August 6, 2026

Serialization of the novel in the Seikyo Shimbun began on November 18, 1993.Each day was a battle into which I poured my heart and soul. Calling to mind my precious fellow members in Japan and around the world striving so earnestly in faith, I tapped the deepest recesses of my being to write my tale, as if I were sending a letter of encouragement to each one of them. At the same time, I was also engaging in an inner dialogue with my mentor as I wrote. Afterword to The New Human Revolution March 2019 Living Buddhism, p. 14 Sensei begins The New Human Revolution (1993) and completes it in 2018.

Daisaku Ikeda

August 6, 2026

Serialization of the novel in the Seikyo Shimbun began on November 18, 1993.Each day was a battle into which I poured my heart and soul. Calling to mind my precious fellow members in Japan and around the world striving so earnestly in faith, I tapped the deepest recesses of my being to write my tale, as if I were sending a letter of encouragement to each one of them. At the same time, I was also engaging in an inner dialogue with my mentor as I wrote. Afterword to The New Human Revolution March 2019 Living Buddhism, p. 14 Sensei begins The New Human Revolution (1993) and completes it in 2018.

Daisaku Ikeda

July 28, 2026

Though we are practicing Nichiren Buddhism to become happy, why then do we have to overcome obstacles? The reason is that we need to undergo the trials of difficulty to forge and strengthen within us the diamond-like and indestructible “self” of Buddhahood.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 184

Daisaku Ikeda