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On Oct. 24, United Nations Day, Honduras became the 50th member state to ratify the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty, the first international instrumental to comprehensively ban nuclear weapons, will enter into force on Jan. 22, 2021. To read more, click here.

10/8 Tokyo Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada met with Ambassador of Russia to Japan Mikhail Galuzin at the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Japan. The ambassador, who was an exchange student at Soka University in Japan from 1982–83, expressed his gratitude to Ikeda Sensei for his contributions to Japan-Russia relations. 10/11 Tokyo Beatrice Fihn—the

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary The Sapporo Soka Kindergarten in Sapporo, Hokkaido (the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands), opened its doors on April 16, 1976. As its founder, Shin’ichi Yamamoto participated in the entrance ceremony, greeting each pupil as they arrived. The day before the ceremony he had a chance to engage in a discussion with the

Chapter Summary The opening ceremony for Soka University’s Division of Correspondence Education was held on May 16, 1976. Although desperately wanting to attend the ceremony, because he could not attend in person, Shin’ichi Yamamoto sent a recorded message. He stated in his message, “You, the members of the first Division of Correspondence Education class, are

Chapter Summary On the night of May 16, 1976, a Working Students Forum was held for the Soka Gakkai young men’s student division night school section. In August 1975, Shin’ichi Yamamoto had named this group of students the Soaring Group. These youth burned with the pride that they were following in the footsteps of their

Chapter Summary On July 23, while in Nagoya, Shin’ichi Yamamoto encouraged young women’s division members of a training group called the Seishun-kai (Spring of Youth Group). That evening, he traveled to Mie Prefecture for his first visit to the Chubu No. 1 General Training Center. He toured the facility and viewed an exhibition of items

A Dialogue—Aurelio Peccei and Daisaku Ikeda

This installment, published in the September 16, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 23 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Therefore I should first of all learn about death, and then about other things.” (“The Importance of the Moment of Death,”

“As long as the African people continue to struggle with daunting challenges, then as fellow human beings and global citizens we should share their sufferings.” —Ikeda Sensei In this month’s issue, we feature an interview with Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, co-president of the Club of Rome. Table Mountain in South Africa, home to Dr. Ramphele, graces

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the November 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. “Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring” (“Winter Always Turns to Spring,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 536),

Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 3 [59]

Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring. Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary [unenlightened] person. The sutra

A: Many dictionaries define prayer as a request or petition to a higher power. Based on this common understanding, prayer can seem passive. Nichiren Daishonin redefined prayer as a rigorous effort to reveal our innate enlightement— and to help others do the same. For instance, he states that his “determination has perhaps acted as a

This interview is part of a series in the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, titled “Building a Culture of Peace II.” In this installment, Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, co-president of the Club of Rome, discusses the unprecedented crises our world is facing at this moment, the lessons she learned in her struggle against the

On October 4, the SGI-USA held virtual general meetings across the country to commemorate 60 years since Ikeda Sensei’s first visit to the United States, which marked his maiden voyage to spread Nichiren Buddhism throughout the world. Living Buddhism met with Reiko Aragon, of Denver, who shared her experience at one of the October 4

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

If you see a person who accepts and upholds this sutra, you should rise and greet him from afar, showing him the same respect you would a Buddha. (The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, p. 365) How we greet people can make a difference in their lives. As Shakyamuni stated in the

The following is the conclusion of a two-part essay in Ikeda Sensei’s study essay series “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship.” This installment was originally published in the Dec. 25, 2008, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, as well as the May 8, 2009, World Tribune. Part one was republished in