WORLD TRUBUNE HAPPY NEW YEAR! NEW YEAR S MESSAGE SGI.PRESIDENT DAISAKU IKEDA SPREADING OUR HOPE - FILLED PHILOSOPHY THROUGOUT THE WORLD WE have ushered in the Year of Dynamic Development in the New Era of Worldwide kosen-rufu, committed to spreading the SGIs Hope-Filled philosophy of respect for the dignity of life even more widely throughout our blue planet , the grand stage of our endeavors. All of you, the members of the SGI , are striving earnestly to contribute to the b welfare of society as good citizens in the respective places of your mission. Wishing each of you peace and happiness in the year ahead.. I pray that you will make 2015 a truly meaningful year of dynamic development filled with good fortune, and joy. It was 740 years ago , in a troubled age when society was racked by war and natural disasters, that Nichiren Daishonin wrote Can there be any doubt that...The great pure Law of the Lotus Sutra [ Nam myoho renge kyo ] will be spread far and wide throughout Japan and all the other countries of Jambudvipa [ the entire world ]? ( The Selection of the time, The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol.1,P p. 550) This was the unshakable conviction and monumental vision of the Daishonin, who wished for the peace and happiness for all humankind. . And we of the SGI have affirmed this conviction and made his vision a reality. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict that resulted in unprecedented destruction and loss of life. On July 3, 1945, just before the war came to an end in Japan, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda was released from prison. Along with his mentor , first President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, he had been arrested and detained for opposing Japans militarist authorities, refusing to compromise his beliefs. As the true disciple of Mr.Makiguchi, who died in prison, Mr.Toda stood up amid the ruins of war-ravaged Japan. He declared his intent to relieve people of suffering ,asserting that the time to embark on kosen-rufu and change the destiny of human - kind had arrived. Recalling this courageous declaration that Mr.Toda made seven decades ago, let us further strengthen and solidify our network of global citizens built on friendship and trust, transcending differences of ethnicity and culture , as we aim for the dynamic development of kosen-rufu ---that is , the peace and harmonious coexistence of all humankind.. WHEN WE ENCOUNTER ADVERSITY, DO WE RETREAT, OUR HEART FILLED WITH FEAR, OR DO WE FACE IT WITH OPTIMISM AND COURAGE? THE YEAR OF DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ERA OF WORLDWIDE KOSEN-RUFU
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