{"id":4875,"date":"2023-12-01T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=4875"},"modified":"2023-11-26T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T10:22:19","slug":"article-something-that-the-rich-and-powerful-in-society-cannot-do-giving-others-the-key-to-eternal-happiness-through-shakubuku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/article-something-that-the-rich-and-powerful-in-society-cannot-do-giving-others-the-key-to-eternal-happiness-through-shakubuku\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] \u201cSomething That the Rich and Powerful in Society Cannot Do \u2013 Giving Others the Key to Eternal Happiness Through Shakubuku.\u201d\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pioneer Yamagata WD who struggled to overcome economic hardship and lost two children, overcame her sadness and steadfastly encouraged friends and fellow members amid an onslaught of natural disasters.<\/span>\u200b<\/h4>\n

In the pioneering days of our movement, a women\u2019s division member in Yamagata Prefecture [in Japan\u2019s Tohoku region] struggled to overcome economic hardship,\u00a0<\/span>labouring<\/span>\u00a0late into the night on piecework to supplement the family income. She worked tirelessly for\u00a0<\/span>kosen-rufu<\/span>\u00a0with her husband, travelling far and wide throughout a large geographical area. She overcame the sadness of losing two children, steadfastly encouraged friends and fellow members amid an onslaught of natural disasters, and today, at 90 years old, is still going strong in her efforts for\u00a0<\/span>kosen-rufu<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n

She declares: \u201cBy introducing others to <\/span>Nichiren<\/span>\u00a0Buddhism, we give them the key to eternal happiness. This is something that the rich and powerful out in society cannot do. When people are suffering, I want them to know that they have me as a friend and that the members of the\u00a0<\/span>Soka<\/span>\u00a0Gakkai are there for them. When I remind myself that everyone in the depths of their lives is seeking the Mystic Law, the ability to encourage them arises naturally from within me.\u201d The great French author Victor Hugo (1802\u201385) wrote: \u201cThe joy we inspire has this wonderful feature, which is that, far from dimming like any reflection, it comes back to us more radiant.\u201d While working together to make the great joy that fills our lives shine ever brighter, let us build an invincible palace of capable individuals!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pioneer Yamagata WD who struggled to overcome economic hardship and lost two children, overcame her sadness and steadfastly encouraged friends and fellow members amid an onslaught of natural disasters.\u200b
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