{"id":4885,"date":"2023-12-01T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2023-11-26T20:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T11:19:46","slug":"article-the-oneness-of-mentor-and-disciple-spirit-of-koichi-sato-the-first-germany-chapter-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/article-the-oneness-of-mentor-and-disciple-spirit-of-koichi-sato-the-first-germany-chapter-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] The Oneness of Mentor and Disciple Spirit of Koichi Sato, the First Germany Chapter Leader\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever Koichi Sato, the 1<\/span>st<\/span>\u00a0Germany Chapter leader was feeling down, he went to the hotel where President Ikeda once stayed. Once, he stood in front of the building and called out: \u201cSensei! Where are the Bodhisattvas of the Earth that you said would emerge?\u201d<\/span>\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n

Koichi Sato (First Germany Chapter leader): When I met President Ikeda, He greeted me with a smile and said: \u201cSo you\u2019re the one who\u2019s going to Germany to work for\u00a0<\/span>kosen-rufu<\/span>!\u201d Then, he encouraged me: \u201cI opened the way for\u00a0<\/span>kosen-rufu<\/span> in Europe. Bodhisattvas of the Earth are waiting there, too.\u201d After I arriving at West Germany for work, I also started toward my goal by encouraging the three member households already there. Then, I began to engage in dialogues about Buddhism with my German coworkers in the mine. But hardly knowing much German, my efforts were unsuccessful, after 2 months. Furthermore, my work was physically exhausting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever I was feeling down, I went to the hotel where President Ikeda once stayed. Once, I stood in front of the building and called out: \u201cSensei! Where are the Bodhisattvas of the Earth that you said would emerge?\u201d But each time I went there, I remembered President Ikeda\u2019s guidance about taking it one step at a time, like climbing a stairway, and treasuring each individual. As a result, I was able to rouse my courage and return to my job in the coal mine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I started\u00a0<\/span>practising<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Nichiren<\/span>\u00a0Buddhism, I was hit by a car at work and was badly injured. I nearly had to have my left foot amputated. That was the incident that motivated me to join the\u00a0<\/span>Soka<\/span>\u00a0Gakkai. I decided that if I couldn\u2019t share Buddhism with others in words, I could show them my foot and communicate with gestures about my experience of surmounting this injury through faith. In response to my earnestness, a woman who was bedridden with a painful leg disorder decided to start\u00a0<\/span>practising<\/span>. She was the first German person to receive the\u00a0<\/span>Gohonzon<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whenever Koichi Sato, the 1st\u00a0Germany Chapter leader was feeling down, he went to the hotel where President Ikeda once stayed. Once, he stood in front of the building and called out: \u201cSensei! Where are the Bodhisattvas of the Earth that you said would emerge?\u201d
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