{"id":6181,"date":"2023-12-05T18:30:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/?p=6181"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:14:54","slug":"news-soka-gakkai-memorial-service-remarks-by-soka-gakkai-womens-leader-kimiko-nagaishi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daisakuikedalegacy.org\/wordpress\/news-soka-gakkai-memorial-service-remarks-by-soka-gakkai-womens-leader-kimiko-nagaishi\/","title":{"rendered":"[NEWS] Soka Gakkai Memorial Service \u2013 Remarks by Soka Gakkai Women\u2019s Leader Kimiko Nagaishi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article published from Seikyo Shimbun article on 24 November 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n

Following Ikeda Sensei\u2019s passing on 15 November 2023, a Soka Gakkai memorial service honoring his life and unparalleled contributions to kosen-rufu was held on 23 November at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The service was broadcast live to some 1,000 Soka Gakkai centers across Japan and included remarks by Senior Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda, Soka Gakkai Women\u2019s Leader Kimiko Nagaishi and Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada.<\/p>\n

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Participants who attended the Soka Gakkai Memorial Service.With unending gratitude for their mentor, the members renewed their determination to continue to chronicle the monumental victories created by genuine disciples. (Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2018<\/strong>We Vow to Continue Advancing Kosen-rufu, Eternally by Your Side!<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Remarks on the Occasion of the Soka Gakkai Memorial Service
\n<\/strong>Kimiko Nagaishi <\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Soka Gakkai Women\u2019s Leader<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Soka Gakkai Women\u2019s Leader, Kimiko Nagaishi<\/p><\/div>\n

I received the sudden news of Ikeda Sensei\u2019s passing on November 17. I had just attended the gongyo ceremony at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu commemorating November 18.<\/p>\n

My immediate feelings were of shock and profound grief, and then I received word asking me to participate in the funeral to be held by Sensei\u2019s family members.<\/p>\n

Together with Sensei\u2019s wife, Kaneko, and other members of the immediate family, we did gongyo and chanted daimoku, led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada.<\/p>\n

After we finished chanting, President Harada faced Sensei and voiced the profound appreciation and determined vow we are all feeling. It was a deeply moving ceremony\u2014solemn and dignified\u2014as our mentor embarked upon his journey to Eagle Peak.<\/p>\n

Mrs Ikeda spoke to me warmly, embracing me with her words. I conveyed to her my limitless appreciation: \u201cThank you so very much. I will strive to do my utmost to respond to you and Sensei.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mrs Ikeda responded: \u201cI\u2019m counting on you. Please be strong. Do your best.\u201d Her guidance was at once kind and firm. As someone who has single-mindedly advanced along the path of mentor and disciple, always one in spirit with Sensei, she was entrusting us with Sensei\u2019s heart, and at that moment, I felt my resolve strengthen.<\/p>\n

Then, trying to convey to her the sincere feelings of every one of us, I said, \u201cMrs Ikeda, we will be earnestly chanting that you lead a long, long life,\u201d to which she replied, \u201cThank you, I will!\u201d<\/p>\n

Before leaving the room, Mrs Ikeda addressed Sensei, saying: \u201cYou really gave it your all, didn\u2019t you?\u201d At that moment, my heart was overcome with the profound appreciation of just how much Sensei and Mrs Ikeda have prayed and wished for nothing but the happiness of each member and that the Soka Gakkai is everything that it is today because of them.<\/p>\n

Sensei! Thanks to you, how many people have been able to transform their karma, how many people have been able to do their human revolution and advance along the greatest path to happiness? It\u2019s simply too many to count! The strong bonds between you and each one of us are eternal; they can never be destroyed.<\/p>\n

We, your disciples, will never forget the struggles you have waged to protect your fellow members, boldly advancing through the storms of persecution with the courage of a lion, standing at the forefront, fully prepared to shield us from any attack.<\/p>\n

Sensei, you have taught us: \u201cThe more that people believe in the inherent goodness of human beings, and the more we base our interactions on mutual respect, the stronger the current of respect for the dignity of life will become, spreading throughout the world. Ultimately, this will enable us to put an end to the cycle of conflict and hatred that seem to have defined the karma of humankind.\u201d<\/p>\n

We, your disciples, are determined to fulfill your desire for gardens of peace to expand to every corner of the world.<\/p>\n

Forging ahead victoriously and in cheerful solidarity, we vow to continue advancing kosen-rufu, eternally by your side!<\/p>\n

Sensei, just watch, watch us please!<\/p>\n

source: https:\/\/www.seikyoonline.com\/article\/340AA74B873F88FCAFAA9224206310A9<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cForging ahead victoriously and in cheerful solidarity, we vow to continue advancing kosen-rufu, eternally by your side! Sensei, just watch, watch us please!\u201d
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