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Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

LOS ANGELES—On Feb. 1, his 87th birthday, Garrett Morris, television icon and trailblazer in the entertainment industry, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Mr. Morris was one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, and its first Black cast member. He also held starring or recurring roles in the television

The SGI-USA will hold its first introductory exam of 2024 on April 13–14. This exam is for all new members, and everyone who has not taken or passed the Introductory Exam in previous years. Guests are more than welcome to take the exam as well!  This will be the first exam on a new introductory

Leading with a prayer for a youthful Maine, I double my business and my passion to match.

Recounting Ikeda Sensei’s contributions to global peace, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada calls on us to carry on our mentor’s work.

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” For centuries, people have obsessed over the latest fashion trends. Yet the pressure to conform to the beauty

WESTON, Fla.—When the new Ikeda Hall exhibition “Daisaku Ikeda and America” opened on Jan. 20 at the Florida Nature and Culture Center (FNCC) in Weston, Florida, the members saw this significant element in the 60-year advancement of the SGI-USA: themselves. The exhibition takes viewers through six decades of the kosen-rufu movement in the U.S. in

This year, SGI-USA youth will hold chapter-level March Youth Peace Festivals with the determination to create peace in their local communities. The World Tribune is featuring chapter youth leaders and how they are applying Ikeda Sensei’s guidance to win where they are. Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance:  Prayer is the courage to persevere. It is the struggle

In The New Human Revolution, vol. 12, pp. 30–32, responding to a question from a leader, Ikeda Sensei elucidates essential points for fostering youth. He addresses the topic from various angles and ultimately concludes: “What matters is that we look after the youth as if they were our younger siblings. Young people will not develop

The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America and, in the parts north of the U.S. border, home to several Canadian national parks: Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho. The vast Canadian Rockies are studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, forming striking mountain landscapes. It is also the

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Sept. 30, 1998, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Women who are fighting for something they believe in are beautiful. Their dedication to the happiness of their friends and fellow members shines with purity and warmth. Their lives exude compassion, optimism

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Long before members arrive at an activity, young men, donning red ties, prepare to open their Buddhist centers. They are members of the Gajokai, “protectors of the fortress group,” a young men’s training group established by Ikeda Sensei on Feb. 1, 1971, tasked with staffing and operating Soka Gakkai facilities. Underlying their responsibilities is a

Bearing the courage of a friend in mind, I bring a zeal for kosen-rufu to Alabama.

Recalling how their seniors in faith helped them overcome it all, women’s division members discuss how they are paying it forward to a new generation.

Toward the March Youth Peace Festivals, the SGI-USA youth coined the motto “Advance With 10 Friends.” This was based on Ikeda Sensei’s guidance, “If each of you can cultivate 10 genuine friendships, then kosen-rufu will surely advance!” Focused on friendship and held at the chapter level, these peace festivals are about each member turning their

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” I got you today.” Budding NBA superstar Jayson Tatum texted this to the phone of his idol Kobe

World Tribune: Thank you, Brenda, for sharing your story with us. Can you start with a bit about your journey in faith? Brenda Mettle: My husband was the one who taught me how to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in 1983. We had a young son and a baby on the way. While I was struggling with depression