{"id":4757,"date":"2023-11-29T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2023-11-26T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T04:47:07","slug":"article-president-ikeda-decided-he-would-respond-to-his-mentor-by-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/article-president-ikeda-decided-he-would-respond-to-his-mentor-by-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] President Ikeda Decided He Would Respond to His Mentor by Winning"},"content":{"rendered":"

A disciple\u2019s determination to win no matter what and the struggles undertaken by that disciple are what make the impossible possible.<\/span>\u200b<\/h4>\n

At the start of 1956, upon turning 28, I engraved in my heart the following words: \u201cWe must be daring, more daring, and ever more daring!\u201d<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

As a direct disciple of second\u00a0<\/span>Soka<\/span>\u00a0Gakkai president Josei Toda, I boldly undertook various challenges, as befits a youth.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

Chanting\u00a0<\/span>daimoku<\/span>\u00a0intensely in my heart, I crisscrossed Osaka to spread the joy of Buddhism. I ventured into back alleys to meet and talk with fellow members. I walked everywhere and was constantly on the move. I spoke tirelessly and fervently. Having firmly resolved that I would respond to my mentor by winning, I decided to do whatever I could. A disciple\u2019s determination to win no matter what and the struggles undertaken by that disciple are what make the impossible possible.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

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A disciple\u2019s determination to win no matter what and the struggles undertaken by that disciple are what make the impossible possible.\u200b
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