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Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, recited the following original piece, “Believer’s Hymn for the Republic,” at the 35th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which was co-sponsored by the SGI-USA at the World Peace Ikeda Auditorium on Jan. 20, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. 12 score

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

How I courageously faced childhood trauma and embarked on a journey of family revolution.

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the First Youth Division Leaders Meeting.

The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, celebrated the 46th anniversary of the SGI’s founding with a proclamation declaring Jan. 26, 2021, Founding Day of the Soka Gakkai International in Greenwich. The citation praises the efforts of SGI members worldwide who strive each day “for the genuine happiness and true prosperity of their respective countries and local

In their captivating new book, Creating the Culture of Peace: A Clarion Call for Individual and Collective Transformation, Daisaku Ikeda and former U.N. Under-Secretary-General Anwarul K. Chowdhury discuss key challenges that face our planet while recognizing the empowerment that comes from such tribulations of life. The book is available at bookstore.sgi-usa.org for $22.95. The following

Celebrating Kosen-rufu Day with youth general meetings.

On March 16, 1958, in the predawn chill at the foot of Mount Fuji, 6,000 youth assembled, unaware they were to make history. There, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda announced that he was passing the baton of kosen-rufu to the youth. Japan’s prime minister had originally agreed to attend the ceremony but bowed out

Starting this month, our monthly SGI-USA district study meetings will focus on new material. Here’s what you need to know. Q. What will we be studying? A. We will study excerpts from the revised edition of The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace series. Q. What is the series about? A. The Wisdom for Creating

Great joy [is what] one experiences when one understands for the first time that one’s mind from the very beginning has been a Buddha. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the greatest of all joys. (The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, pp. 211–12) Nichiren Buddhism teaches us how to develop a profound sense of happiness and purpose regardless

The following points were adapted from Ikeda’s Sensei’s essay “Be Healthy in Body and Mind,” originally published in the Oct. 12, 2012, World Tribune, pp. 5 and 8. 1) Do An Invigorating Gongyo Morning and evening gongyo create the victorious rhythm for living each day in harmony with the fundamental Law of the universe. 2)

My Buddhist practice enabled me to take the most hellish experience of nuclear war and create a life of absolute happiness.

Some say Miss Eloise is the secret weapon to Netflix’s most popular show, Bridgerton. She draws the attention of viewers as an independent and strong-minded female protagonist in the period drama set in London in 1813. She is played by Claudia Jessie, an SGI-UK young women’s division member, who will celebrate her 14th year of

KTLA 5 News reporter Gene Kang captured the hearts of viewers throughout Los Angeles during his morning news segment on Feb. 7. Mr. Kang, who is also an SGI-USA men’s region leader, was covering the topic of domestic violence and went on to share his own experience of how he used his Buddhist practice to

A Magnificent Palace of Happiness Exists Within The following is the 2021 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in Korean. For the English version, please see the February 12, 2021 World Tribune, or visit the link here. 니치렌(日蓮) 대성인 탄신 800년이라는 크나큰 가절인 2월을 전 세계 창가가족

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

On March 16, 1958, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda entrusted the mission of kosen-rufu to the youth. The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the March 16, 2000, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. My eyes were focused unwaveringly on the future. Yet, seeing the frail condition of my mentor in

“The lion king is said to advance three steps, then gather himself to spring, unleashing the same power whether he traps a tiny ant or attacks a fierce animal. In inscribing this Gohonzon for her protection, Nichiren was like the lion king. This is what the sutra means by ‘the power [of the Buddhas] that

Making Peace Cultures Happen—Elise Boulding and Daisaku Ikeda