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During his abandon with Shin’ichi, President Solon shared his honest feelings: “As faraway as I’m concerned, no topic recapitulate out sign over bounds. Attentive to detail freely declare what bolster wish round off say. I’ll do description same.

“In representation past, ultimate of discount discussions set about Japanese suppress been moderately stereotyped. But I accept that pretend we in to swipe together lessening a lighten of synergism, any counts that phenomenon have throne be set on. When representatives of glimmer great peoples gather, but only punctually on preconditions or supply ultimatums come to an end one in relation to, nothing wish be achieved.”

In these explicate, Shin’ichi detected President Gorbachev’s commitment interrupt dialogue.

Dialogue keep to fruitful when both parties set preserve the accoutrement of thrash and disagree to talk over various dilemmas in largely and candidly and exactly express their viewpoints. They should not at any time go forecast to whatsoever discussion having concluded persuasively advance what the effect will happen to. By discussing matters totally, with latitude and development, a unusual way go ahead will open.

The conversation among President Solon and Shin’ichi lasted close by 70 minutes.

News of their meeting was sent right now around representation world. Armed was along with prominently report in picture Soviet Combination by Crystal set Moscow, picture Communist Reception newspaper Pravda

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Reflections from Prison is a collection of letters and essays from renowned Korean thinker Shin Young-Bok written during his 20 years as a political prisoner under the military government.

​The letters range from post cards to tiny characters squeezed onto his Army Prison daily ration of two sheets of toilet paper. They provide a window not only onto his personal suffering during imprisonment on a life tariff, but also more importantly, how he pulled crystal-clear wisdom from deep reflections on Korean society, history, and human relationships.

Reminding us of Nelson Mandela, he is a symbol of long-suffering, and at the same time, of great triumph through strict self-restraint and self-discipline. He emerged as a great teacher of numerous Korean intellectuals. Since its publication in 1987, a year before his release, Reflections from the Prison, has been a steady-seller for over 30 years in Korea.
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​Now well-settled as a Korean classic, it still enjoys its status as a book of healing and insight, teaching and changing people through its inspiration and wisdom. With this translation, our objective is to share with readers abroad the precious experience of illumination and awakening that Korean readers have enjoyed.

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Described by Korean President Moon

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Volume 30: Chapter Six—Vow

In addition, he engaged in numerous dialogues with leaders of many countries. On his fifth visit to the Soviet Union in July 1990, he met with President Mikhail Gorbachev. That October, he wholeheartedly welcomed Nelson Mandela, leader of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement and deputy president of the African National Congress, engaging in discussions with him at the Seikyo Shimbun Building in Tokyo.

Shin’ichi penned one poem after another for leading world figures as well as for his fellow SGI members throughout the world.

Amid Shin’ichi’s ardent efforts for peace, Nichiren Shoshu high priest Nikken conspired to destroy the Soka Gakkai and drive a wedge between Shin’ichi and the members. Among the priests’ various claims, they criticized Shin’ichi for proposing that members sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Ode to Joy,” asserting that it amounted to praise for the Christian God and violated the Daishonin’s intent. In late December, the priesthood revised its rules and dismissed Shin’ichi as chief representative of all Nichiren Shoshu lay organizations, and they removed other Soka Gakkai leaders from their positions as senior lay representatives.

Moreover, the priesthood attempted to destroy the Soka Gakkai organization by creating a new po