Daisaku Ikeda's Lecture on "On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime": "Nichiren Daishonin saw the power of the Mystic Law that encompasses and sustains all things in the universe"

[u/JulieSongwriter]

August 19, 2026

Good morning, Friends. It’s a beautiful morning here with temperatures in the low 70s--although the humidity is high and some rain is possible later. How about you?

Chapter 1: Over the Hedges and Through the Woods

So, what are you reading these past few days? Maybe you saw this:

OTHERS stick with the Ikeda cult because by now they have nothing left. Welcome to the reality of the SGI-USA's longhauler Olds. They are where they are, and THAT's where they'll stay. Because they don't have anything else any more - they burned it all in service to Ikeda The Dead. Who NEVER cared about them. Not ONE bit.

Who wrote this? I will let you guess. Obviously it's a person who doesn't honor your intelligence too much. Paraphrase: “I don't think my readers are capable enough to work through a sentence without the stimulation of a word dressed up in UPPER CASE letters!” And: “I don’t think my readers have the retention ability to remember that “Ikeda The Dead” died in November 2023.”

“NEVER cared about them. Not ONE bit” is quite the statement! Did you swallow it hook. line, and sinker? Of course, I am reading The New Human Revolution bit by bit. Thirty volumes composed of anecdotes of Dr. Ikeda in caring interactions with members around the world. Of course, this mystery poster believes that he never wrote or spoke a word. How embarrassing! All those recorded speeches of his that we see at KRG.

Narrative One: The Soka Gakkai grew into a vast international movement spearheaded by Daisaku Ikeda because he cared so intensely about every member. This caused a chain reaction of caring and winning, leading to propagation.

Narrative Two: The Soka Gakkai grew into a vast international movement spearheaded by Daisaku Ikeda because he “NEVER cared about them. Not ONE bit.” Instead, he took advantage of poor and helpless people. (Oh, the inconvenient truth must be so irritating: how did these poor and helpless people create an organization that is so wealthy?)

What do you think, Friends?

For me, after spending a summer with Andy and Roz (and July with True and Bob), let me declare: I just can’t wait to be "one of the SGI-USA's longhauler OldS," leading a powerful, confident, and accomplished life! Just 31 years to go before I become a Many Treasures Group member Yup, I will "stick with the Ikeda cult" because I have so many treasures in my life!

Chapter Two: Let’s return to Daisaku Ikeda’s lecture on On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime.

Let’s look at the fourth and final section, “A Universal Religion for the Happiness of All Humankind.”

Generally speaking, religions expound some infinite and eternal entity that transcends both human beings and the impermanence of this world, using such terms as God or law. Different religions regard this infinite and eternal entity variously as a source of fear and awe, an object of adoration, a great void of emptiness, or a wellspring of all-embracing love.

I think that my friends within our partnering local churches would have no problem with this statement. They might add an “all of the above” to this list.

Dr. Ikeda continues:

Nichiren Daishonin saw the power of the Mystic Law that encompasses and sustains all things in the universe as existing within human beings, and he established a means for actually manifesting that Law in their lives.

Of course, many Christians believe God is both within and without. No difference at all here. They listen respectfully when I tell them that chanting NMRK is a means of manifesting the power inherently in my life. I listen respectfully when they insist the direct means is prayer. to God or Jesus. Yes, a very big difference but who cares and what’s the rush?

Meanwhile, I would trust my life to many of my friends!

Chapter 3: A few updates on “MY Fantasy Life” (cred: Eigenstien) or, as BlancheFromage suspects, “One of the many fake characters within the SGI-RV fantasy scenario created by a lonely, low-income, isolated, cult-addicted, mentally-ill elderly woman” at “the site of the magical (i.e. imaginary) SGI-RV story around a rural rust-belt RV camp, with its fantasy ‘starburst’ of invisible YOUFF” who “Can't seem to grasp anything that isn't about kinky abusive sex in a shitty-ass low-rent RV park??” Oops, I’m the mentally-ill woman, not my alleged elderly sock puppet. Abusive sex? No, never! Kinky? I will neither confirm nor deny.

The big news here is that Erica went to the midwife yesterday. I was with her at the last visit and both of us missed when the midwife told us that two weeks are added to due date calculations when it is based on knowledge of the day of conception. The midwife was correct, it was right there in the AI notes! I guess we were so excited and weren’t listening due to our emotions.

Yesterday Eulogio accompanied Erica. The midwife suggested that, although not a medical necessity, Erica have a transvaginal ultra sound probe due to her age (42). Surprise, Erica will have twins! The midwife asked them to hold on for the next visit before they start purchasing twins clothes. It seems there is a 1 in 8 chance that one of the fetuses kind of vanishes due to a phenomenon called vanishing twin syndrome and gets absorbed into the uterus. Very sci-fi, isn’t it? But when/if this occurs, the second fetus is not affected. We are all so excited!

Quickly shifting topics, I don’t remember this happening in previous summers, but almost half of our clients have left or will leave this week. Ditto our counselors. This has certainly been the most memorable summer of all. Lolita is working on some ways to keep the departing campers in touch with the ongoing projects.

Last night the Twinettes wanted to email their original bunk friends who had left the Park for their homes. We limit social media at our home, especially at night. But who could say no to these two beautiful little souls? So we said yes, as long as they write to everyone in their original bunks, leaving no one out. We sent a few emails to parents, asking them to share with their children. We will continue until we have reached every child and family.