensie Ikeda's life is most adventurous and role model. To ensure to live a victorious life, one must read and apply the guidances mentioned in the book.