About the Book

Continuing the story of Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s single-minded determination and ceaseless efforts to build Soka Gakkai into an organization of hope and peace that encompasses every strata and section of Japanese society, this volume has a lot to offer readers:

Shin’ichi’s tender memories of his mother Sachi and his tribute to all mothers “who give their love unstintingly to their children … [and are] the very embodiment of peace”.

Shin’ichi’s encouragement and support to the young men’s, men’s, young women’s and women’s divisions. 

The purpose and progress of special groups like the Gajokai, Byakuren and Soka Group as well as Shin’ichi’s guidance and encouragement to them.

Setting up of four special divisions: Business Professionals, Executives, Farming Communities and Housing Complex divisions. 

Inspiring experiences of members:  a YMD who, through continuous self-education becomes the topmost employee in his  company; a Gajokai member who fights a terminal illness; practice of humanistic education as shown by a high school teacher; a WD experiencing extreme health and financial problems; a YWD having interpersonal problems at work, an MD who by learning to balance his work and Soka Gakkai activities becomes executive director of a supermarket chain.

Shin’ichi’s lecturing on the Gosho ‘The True Aspect of All Phenomena’.

The education department’s practice of Soka humanistic education.