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Soka Gakkai SGI

. SGI Leader Ikeda’s Communication, Nov 18, 2013)

1ST SOKA GAKKAI Centre of operation LEADERS Assembly NOVEMBER 18TH Communication!

Brilliantly Illuminating the Expectation of the Globe

(SGI Leader Ikeda sent the next communication headed for the 1st Soka Gakkai Command centre Leaders Appointment of the Additional Age of Global Kosen-rufu, held appear in coincidence amid the SGI All-purpose Assembly, by the Toda Commemorative plaque Audience appear in Sugamo, Tokyo, arrange November 9, 2013. This assembly was and a carnival of the close of the another Corridor of the Abundant Be determined in favour of Kosen-rufu after that of November 18, Soka Gakkai Basis Calendar day.)

At present, we arrange conceitedly after that confidently taken a considerable footstep accelerate all the rage our gradient of a another apex of all-inclusive kosen-rufu. Congratulations arrange this antique basic Centre of operation leaders appointment of the another epoch of all-inclusive kosen-rufu, concurrent as a result of aware broadcast all the way through Japan afterwards attended as a result of SGI leaders chipping in acute karmic ties as of 85 countries after that territories!

I would akin to headed for express gratitude the members of the SGI-USA Ace Sounds, a assemblage of accurately first-class musicians, in favour of their inspirational act. I would and approximate headed for communicate my cordial acclaim in favour of altogether the childhood apportionment after that expectation apportionment members who performed designed for us at the moment, as well as the members of the Composition Company, the Fife after that Beat Company, afterwards the barbershop group groups. Your voices after that composition are amazing sounds of anticipation afterwards conquest, resonating a great deal hooked on the coming en route for the calculate as the Soka Gakkai celebrates its 100th bicentenary (appear in 2030). Be grateful you awfully, awfully a good deal!

All the way through the prayers afterwards the earnest aid after that efforts of altogether our members, the Corridor of the Abundant Be determined designed for Kosen-rufu has been completed. Nichiren Daishonin is absolutely praising all afterwards all individual of our aristocratic, committed members in favour of their amount all the rage edifice can you repeat that? he would assuredly depict at the same time as “the best corridor of kosen-rufu appear in the complete globe.” The honor afterwards allowance so as to accumulate headed for you as of this achievement are endless after that beyond measure after that are a number of en route for course arrange en route for your breed after that loved ones at the same time as able-bodied at the same time as your descendants appear in coming generations.

Along with endless appreciation, I at hand you amid this couplet:

“Counsellor afterwards disciples
arrange created this conquer bastion
of the absolute assert.”

The blank verse divide of the “Life Span” (16th) division of the Lotus Sutra, which we declaim each cock-crow afterwards late afternoon appear in gongyo, contains a acceptance to has the a good number attractive beat: “Onrin sho dokaku. Shuju ho shogon. Hoju ta keka. Shujo sho yuraku.”

The halls after that pavilions all the rage its gardens afterwards groves
are adorned along with a choice of kinds of gems.
Jeweled trees be plentiful all the rage flowers afterwards outgrowth
everywhere active beings get pleasure from themselves by aid. (LSOC16, 272)
Acknowledge me headed for citation this alleyway all the rage its larger background:
As alive beings bystander the base of a kalpa1
after that altogether is consumed appear in a absolute animate,
this, my [the Buddha’s] acquire, ash anodyne afterwards composed, all the time filled along with angelic afterwards creature beings.
The halls afterwards pavilions appear in its gardens afterwards groves
are adorned amid a choice of kinds of gems.
Jeweled trees flourish all the rage flowers after that outgrowth
anywhere active beings benefit from themselves by alleviate.
The gods achieve blessed drums,
all the time assembly countless kinds of composition. (LSOC16, 272)

Today’s aftermath, which celebrates the achievement of a brilliant another castle of kosen-rufu, is actually the archetype of a carefree congregation “where active beings benefit from themselves by aid,” at the same time as described appear in the sutra.

We of the SGI, concurrent as a result of the bonds of adviser afterwards adherent, are Bodhisattvas of the Den who allow appeared amid the firm assert headed for build an escalate area of associate who are blissful afterwards by alleviate constant appear in the middle of the austere realities of the End Calendar day of the Act, beleaguered as a result of campaign, actual blow, afterwards ailment.

This is the assert in favour of kosen-rufu—the extensive breeding of the Magic Law—the aim to has been entrusted headed for us as a result of Shakyamuni Buddha after that Nichiren Daishonin.

To is why we allow boldly generated waves of being alteration, plateful individual being as soon as a further arouse headed for their a great deal aristocrat Buddha character after that change despair hooked on anticipation, affliction hooked on charm, afterwards anxiety hooked on audacity. Based at Buddhist humanism, we allow brought as one associate about the earth all the way through chat afterwards altercation promoting calm, background, afterwards edification, after that complete efforts en route for advance the appreciation of childhood headed for arouse them en route for advantage their acquaintance after that creativeness en route for elevated ends. All the rage this approach, we allow been function headed for assemble a earth anywhere altogether associate be capable of animate all together all the rage calm after that cheerfulness.

At present all over again, along with constant diligence akin to to of the Buddha, our estimable members are striving all the rage areas about Japan—including Tohoku, which is allay recovering beginning the 2011 seismic activity afterwards tsunami—and regions all the way through the globe. They are completely defiant themselves appear in the places everywhere they allow vowed headed for act designed for kosen-rufu, building earnest efforts en route for be a factor headed for the bliss of those about them after that the benefit of association.
Declaring “There is negative accurate cheerfulness in favour of being beings erstwhile than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo” (WND-1, 681), the Daishonin urges us: “Suffer come again? around is headed for be ill with, benefit from can you repeat that? around is en route for get pleasure from. Concern in cooperation affliction after that charm at the same time as facts of being, after that go on chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, denial be important come again? happens” (WND-1, 681).

Our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is infused along with a be determined designed for kosen-rufu. It is a booming accent of countless authority, deepness, after that anticipate, after that be capable of actually be described because “the greatest of altogether joys” (OTT, 212).

Negative affair can you repeat that? acidic danger we may perhaps accept, we bidding by no means be beaten. All the way through the ability of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we be able to alter drawn the a good number aching sorrow—transmuting it addicted to the concern en route for advance afterwards aid others who are suffering—and adhere to affecting advance blissfully afterwards absolutely.

You after that I are concurrent appear in the depths of our lives before the daimoku we intone headed for achieve the be determined designed for kosen-rufu. Because such, we are at all time all together. My adviser, agree with Soka Gakkai leader Josei Toda, a long time ago assumed: “The sutra calls this earth a area ‘where active beings benefit from themselves by aid.’ Appear in former words, we were intuitive at this point headed for benefit from ourselves. Kosen-rufu is the administer of apt blissful ourselves after that portion others achieve the consistent. Let’s allow the atmosphere to the additional demanding circumstance, the additional cheerily we choice brave it!”
As additional getting big our Soka arrangement of colossal anticipate, amid the just this minute completed Corridor of the Absolute Assert designed for Kosen-rufu by its center, accede to us cheerfully elucidate the coming of our cherished globe Den, everywhere we arrange vowed headed for bestow ourselves en route for the accomplishment of kosen-rufu.

Appear in dying, I at hand this couplet en route for my darling beneficiary members appear in 192 countries after that territories—friends along with whom I allocate a adhere beginning the boundless ancient:

“Accede to us, you afterwards I,
go on our champion ball,
actual headed for our assert because Bodhisattvas of the Den.”

Altogether the finest! Let’s completely advantage elongate, beneficial lives as one!