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Reflections From Vietnam Veterans

There’s no need to be impatient. Faith is a lifelong process, spanning the three existences of past, present and future. What’s important is to make plenty of friends and work at solidifying those relationships. Introducing others to Buddhism and striving for kosen-rufu are extensions of the spirit of friendship that wishes to see those we

February 2023

by Daisaku IkedaPresident, Soka Gakkai International The Ukraine crisis that erupted in February last year continues with no prospect for cessation. The intensified hostilities have inflicted great suffering in population centers and destroyed infrastructure facilities, compelling large numbers of civilians, including many children and women, to live in a state of constant peril. More than 7.9

Illustration by Leo Matsuda.

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January 2023

January 2023

NEW SERIES! Installment 1: Vow

In the spring of 1992, the world’s eyes were on Los Angeles, as the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked massive social unrest and a national debate about police brutality, racial discrimination and economic disparity. In six days of intense rioting, more than 60 people were killed and 2,300 injured in Los Angeles, with

Through mutually inspiring relations, I awaken my greater self. I’m Lynn Frazier from Los Angeles.

The new SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center opened in August 2022. Located adjacent to the Guam International Trade Center, site of the SGI’s founding, this 15,000-square-foot center features a main room with a 275-seat capacity. A stormwater management system, hurricane-resistant design, large fans, all LED lighting and a rooftop covered with solar panels

“A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet. I was born as the son of the one Buddha, Shakyamuni, and I serve the king of scriptures, the Lotus Sutra.

Originally published in the December 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Over the past year, all of you, our dedicated members everywhere—not least the uncrowned heroes who deliver the Seikyo Shimbun each day—have advanced steadily in your tireless efforts for the sake of Buddhism, the happiness of others and the welfare of your

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

To my treasured friends of Los Angeles, the city of my dreams. A brilliant, burning sunrises above the newborn land,aiming toward a new century,raising the curtain on a new stageof humanity’s history.Shedding its light equally on all things,it seeks the sky’s distant midpoint. In this land wrappedin the limitless lightof the morning sun,my splendid American

Illustration by Leo Matsuda.

December 2022

December 2022

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