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65 Years of the Student Division

This month, we celebrate 65 years since second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda founded the student division on June 30, 1957. SGI-USA student division members are striving to expose their friends on campus to the power of Nichiren Buddhism to discover the great purpose of their lives. Ikeda Sensei recalled guidance from Mr. Toda on

A Dialogue Between Linus Pauling and Daisaku Ikeda

Chapter 3 “On Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings”—Part 3 of 3 Ikeda Sensei conveys in this lecture the importance of disciples who practice the Buddha’s teachings with the same spirit as Nichiren Daishonin. Propagating the Correct Teaching Rouses Opposition From the Three Powerful Enemies Now, in the Latter Day of the Law, who is carrying out

June 2022

June 2022

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals:
Eliminating the Misery of War

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [77]

Congratulations to all of you today on the Ninth Headquarters Leaders Meeting, held in commemoration of Soka Gakkai Day and Soka Gakkai Mother’s Day! … Fifty years ago in May, Ikeda Sensei began engaging in dialogue with the eminent British historian Arnold J. Toynbee. While half a century has passed since then, their foresight shines

The Lay Nun Toki

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

The May Commemorative Contribution activity is an opportunity for us to renew our vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth to advance our movement for peace by contributing financially to the SGI-USA. This year, it is being held from April 28 to June 5, with the theme “Dashing Forward With the ‘Heart of a Lion King.’”

In October 2020, the SGI-USA created the “Advance Together” line for blind and low-vision members and guests who wish to listen to select articles from the SGI-USA publications. Since then, the line has been updated weekly with new content from the World Tribune and Living Buddhism. At the request of those who use the line,

Today we’re talking about the impact our environment has on us. To unpack this idea, we’re speaking with Nile Ross, of Santa Monica, California, about how his practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo has enabled him to become someone whose internal sense of confidence and self-love outweigh any negativity he experiences from his environment. Based on this

In the spirit of May Contribution, I rely on my heart and win together with my family.

Buddhability, SGI-USA’s online ecosystem for young people, is inspiring a new generation to believe in themselves against all odds.

This encouragement from Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 2018 Living Buddhism, pp. 4–5.  We, the members of the Soka family, are the sowers of seeds. We sow the seeds of the Mystic Law, the supreme seeds of happiness and peace, spreading them far and wide.  Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter

by Masami Kelly Cambridge, Mass.  At the start of 2022, I asked myself what I needed most for my happiness. My negative self-talk often says that other people don’t like me or won’t listen to what I have to say. But I realized that I needed to live not based on anxiety but on the

Virgin Islands National Park occupies two thirds of St. John, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The park’s 7,259 acres of terrestrial habitat feature mountainous landscapes and white sand beaches, but 40 percent of the park is under water, where sea turtles, manta ray, coral and mangroves alike find their home. —Prepared by the World