Good Morning All Welcome everyone to our very very special July

discussion meeting commemorating Mentor Disciple Month .

Thank you all so much for coming on Sunday morning we are
meeting almost after 28 months are we excited !!. [ big clap]
So, Let’s welcome our new friends joining our Gakkai family. I
request them to introduce themselves. [big clap].
So without wasting any more time, I will share the significance of the
july month. The july month is a very important month in our
organisation.

Significant dates of July are–

 JULY 3 –SGI DAY OF MENTOR N DISCIPLE
 JULY 11-YOUNG MENS DIVISION FOUNDED (1951)
 JULY16 –“ON ESTABLISHING THE CORRECT TEACHING FOR
THE PEACE OF THE LAND “(1260)
 JULY 19- YOUNG WOMEN”S DIVISION FOUNDED (1951)

On July 3, 1945—second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda was released from prison,
where he had been detained for refusing to submit to the wartime Japanese militarist
authorities. His mentor, first Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, had died in
prison the previous year, on November 18, 1944, a martyr was established to his beliefs.

President Toda stood up alone to rebuild the Soka Gakkai and realize kosen-rufu amid the
charred ruins of war-torn Japan. And on that same day 12 years later, in 1957, the
authorities arrested and imprisoned the young Daisaku Ikeda on false election fraud charges
in an attempt to oppress the Soka Gakkai’s flourishing people’s movement. In 1962, he was
fully exonerated in what came to be known as the Osaka Incident. Thus, began the Soka
Gakkai’s fierce battle against the devilish nature of authority.

Today, SGI members celebrate July 3 as the Day of Mentor and Disciple, which Ikeda
Sensei describes as “a day when genuine disciples resolutely stand up alone for justice. It is
the day for disciples to dedicate themselves anew to the struggle for truth, the day when they
take one more step forward on the path triumphantly opened by their mentor.”[2]
Now I would request Divya didi to share the exp from our July 2022
VC
Thank you for sharing such an encouraging speech.

Song: Songs are an integral part of the Soka tradition. Songs uplift
our hearts immediately and unite us towards our common goal of
world peace. Let’s sing the wonderful song “I WILL SENSEI”

What a lovely song!!

FD Activity - I Would now request Madhurima to share on what is

Absolute Happiness in Buddhism.

Thank you it was so encouraging!!

Concept : What is our VOW for Kosen? A few of our member have
prepared this – lets understand from them .
Now the forum is open for discussion. Please feel free to ask
questions and give answers.
Now I would request ______Mala Aunty ___ to share sensei’s
guidance with us.

End: Thank you all for this wonderful meeting… lets really do our
best and share our victory in August Zadankai again at block
physical level .
Thank you ONCE AGAIN !!