{"id":5698,"date":"2023-12-08T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2023-12-02T12:29:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T03:29:56","slug":"quotes-lessons-of-our-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/quotes-lessons-of-our-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quotes] Lessons of Our Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Mr Toda passed away, the Japanese\u00a0<\/span><\/span>media and general public alike showered him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with criticism and derision, and sneered that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Soka<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Gakkai would probably fall apart.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Even the top leaders of the Gakkai who should\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have risen up to defend their mentor and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>protect the organisation were despondent and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>passive. They had grown so used to sheltering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>behind Mr. Toda that they had no sense of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>responsibility as leaders.\u00a0 I strongly urged that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we follow the lessons of our mentor\u2014in other <\/span><\/span>words, that we go on the offensive, not let\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrongs go unchallenged, and press forward\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vigorously and positively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nYour words will forever cherish his memory.”\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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