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Key highlights from the Gosho

The following excerpts are from the introduction to Ikeda Sensei’s series SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series: The Opening of the Eyes, pp. 3–9. The central theme of Nichiren Daishonin’s lengthy two-part treatise, “The Opening of the Eyes,” can indeed be summed up in the short phrase opening the eyes. While the Daishonin’s original text of

For decades, Ikeda Sensei has spoken with and offered advice to parents and children around the world about creating harmonious families. In Happy Parents Happy Kids, we take a look at his encouragement on family and parenting (pp. 45–48). Our profound love brings forth abundant wisdom. My mother was always concerned about what she fed

Key highlights from the Gosho

In [founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo] Makiguchi’s copy of the collected writings of Nichiren Daishonin, many passages in “The Opening of the Eyes” are underlined in red and the margins are filled with notes, such as “Propagation,” “Great vow” and “What is the mark of a genuine practitioner?” These notes reflect his solemn spirit to

by Adin Strauss, Naoko Leslie, Kevin Moncrief, Olivia Saito, Maya Gunaseharan and Ryo Kuroki SGI-USA Leaders “It is an illusion to think that the Soka Gakkai will remain just as it is now. Just wait and see the Gakkai in 10, 20 or 50 years—it will be unimaginable. Otherwise, there is no way we can

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary  In June 1975, Shin’ichi Yamamoto focused especially on conferences for top Soka Gakkai leaders in each ward in Tokyo as well as other regions in the country to propel the organization into the new century. At these meetings, new goals were presented, such as building new centers and conducting various commemorative events. On

Chapter Summary On July 22, Shin’ichi Yamamoto flew to Honolulu to attend the 12th U.S. Nationwide General Meeting, the Blue Hawaii Convention and other related events. With the U.S. celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, this event had been designated as a pre-bicentennial celebration, and U.S. President Gerald Ford sent a congratulatory message. The next day,

Chapter Summary Returning from Hawaii, Shin’ichi Yamamoto led the summer training course at Soka University, encouraging various groups. On August 3, he met the Gonen-kai (Five Year Group), former future division members who had met every five years since attending the January 1966 Japan National Future Division Meeting. On August 4, he offered heartfelt guidance

Chapter Summary Life is the most precious treasure in the world. On September 15, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended for the first time a doctor’s division general meeting. This day later came to be called Doctors Division Day. Arriving in Hiroshima on the evening of November 7, he toured the newly completed Hiroshima Culture Center and attended

This installment, published in the August 19, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 22 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “If you are of the same mind as Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth.” (“The True Aspect of

Creating a Century of Humanism in Which All Can Shine—Part 2 [58]

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the October 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Soka Gakkai districts are beacons of happiness in our communities. The more painful the sufferings of karma afflicting our members and the fiercer the waves of adversity assailing society, the brighter Soka

At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify “emerging from the earth”? At the time when the Law has spread far and wide, the entire Japanese nation will chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, as

Scholars and universities around the world are increasingly engaging with the educational philosophies and practices of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda and, most significantly, Daisaku Ikeda. Today, more than 40 universities across Asia, Europe and the Americas have established centers to research these educators’ ideas. In 2014, DePaul University established the first such center in the

Living Buddhism: This year has been challenging on many fronts, with the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic fallout and the racial injustice we see in American society. Ikeda Sensei recently underscored the importance of the next 10 years, toward the 100th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding, as a time of change. He says in part:

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu