{"id":5509,"date":"2023-12-06T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2023-12-02T11:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:36:51","slug":"article-are-we-just-going-through-the-motions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/article-are-we-just-going-through-the-motions\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] Are We Just Going Through the Motions?\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of crucial importance is our fundamental attitude, what we are thinking about in our innermost hearts. Are we really determined to fight for the cause of our mentor, for the cause of the Gakkai?<\/span><\/h4>\n

At the time of the first priesthood incident (around 1979), there were certain individuals who, motivated solely by envy, attacked the\u00a0<\/span>Soka<\/span> Gakkai and betrayed their fellow members to whom they were so indebted.\u00a0 These scheming individuals began spouting malicious lies and plotted to sever the noble mentor-disciple bond that pervades the Gakkai. Their offense is grave indeed. Unfortunately, however, some of our leaders decided to be passive bystanders as this great wrong was taking place; they pretended not to see what was happening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of crucial importance is our fundamental attitude, what we are thinking about in our innermost hearts. Are we really determined to fight for the cause of our mentor, for the cause of the Gakkai, or are we just going through the motions while really thinking only about ourselves? There is a tremendous gap between these two attitudes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of crucial importance is our fundamental attitude, what we are thinking about in our innermost hearts. Are we really determined to fight for the cause of our mentor, for the cause of the Gakkai?
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