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“Moreover, it is extremely difficult to meet a person who expounds this sutra exactly as the sutra directs. It is even more difficult than for a one-eyed turtle to find a piece of floating sandalwood, or for someone to hang Mount Sumeru from the sky with the fiber from a lotus stem.” (“Letter to the Brothers,” 

Highlighting SGI-USA members from Northern California applying Buddhism to daily life.

Seeking my mentor, I strive to build the Buddha land as an architect for kosen-rufu. I’m Wayne Thomas from Los Angeles.

Caregiving for an elderly family member is a great responsibility. Truth be told, while it can be incredibly rewarding, it can also be extremely challenging at times. In this issue, we interview SGI-USA members about their caregiving experiences, and include guidance from Ikeda Sensei’s book On Health and Long Life to those undertaking this important

In the summer of 1957, the 29-year-old Ikeda Sensei stood up to the Yubari Coal Miners’ Association and the Osaka City Prosecutors Office. These entities felt their authority threatened by the people’s movement of the Soka Gakkai and took steps to make members abandon their faith and dismantle the organization. Recalling these events, Sensei wrote:

Chapter 8 “King Rinda” Ikeda Sensei discusses how to effectively and powerfully chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to relieve suffering, unlock our life force and dynamically invigorate society. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the ultimate law of the universe, the fundamental rhythm of life itself. Through the practice of chanting, we can bring forth our inner Buddhahood and increase the splendor

July 2022

July 2022

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals:
Abolishing the Evil of Nuclear Weapons

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [78]

The following new essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the May 24, 2022, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Time is nothing other than the mystic rhythm of cosmic life. Hence, when we chant and spread the Mystic Law, our lives will accord with the time, and time will be on

Summoning courage, I discover my passion for discussing Buddhism with young people.

Soka University of America graduates the Class of 2022.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—In a dignified ceremony at Soka University of America, former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young received the second Soka Global Citizen Award on May 4. Ambassador Young traveled from Atlanta to accept the award during a ceremony attended by more than 100 students, faculty and staff in the Founder’s Meeting Room at the university’s

Soka University of America Founder Daisaku Ikeda sent the following message to the university’s 18th commencement ceremony, held at SUA’s Performing Arts Center on May 27, 2022. To the Soka University of America Undergraduate Class of 2022 and to the Master’s Program of Educational Leadership and Societal Change Class of 2022: My heartfelt felicitations on

On May 3, 2022, Soka University of America (SUA) launched the Soka Institute for Global Solutions, a research institute with the mission of growing a network of people imbued with the virtues of global citizenship and helping solve global problems. The idea of establishing the institute came from SUA Founder Daisaku Ikeda in his 1987

Answer: Yes. As you grow stronger and more generous, gain fortune and become the pillar of happiness in your family, they will also feel more assured and happy.

On June 5, 2022, SGI-USA’s West and Central territories livestreamed kosen-rufu gongyo meetings at the Los Angeles Friendship Center and Chicago Culture Center, respectively, where new territory leadership appointments were announced. Below are summaries of the new leaders’ determinations toward the Soka Gakkai’s centennial in 2030. James Herrmann West Territory Leader Two-and-a-half years have already

Italy’s national airline, ITA Airways, dedicates a plane to Roberto Baggio, Italian soccer legend and longtime SGI member. The only Italian to score in three World Cups, Baggio is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His journey is chronicled in the Netflix documentary Baggio: The Divine Ponytail. As an homage

This new essay by Ikeda Sensei was published in the June 9, 2022, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. June is the birth month of our founding president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. It is also the month celebrating the women of Soka, our shining suns—with SGI Ikeda Kayo-kai Day on June 4 and Women’s