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Ikeda Sensei’s 2023 New Year’s Message

This essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the Nov. 5, 2022, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.  November, the month we celebrate the glorious anniversary of our founding, is here once again! Today, Nov. 5, is Young Men’s Division Day. It commemorates the day in 1961, when we held a gathering

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Jan. 1 World Tribune Hearts Ever Youthful and Filled With Limitless Hope Ikeda Sensei opens 2022 in his New Year’s message by praising SGI members as “treasured friends” who chant and take action for the happiness and well-being of others amid the serious challenges facing humanity. He also encourages us to “make dynamic strides in

Realizing that I am vital to the happiness of my family, I enter the frame.

Established in 1916, Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California is home to boiling mud pots and hissing fumaroles (openings in the earth’s surface that emit volcanic gases). Lassen Peak, the best-known feature of the park, is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while hot

The following excerpts are from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 13th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Tokyo, on July 9, 1997. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the 11th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial held on Nov. 12, 2022. This was translated from

12/2 Ikeda Sensei Started ‘The Human Revolution’ In 1964, Ikeda Sensei began writing The Human Revolution in Okinawa, the stage of a horrific land battle during the Pacific War. The Human Revolution, comprising 12 volumes, took more than 28 years to complete, with over 1,509 installments serialized in the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun.

This Buddhabilty podcast episode talks about how to do it all when you have a full plate. Whether you are an overwhelmed parent or caregiver aspiring to build a career you love  or lacking the support you wish you had to care for yourself and everything else in your life, doing it all can be

A middle-school U.S. history textbook from one of the top three educational publishers in the country features a quote from Daisaku Ikeda in its 2023 edition. McGraw Hill Education describes the primer United States History: Voices and Perspectives as designed to “empower students to make connections between the past and present as they experience history

Staking my life on faith, I win over illness and perceive its deeper message.

The Soka Gakkai recently launched “Transforming Human History,” a campaign to encourage engagement and inspire confidence that change is possible. It covers three areas that will determine the future for life on our planet: nuclear weapons abolition, education for all and climate action. These issues are the focus of Ikeda Sensei’s 2022 peace proposal.  The

Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear it firmly in mind. To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But Buddhahood lies in continuing faith.   “The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith,”The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p.

by Adin Strauss SGI-USA General Director I am convinced that 2023 will be a very special year for kosen-rufu in America, and I am certain that Many Treasures members will be a crucial part of that. Dare I say it—thank you so very much in advance for all you will be doing! But before we

Long ago in China, there lived a skilled calligrapher named Wu-lung, who refused to transcribe any Buddhist scriptures. On his deathbed, he expressed his final wish to his son, I-lung: “You have inherited talent in the art of calligraphy. But you must never transcribe the Buddhist sutras. In particular, do not transcribe the Lotus Sutra!” 

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s guidance from The New Human Revolution, vol. 11,revised edition, pp. 107–08. 1) Chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo “Chanting transforms suffering into joy and joy into supreme joy. This is why it is important to single-mindedly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo no matter what, whether we are happy or sad, in good times or in bad. This

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, located on the northern tip of Wisconsin, includes 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland coast. It is home to the largest collection of historic lighthouses in the nation. Each island has its own character and features the natural beauty of sea caves, sandstone cliffs and pristine beaches. For many, the

11th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting

This episode covers the topic of appreciation, which is central to Buddhism in so many ways and yet easier to talk about than truly practice, especially when it comes to the tough circumstances in our lives. Doris Edwards, of Philadelphia, who has been chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for many years, discusses the Buddhist perspective on appreciation and

Soka Heritage Hall, which chronicles the history of Soka University of America (SUA) and the heritage and founders of Soka education, opened on campus this October. “Visitors to the hall will embark on a journey of SUA’s heritage and the vision of the founders of Soka education, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda and Daisaku Ikeda,” SUA