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Legends tell of carp transforming into a dragon by swimming up a waterfall called the Dragon Gate. The falls are believed to be located on the upper or middle reaches of the Yellow River in China. Some sources describe it as being 100 feet high, others as 1,000. Though measurements of the Dragon Gate differ,

by Mitch Bogen Special to The Tribune On July 22, the Ikeda Center celebrated the launch of its new Indigo Talks lecture series. Named after the Buddhist expression “from the indigo, an even deeper blue,” the series features renowned intellectuals in dialogue with enduring works by Ikeda Center founder Daisaku Ikeda. The inaugural speaker was

Fighting for kosen-rufu is the best way to live.

A report on the young men’s general meetings and young women’s national conference.

Concept #8: The Four Powers

A: It requires a new level of self-discipline when we don’t have to report to a job at a certain time every day. Although we may need to walk the dog or feed the cat, we can still find ourselves without a regular schedule, muddling through the day with no particular objective. Ikeda Sensei’s guidance

A: A teacher or mentor in Buddhism is one who leads and connects people to the Law, teaching them that the Law on which they should depend exists within their own lives. The disciples in turn seek the mentor, who embodies and is one with the Law. Looking to the mentor as a model, they

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Watch “Human Rights in the Twenty-first Century,” the latest video on daisakuikeda.org featuring Dr. Austregésilo de Athayde, renowned Brazilian journalist and champion of human rights, and Daisaku Ikeda. The two kindred spirits met in Rio de Janeiro in 1993 and went on to publish the dialogue, Human Rights in the Twenty-first Century, together. Access the

On March 1, 1872, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, making Yellowstone the world’s first federally protected park. Located in Wyoming and parts of Montana and Idaho, it features more than 10,000 hot springs, geysers and mudpots that are home to rare heat-loving microscopic organisms. The most well-known geyser,

Did you know that some seeds can stay alive for centuries or even millennia? Seventy years ago in 1951, archaeologists excavated ancient lotus seeds from a 2,000-year-old site in Chiba, Japan. Paleobotanist Ichiro Oga revived one of the seeds, which began to sprout two months later in May 1951, the same month Josei Toda became

Message Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Young Men’s Division

Message Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Young Women’s Division

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

4th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

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Watch the latest Buddhability video, in which Alex Edwards, of Jersey City, N.J., shares how his Buddhist practice inspired him to battle his cancer so he could share his music with the world. “While in the hospital, a lot of people were sad and worried,” he said. “I took the decision upon myself to chant.

Soka University of America hosted the second World Summit of Educators virtually June 13–14, 2021, held in three sessions with international attendees. Educators from around the world discussed global citizenship and how education can build a stronger world community. The conference featured speakers and panelists who discussed vital issues of equality, sustainability and peace. Wanjira

Fighting alongside my daughter teaches me what it means to never give up.

Concept #7: The Gohonzon