“Revolution is always personal. Whatever is seen in society is but the reaction of this individualistic CHAPTER 7 http://www.shriramsharma.com/thought_revolution_harbingered_in_the_world_over.htm A WAVE OF CHANGE WITNESSED IN WORLD HUMAN LIFESTYLE
revolution. The basis of this personal revolution is positive and total transformation in people’s lifestyle”.
………………Revered Gurudeva Shriram Sharma Acharya
Samajik, Naitik evam Baudhik Kranti kaise?
Vangmaya No. 65, Page1.24
Lifestyles can never be gauged merely on the basis of how people eat, sleep and rest. No doubt it is an important aspect and yet it is miniscule. Its widespread basis is an individual’s thinking process and his viewpoint of life. What do you think regarding yourself? What do you think regarding others? How do you view society and nature? After speaking thus Daisaku Ikeda glanced in the direction of Betty Williams seated nearby. Betty was already the winner of the glorious Nobel Prize. Despite being such a well known scholar and possessing a highly eulogized personality Ikeda’s personality truly attracted her attention. Ikeda opined that the most important revolution of the world always took place in people’s lifestyle and mode of living. http://www.shriramsharma.com/thought_revolution_harbingered_in_the_world_over.htm He is such a living personality whose life and thoughts are discussed avidly. Daisaku born in Japan in 1928 dwells in Tokyo city with his wife Kaneko Ikeda. They have 3 sons called Hiromasa Ikeda, Shirohisa Ikeda and Talahero Ikeda. Regarding lifestyles and mode of living, his experiences are quite profound. In childhood his health was not good. In between he was attacked by tuberculosis. Later he came in contact with his Guru Josi Toda who changed the very foundation of Ikeda’s thinking. Under Toda’s guidance and proximity he studied literature, history, chemistry, material science, politics, economics, math and Buddhist Philosophy at Toda University. Ikeda was deeply influenced by Buddha’s life and philosophy. Along with this he was introduced to Buddha’s place of birth i.e. India and was greatly influenced. After his Guru Toda passed away he became the chief of his organization called Soka Gakkai (SGI). This spiritual organization has about 15,000,000 members and it has branches in about 192 countries of the world.