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Listening, I learn the way to rise above all suffering.

Youth representatives from around the world gather with a determination to carry on their mentor’s legacy.

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech on Sept. 8, 2002. Video of this speech was broadcast during the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting. It was translated from the July 15, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The benefits we accrue from working for kosen-rufu are eternal and indestructible

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, June 29, 2024. It was translated from the July 6, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Many congratulations

The 19-year-old Daisaku Ikeda joined the Soka Gakkai on Aug. 24, 1947, 10 days after attending his first Soka Gakkai discussion meeting and encountering Josei Toda. Three years later on this date, Josei Toda announced his intention to step down as the Soka Gakkai general director. In a heartfelt interaction between the two afterward, Ikeda

The Rideau Canal is the best preserved slackwater canal in North America. Built in the early 19th century, it originally functioned as a military barrier between the U.S. and the British forces defending the colony of Canada. It is the only example from the 19th century canal-building era that operates on its original path with

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the Sept. 23, 1998, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. A mighty tree is held upright by its roots. Those roots stretch into the earth, spreading out in a network, each single root searching deep and wide for water and nutrients to supply

The word “benefits” … means the reward that is represented by the purification of the six sense organs. In general we may say that now Nichiren and his followers, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are carrying out the purification of the six sense organs. Hence they are acting as teachers of the Law of Myoho-renge-kyo and possess

I may have been at the [Ceremony in the Air], but since I am a common mortal, it is beyond my power to know the past. There is no doubt, however, that in my present life I am the votary of the Lotus Sutra, and that in the future I will therefore reach the seat

Buddhability Shorts is a series where we break down a Buddhist concept or common life challenge we’ve touched on in an interview. Today, we’re talking about the principle of the cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms. Click here to listen. July 19, 2024, World Tribune, p. 4

On July 16, 1260, prompted by the widespread suffering wrought by the great earthquake that struck Kamakura, Japan, in 1257, Nichiren Daishonin wrote his treatise “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land” and submitted it to the most influential figure in the government, Hojo Tokiyori. In this treatise, written as a

Fighting for kosen-rufu, I find my voice and my calling.

by Erin Harris and Shu Matsuoka SGI-USA future division young women’s and young men’s leaders Toward 2030: Triumphantly Marching Toward New Heights of Victory!”—this was the theme that the 12 members of the national junior high and high school (JHHS) planning board chose for the Junior High and High School Conference, held June 21–24 at Soka

Ikeda Sensei writes:  Wherever youth gather, where they grow and develop, there are always songs. … Soka Gakkai songs and the songs of kosen-rufu created by our members around the world pulse with the spirit of mentor and disciple and express a wish for peace and human happiness. (Aug. 18, 2023, World Tribune, p. 3)

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.” Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna two centuries ago, on May 7, 1824. It is said

As we continue our Summer of Shakubuku, some readers have asked what it means to plant seeds of the Mystic Law. Sharing Nam-myoho-renge-kyo cards with others is a noble effort, yet Ikeda Sensei explains that the deeper purpose lies in engaging in genuine exchange rooted in our concern for others. The following is an excerpt

From vast stretches of field and jungle, tepui, the main attraction of Canaima National Park, jets out toward the sky. These sandstone mesas, revered by the indigenous Pemon people as the homes of protector spirits, formed early in Earth’s history, when the planet’s first life forms, single-celled microorganisms, were still just evolving. As the tepui

A paean to the human spirit, sung by the people, echoed high into the clear blue sky. We have triumphed! We have achieved a firm and lasting victory! As in a gripping drama, we have fought and striven with a passionate fighting spirit, for the sake of the great principles of truth and justice, for

When one livens other people’s complexions, one livens one’s own too, when one gives them strength, one gives oneself strength too, when one prolongs their lives, one prolongs one’s own life as well. “On Clothing and Food,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 2, p. 1066 Living a contributive life is a source of health

The mystic principle of the true aspect of reality is one, but if it encounters evil influences, it will manifest delusion, while if it encounters good influences, it will manifest enlightenment. Enlightenment means enlightenment to the essential nature of phenomena, and delusion, ignorance of it. “The Entity of the Mystic Law,” WND-1, 417–18 Our lives