Daisaku Ikeda And The Soka Gakkai International

Author : Richard Hughes Seager
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520939042
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encountering the Dharma written by Richard Hughes Seager and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging, deeply personal book, illuminating the search for meaning in today’s world, offers a rare insider’s look at Soka Gakkai Buddhism, one of Japan’s most influential and controversial religious movements, and one that is experiencing explosive growth around the world. Unique for its multiethnic make-up, Gakkai Buddhists can be found in more than 100 countries from Japan to Brazil to the United States and Germany. In Encountering the Dharma, Richard Seager, an American professor of religion trying to come to terms with the death of his wife, travels to Japan in search of the spirit of the Soka Gakkai. This book tells of his journey toward understanding in a compelling narrative woven out of his observations, reflections, and interviews, including several rare one-on-one meetings with Soka Gakkai president Daisaku Ikeda. Along the way, Seager also explores broad-ranging controversies arising from the Soka Gakkai’s efforts to rebuild post-war Japan, its struggles with an ancient priesthood, and its motives for propagating Buddhism around the world. One turning point in his understanding comes as Ikeda and the Soka Gakkai strike an authentically Buddhist response to the events of September 11, 2001.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 1946635871
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Record of My Life written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these fascinating personal essays, we can get a glimpse into the heart and mind of a great champion of peace as he reminisces about significant events in his life and some of the people he' s met. We not only will gain a new appreciation of President Ikeda' s wide-ranging efforts for peace, culture, and education as he traveled the world for sake of people' s happiness, but we will learn lessons we can apply as we, too, strive to be ambassadors of peace.

Author : Richard Hughes Seager
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520245776
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encountering the Dharma written by Richard Hughes Seager and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-03-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers an enlightening look at Soka Gakkai Buddhism, one of Japan's most influential and controversial religious movements and one that is experiencing explosive international growth.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 0977924556
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soka Education written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Japanese word meaning "to create value," this book presents a fresh perspective on the question of the ultimate purpose of education. Mixing American pragmatism and the Buddhist philosophy of respect for all life, the goal of Soka education is the lifelong happiness of the learner. Rather than offering practical classroom techniques, this book speaks to the emotional heart of both the teacher and the student. With input from philosophers and activists from several cultures, it advances the conviction that the true purpose of education is to create a peaceful world and to develop the individual character of each student in order to achieve that goal. This revised edition contains four new chapters that further elaborate on how to unlock self-motivated learning and how to empower the learner to make a difference in their communities and the world.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 1946635251
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hope-Filled Teachings of Nichiren Daishonin written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisaku Ikeda, president of the worldwide Soka Gakkai International, elucidates the importance of studying Nichiren's writings as the foundation of Nichiren Buddhism as practiced by the Soka Gakkai International. His lectures bring Nichiren's immense wisdom, compassion, and courage into focus for the present age. In reading and studying these lectures, we learn how to apply in daily life Nichiren's profound philosophy for inner transformation and victory for both ourselves and others. The Hope-Filled Teachings of Nichiren will empower you to find hope and develop the strength and wisdom to bring forth your inherent potential.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 1938252977
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Were Born to Win written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young people are the hope of the future. Their passion and power can usher in an age of hope and respect for all people. Over many years, Daisaku Ikeda--president of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist association and spiritual leader for millions--has often shared with youth the lessons of life and faith that he himself has learned.The universal messages in You Were Born to Win will inspire youth of all ages and all faiths to find fulfillment and happiness and lead a life of purpose.

Author : Federico Carretta
Publisher : tab edizioni
ISBN 13 : 8892953826
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daisaku Ikeda and the Soka Gakkai International written by Federico Carretta and published by tab edizioni. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyses the Peace Proposals to the UN formulated by Daisaku Ikeda, a Japanese political philosopher and religious leader of Sōka Gakkai International, supporter of the ideals of Engaged Buddhism. This NGO strives to contribute to world society through culture, peace activism, disaster relief, and education. Since 1983 Ikeda has written annual Peace Proposals, containing ideas from Buddhist humanism for viable responses to global issues, to support a strengthened role of the UN and encourage a sense of global citizenship. They give a non-Western centric point of view on major global issues and problems, providing innovative solutions for the pacifist movement all over the world.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 1946635502
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Way Forward written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wisdom and compassion are intimately linked and mutually reinforcing.Compassion in Buddhism does not involve the forcible suppression ofour natural emotions, our likes and dislikes. Rather, it is the realization thateven those whom we dislike have qualities that can contribute to our livesand can afford us opportunities to grow in our own humanity.”—Daisaku IkedaPeace lies along the path of humanity's growth and inner transformation. With this as a major theme, Daisaku Ikeda offers fresh insights and new ways of thinking in each of his seven US university lectures collected in A New Way Forward.These explorations on the power of dialogue, the interdependence of all life, the importance of developing in one's character the attributes of wisdom, courage, and compassion, and other topics, stir the heart and mind and lead to the inevitable conclusion that each individual holds the key to a lasting peace.

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Middleway Press
ISBN 13 : 1946635685
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1, Revised Edition written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gleaned from more than sixty years of Daisaku Ikeda's works, thisrevised edition adds new selections that further provide a windowinto the SGI president's thought and philosophy. His words are aboundless source of inspiration, hope, and courage for a worldincreasingly beset with sorrow and suffering.Chapters in this volume:“What Is True Happiness?”“Developing a Life State of Happiness”“The Practice for Transforming Our State of Life”“&‘It Is the Heart That Is Important'”“Transforming Suffering Into Joy”“The Principle of Cherry, Plum, Peach, and Damson”“Happiness for Both Ourselves and Others”“Facing Illness”“Creating a Brilliant Final Chapter in Life”“Joy in Both Life and Death”

Author : Daisaku Ikeda
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857720023
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Humanism written by Daisaku Ikeda and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The natural sympathy and understanding of people everywhere must be the soil in which the new humanism can thrive.' For Daisaku Ikeda, whose words these are, education has long been one of the fundamental priorities of his work and teaching. His emphasis on the intellectual legacy bequeathed to humanity by the great teachers of civilization is in this volume encapsulated by the notion of a 'new humanism': a significant residue ofwisdom that in the right circumstances may be passed on to future generations, expanding horizons, making connections between different cultures and encouraging fresh insights and new discoveries across the globe. These circumstances are perhaps most fully realised in the context of universities. In promoting his core values of education and peace, the author has delivered lectures and speeches at more than twenty-five academies, colleges and research institutes worldwide. This stimulating collection, which includes the author's most recent lectures, ranges widely across topics as diverse as art, religion, culture and time, and draws creatively on the sages of ancient India, China and Japan as well as on visionary thinkers from every nation, including Tolstoy, Victor Hugo and Gandhi.