Experiences

When I was born, only my mother was practising Nichiren Buddhism. The rest of my family took up faith later and currently everyone is exerting

When I was born, only my mother was practising Nichiren Buddhism. The rest of my family took up faith later and currently everyone is exerting themselves in the advancement of kosen-rufu.

When I was born, only my mother was practising Nichiren Buddhism. The rest of my family took up faith later and currently everyone is exerting themselves in the advancement of kosen-rufu.

I am a fortune baby, which means born into this Buddhist practice. Since young, my parents brought my twin brother and me along for Soka Gakkai meetings.

Although attended meetings regularly, I wasn’t proactive in helping out during meetings. Yet from young, I learnt from Ikeda Sensei that our faith journey might not be smooth sailing and we will probably face various problems, but as practitioners Nichiren Buddhism, we can overcome every problem in life through faith and practice.

I began practising in 1983. I have three children after getting married. Life was all smooth until ten years later in 1993. My husband had an extramarital affair and was chalking up high debts one after another. Whenever the creditors came to our door to collect debts, he would disappear.

As life presents various sets of challenges, Han Boon learns the importance of faith with the unwavering support of his wife Seet Mun. Their experiences truly demonstrate the truth in these words of the Gosho: “It is the power of the bow that determines the flight of the arrow, the might of the dragon that controls the movement of the clouds, and the strength of the wife that guides the actions of her husband.”