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Buddhism is a teaching conveyed through the mentor-disciple relationship. The oneness, or shared commitment, of mentor and disciple forms the essence of Buddhist practice. If we forget the mentor-disciple relationship, we cannot attain Buddhahood. Nor can we achieve eternal happiness or realize kosen-rufu. It is through the bond of mentor and disciple that the Law

Please base your monthly discussion meeting on one of the following: 1) Writings for Discussion Meetings (pp. 54–55) 2) Buddhist Concepts (pp. 56–57) 3) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism Writings for Discussion Meetings Become a Person of ‘Pure Gold’ Passage Gold can be neither burned by fire nor

The sixth class of Ikeda Wisdom Academy returned to the material studied by its first class 10 years ago, The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra. The Ikeda Wisdom Academy section of the November 2024–January 2025 issues of Living Buddhism will include workbook questions to guide youth members in preparing for the exam, which will be

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the Youth Training Session, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 22, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp. 62–68. 

The SGI-USA will mark one year since Ikeda Sensei’s passing by bringing together 50,000 members and friends at our November district general meetings.

In the Latter Day of the Law, the votary of the Lotus Sutra will appear without fail. The greater the hardships befalling him, the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith. Doesn’t a fire burn more briskly when logs are added? All rivers flow into the sea, but does the sea turn

Embracing my vow to become a doctor for kosen-rufu, I face the fears that stand between me and my mission. I’m Sharif Fennell from New Orleans.

An interview with Lawrence E. Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

The following is an essay from the “Our Brilliant Path to Victory” series, published in the November 21, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. In this essay, Ikeda Sensei reviews by decade the 80-year history of the Soka Gakkai under the leadership of the three founding presidents and looks ahead

Buddhist study is a vital element for maintaining throughout our lives a consistent Buddhist practice and an ever-deepening faith. As Ikeda Sensei wrote: “Buddhist study is particularly important. Through your efforts in Buddhist study, you establish your path in life. If you stop applying yourselves to Buddhist study, you will forget why you are practicing,

Please base your monthly discussion meeting on one of the following: 1) Writings for Discussion Meetings (pp. 58–59) 2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism Writings for Discussion Meetings What It Means to Transcend Our Differences Passage All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the

The following list chronicles Ikeda Sensei’s study lectures published after the Soka Gakkai’s spiritual independence from the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood on November 28, 1991. These lectures on Nichiren Daishonin’s writings appeared in the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, and monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. They showcase Sensei’s wide-ranging efforts and his vast compendium of works

The True Heritage of Faith Flows in the Harmonious Community of Practitioners Who Share the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu

Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Executive Conference, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 21, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.

Ikeda Sensei offers encouragement to SGI-USA members taking the study department examinations in Los Angeles in 1963. This episode takes place in The New Human Revolution, vol. 7. Sensei appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. “Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come here and challenge this exam,” [Shin’ichi Yamamoto] said. “Some

Thus we know that Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the countless Buddhas of the ten directions; Superior Practices and the other bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth; Universal Worthy, Manjushri, and the other bodhisattvas of the theoretical teaching; Shariputra and the other great voice-hearer disciples; the great heavenly king Brahma, the gods of the sun and

Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Chicago in October 1980.

Installment 19: The Mongol Invasion

Guidelines: • be district through national youth leaders. • have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3. • read the assigned material prior to each meeting. Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 249–76 Part Five: “Emerging from the Earth” Chapter • “I Am a Bodhisattva of the