Question and Answer with President Harada

Today was a glorious sunny, warm day. In the morning we visited the Min-on music museum and the International Soka Womens Centre. And then wandered around the area in Tokyo with all the key Soka Gakkai buildings called Shinanomatchi. This is the first time we`ve seen someone selling the Human Revolution on the street!

After lunch we went by train to the International friendship centre (where we were yesterday) for a question and answer with President Harada.

Mr Harada started with a very short introduction explaining Sensei is really consolidating the foundation of the Soka Gakkai to ensure the Mystic Law prevails. We`ve just taken very key points from much longer answers

Question 1 from from Jim( hooray): Can you help us get a little closer to our mentor? What does Sensei do day to day.....what is a day like for Sensei?

He was describing Sensei responding to an area which might not win its local campaign.

If we even just make one phone call it can have a ripple effect. It can influence up to 30 people. This is a way leaders can lead. “Sensei doesnt like to wait”.

Question 2 How and when can we tell we have definitely changed our karma?

We `deliberately assumed the appropriate karma`. It was your wish to be born with these problems and through the power of faith overcome them. Prayer with the pledge to realise Kosen rufu. When you are able to pray with this kind of pledge, thats when we know we have changed karma to mission.

Question 3 How can we bring Sensei the greatest joy and assure him the future of Kosen rufu is secure?

Its securing the total victory of the 80^th anniversary. Having set goals and achieved them, when you celebrate 18^th November “I have been able to win all my challenges and report that with pride”.

Question 4 How to protect our members and respond to the mentor?

“I have thoroughly made effort to meet each person and ignite a flame in their hearts”. Instill the spirit of Kosen rufu in their hearts. We have a tendency to focus too much on how to mobilise the organisation. Sensei did not try to do that. To truly activate the organisation, to protect the members, the important thing is to meet each and every member.

Suddenly 45 minutes had gone by and it was time for President Harada to have a meeting with the national leaders of the Japan.

During the break we met with Mr Kitano and explained the formation of the South of England General Area.

After a break we heard amazing and inspiring country reports from Canada, Netherlands, Taiwan, Argentina, and Korea. We just focus on 2 here because they centre on growth through the youth division. It started with their core youth leaders in the Netherlands coming to Japan and having guidance with Mr Hasegawa. They all felt Sensei`s strong presence and from that point have based all their prayer and action on Sensei`s heart, creating unity and a new starting point. They have focused in on the districts and encouraging district leaders to directly report their victories to Sensei, to establish a connection with Sensei. Youth division stood up and there was incredible growth.

Argentina have 25,000 members at present because of their discussion meeting campaign in 2008 where they achieved 25,000 at discussion meetings. Led by the youth division they decided to be ready to have a visit from Sensei at any time. Their youth festival had 2,300 youth participating, 6,300 guests, 3,000 watched via the internet so it was 11,000 youth across the nation.

Here`s a quiz...whose feet do you think these are?

A Giuseppe

B Kazuo

C Mr Kitano

Big day tomorrow......if you chant from 6-6.30 am on Saturday morning UK time it will be the time we are with Sensei