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“The door to a new age will not open as long as we wait for it to happen. We must open it ourselves, through our own dauntless and courageous actions.” —Ikeda Sensei TAMUNING, Guam—The long-awaited SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center opened on Jan. 21, 2023, in a ceremony overflowing with resolve to send

On Jan. 20, 2023, the day before the grand opening of the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center, the Soka Gakkai delegation attended a series of public events congratulating the SGI on its new departure. At the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña, the territory’s capital village, the Guam Legislature recognized the Soka Gakkai International

Ikeda Sensei’s message to the opening of the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center

The following address was given by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada at the opening of the SGI Guam Peace and Culture Center in Tamuning, Guam, on Jan. 21, 2023. Håfa Adai! Håfa tatatmanu hamyo? (Are you doing well?) My heartfelt congratulations on the long-awaited dedication of the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center! I

by John Tedtaotao and Chris Alvarez Sinajana, Guam Travel inland from the Philippine Sea, past wetlands and betel nut and monkeypod trees, past two gas stations, a tire shop and a modest bridge—blink and you’ll miss the landmark: a power pole painted blue. The Tedtaotao farm doesn’t show up on Google maps, save for the

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the Jan. 26, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.  My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, placed deep trust in our pioneering members of Tohoku, centering around Sendai Chapter. He regarded them as a model for the entire country and did everything

Latte stones are an example of ancient CHamoru architecture. The monoliths usually consist of two parallel rows of pillars comprising two stones: the haligi, the supporting stone erected vertically from the ground, and the tasa, a hemispherical capstone. These structures, unique to Guam and other neighboring islands in the Marianas, were used by the CHamorus

Shortly after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock—a symbolic piece that conveys the time that remains before the extinction of the human race. This year, the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved to 90 seconds to midnight, largely because of the war

Read the English version here. 있다. 세 번째는 위고의 ‘징벌시집(詩集)’의 초판본(1853년)과 서한이 있으며, 시집에는 위고 자필의 헌사(獻辭)와 사인이 기록되어 있다. 또한, 토인비 박사가 덜레스 국무장관에게 부친 파키스탄의 평화를 호소한 서한, 독일의 대음악가 바그너가 ‘탄호이저(1845년)’의 연극에 대해 기록한 서한, 그리고 미국 독립의 영웅인 존 핸콕의 사인이 든 공문서, 그리고 유명한 바르톨로메오 반젯티의 서한이 있다. 특히 반젯티의 것은

El presidente de la SGI dio la siguiente orientación el 27 de febrero de 1990 durante la Primera Reunión de la División Femenina en los predios de la ex Universidad Soka de Los Ángeles en Calabasas, California. El 27 de febrero es justamente el cumpleaños de la Sra. Kaneko Ikeda. Read the English version here.

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda (Korean)

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda in Spanish.

2023 Message to the Women and Young Women From SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda (Japanese)

12th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Feb The February Campaign  In February 1952, as the Kamata Chapter advisor, 24-year-old Daisaku Ikeda led the chapter in achieving the unprecedented monthly propagation result of 201 new households. To adorn second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s birth month with a significant milestone in propagation, he focused on each unit, the front line of the

On Feb. 27, 1990, women from across the country joined Ikeda Sensei and Kaneko Ikeda, SGI honorary women’s leader, for the First SGI-USA Women’s Division Meeting, held at the former Soka University of America campus in Calabasas, California. At the meeting, Sensei delivered his timeless guidance “Buddhism Is the Clear Mirror That Reflects Our Lives”

This “Tips & Insights” episode teaches how to approach the new year one day at a time. In less than 10 minutes, learn how to win in the present by doing a vigorous morning gongyo and daimoku, strengthening your determination and exerting your full effort in each moment.  Click here to listen. Feb. 3, 2023, World

Starting from ashes, we rebuild our lives, stronger than ever.

by Lisa Delmar-EdmondsLong Beach, Calif. Subscriber since 2006 At the end of April 2022, the day after my youngest daughter, Lucia, celebrated her seventh birthday, she was admitted to the hospital following a scary seizure-like experience. She ended up being hospitalized for four weeks.  She was in extreme pain, lost the ability to hold her