To have the mission of protecting peace

Excerpt from Vol 30, Part II, page 227-231, Chapter ‘The Vow’. A historical novel titled The New Human Revolution by Daisaku Ikeda about the history of the Soka Gakkai. Please note that his pen name is Shin’ichi Yamamoto. So whenever this name is mentioned, it is referring to Mr. Ikeda himself. (Unofficial translation into English…

Avoir pour mission de protéger la paix

Extrait de Vol 30, deuxième partie, page 227-231, Chapitre Le SERMENT. Editions ACEP, le roman historique La Nouvelle Révolution Humain de Daisaku Ikeda sur l’histoire de la Soka Gakkai. Veuillez noter que son nom de plume est Shin’ichi Yamamoto. Ainsi, chaque fois que ce nom est mentionné, il s’agit de M. Ikeda lui-même. _____________________________________________ ……

My personal response to opinions expressed by US President Biden this week

Although I believe I can understand his feelings of empathy in light of the suffering of Ukrianians (and Russians also, as the world is becomming increasingly aware if), I think it would be many, many times more helpful in creating a world at peace to finally express “moral outrage” for the unfathomable sufferings that US…

Andrei MAKINE : « Cracher sur la Russie n’aidera pas les Ukrainiens »

10 mars 2022 FIGAROVOX/ENTRETIEN – L’académicien franco-russe, prix Goncourt 1995, s’afflige de voir l’Ukraine transformée en «chaudron guerrier». Il se défend d’être pro-Kremlin et regrette une vision «manichéenne» du conflit «qui empêche tout débat». Andreï Makine, né en Sibérie, a publié une douzaine de romans traduits dans plus de quarante langues, parmi lesquels Le Testament…

Andrei MAKINE: « Spitting on Russia will not help Ukrainians »

March 10 FIGAROVOX/INTERVIEW – The French-Russian academician, winner of the 1995 Goncourt Prize, is distressed to see Ukraine transformed into a « warlike cauldron ». He defends himself against being called pro-Kremlin and regrets a « Manichean » vision of the conflict « which prevents any debate ». Andrei Makine, born in Siberia, has published a dozen novels translated into more…

EXCUSES : ACCEPTER LA RESPONSABILITÉ DES TORTS PASSÉS

Choose Hope : Your Role in Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age, p. 84-90, « The Season of Hiroshima », un dialogue entre le président de la SGI, le Dr Daisaku Ikeda, et David Krieger, fondateur de la Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. LE PEUPLE DOIT SE RÉVEILLER Krieger : L’un des grands problèmes auxquels nous sommes confrontés…

APOLOGY: Accepting Responsibility for Past Wrongs

Choose Hope: Your Role in Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age, p. 84-90, “The Season of Hiroshima”, a dialogue between SGI President Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, and David Krieger, founder of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. THE PEOPLE MUST AWAKEN Krieger: One of the great problems we face today is the perception that issues related to…

On Peace Constitutions, World Citizenship, and « Dependent Origination »

Extract from Choose Peace- A Dialogue Between Johan Galtung & Daisaku Ikeda, p. 29-35, Chapter entitled “History Persists”) CITIZENS OF THE WORLD KEDA: No doubt the many places you have visited in your extensive travels have made different impressions on you. GALTUNG: Well, I guess I have been to most countries, but after having been…