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Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 We recite and we sing!A rainbow of poetry and song of our grand adventureshines in the skies of kosen-rufu. Why do I sing?To kindle hope and ignite a flame of couragein the hearts of sorrowing friends!To sound

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Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [81]

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals: Combating Poverty

October 2022

October 2022

3 Reasons Why Buddhist Study Is Important

Where Ethics, Medicine and Spirituality Converge René Simard, Guy Bourgeault and Daisaku Ikeda

Eat a balanced diet. Get ample sleep. Foster healthy social relationships. These are well-known pillars for leading a healthy life. Despite our best efforts, though, we can still experience illness, even the life-threatening variety, which begs the question: What is true health, and how do we achieve it? From a Buddhist perspective, health goes beyond

Responding to my mentor, I inherit the essential message of my father’s life. I’m Mehul Anand from Atlanta.

Highlighting SGI-USA members from Washington applying Buddhism to daily life.

“One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way. T’ien-t’ai states, ‘From the indigo, an even deeper blue.’ This passage means that, if one dyes something repeatedly in indigo, it becomes even bluer than the indigo leaves. The Lotus Sutra is

We should never feel that we need to have all the answers. And if we get caught up in worrying about sounding clever or making a good impression, we can easily lose sight of the purpose of encouragement from a Buddhist perspective. Read in full here.

Originally published in the September 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. When I was young and battling illness, I was struck by a passage in Nichiren Daishonin’s writings: “Through illness, [the Buddha taught] the power [of Buddhism]” (“On Curing Karmic Disease,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 631). I realized that

Since I started practicing at age 19, I have shared Nichiren Buddhism with many people in my life, from family members and friends to neighbors and acquaintances. Some were responsive and some were not. One person actually returned all the letters I had written to him about Buddhism. There were times when I wondered why

This October 7–8, the SGI-USA will hold online Introductory Exams, administered at SGI-USA centers across the country. Buddhism is a teaching for helping all people, especially those suffering the most. “Therefore,” Ikeda Sensei says, “[Buddhist] study needs to be rooted in daily life and serve as a guide for action. Study becomes a revitalizing force

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It is 100 seconds to midnight, according to the Doomsday Clock, a symbol representing the prospects of a manmade global catastrophe. The metaphorical clock had been devised in 1945 by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a group that included Albert Einstein and the University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons. The

Living Buddhism met with student division members from various fields of study to discuss their thoughts on abolishing nuclear weapons in the current climate as well as the crucial role dialogue plays in creating a harmonious society. Living Buddhism: Thank you for joining us. We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts on nuclear abolition. Can

On the 50th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, SGI members cosponsored the Civil Society Peace Forum at The Cooper Union in New York, on September 8, 2007. The following is Ikeda Sensei’s message to this event, where he emphasizes key points in the campaign to