The new edition of Selected Excerpts of President Ikeda’s Guidance: The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace: Part 1 Happiness that has been complied by President Ikeda after he had completed The New Human Revolution in 2018. This new edition has been expanded, edited and re-categorized.
It contains the official guidance from the vast array of President Ikeda’s guidance that have been delivered over the past decades. It touches on the fundamental perspectives and spirit of Nichiren Buddhism on life. There are 10 chapters in this book, including topics such as What is True Happiness, The Practice for Transforming Our State of Life, Transforming Suffering Into Joy, Facing illness, Joy in Both Life and Death.
In the “Preface” of the book, President Ikeda writes: “I would like to dedicate this book, a collection of words of encouragement that embody the oneness of mentor and disciple, to Presidents Makiguchi and Toda and entrust it to our precious successors.”
It is a book that President Ikeda has compiled for everyone, hence anyone can be empowered to prevail over any adversity in life and help others do the same.
这本池田先生指导选集《创造幸福与和平的智慧》新版——第一部“幸福的指针”，是池田先生在2018年撰写完《新人间革命》之后，着手加以编辑而成的。此新版收录了经过加强、校订和主题重新归类的内容。
它涵盖了池田先生从过去数十载给过的数量庞大的指导中编辑而成的正式指导。内容涉及日莲佛法对于人生的基本观点及其精神。此书共有10章，包括如“何谓真正的幸福”、“生命变革的实践”、“突破苦恼迎向欢喜”、“面对疾病”、“生也欢喜，死也欢喜”等主题。
池田先生在此书中的序文写道：“我要将这本‘师弟不二的鼓励选集’，呈献给先师牧口先生、恩师户田先生，并托付给后继的宝友。”
这是池田先生为每一个人精心编辑而成的书，以让任何人都能自主战胜人生中的逆境，并促使他人也能如此。
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