We shoulder the mission to lead members toward fulfilling the great vow of kosen-rufu!
Happy July 4th!!Let's study New Human Revolution, Chapter 'Vigilant Safeguarding' together!
*TCG- Traffic Control Group created by Daisaku Ikeda (In this novel, it is Shin'ichi Yamamoto)
This group was later renamed "Soka Group"
The guidance
praised the TCG,
for caring for each member and conducting their duties with accuracy, speed, commitment
and sincerity.
“Taking to heart the concept that though unnoticed by others,
everything is observed by the Buddas and bodhisattvas throughout the universe,
it is my earnest wish that you will carry out the Buddhist practice of your
youth through engaging in TCG activities, applying what you learn there to your
efforts within the youth division and at your places of work.”
The concepts
that the attitudes and actions of all living beings are clearly perceived by
the Buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the universe is another way of saying
that the impartial low of the causality of life applies to all. Through the
guidance, the young men of the TCG deepened their sense of mission, and they
made this concept their basic spirit.
During the
May 1954 pilgrimage, a traffic accident occurred that led to a shortage of
buses, creating an emergency situation in which transportation had to be
shifted from bus to train. As a result, members arrived extremely late, and the
ceremonies were delayed by four-and-a-half hours.
But Shin’ichi responded
coolly and steadily to each development, and surmounted every obstacle. It turned
out to be a most valuable experience for him.”
He was made keenly aware of the heavy responsibility entailed
in organizing a large event and the importance of checking and rechecking every
last detail. He came to understand the difference between plans on paper and
the way they actually unfold. He was also able to learn how to respond in the
best way to unanticipated developments. These experiences proved incalculable
in preparing him to later take the helm of the kosen-rufu movement.
“The path of Soka is the path of kosen-rufu. It is the path
of unity of mentor and disciple. It is the path of human revolution, of
creating hope, of transforming one’s karma, of building peace and of ensuring
the prosperity of society. It is the noble path of Bodhisattvas of the Earth forging
a life state of absolute happiness that brings innumerable flowers of benefit
into bloom.”
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