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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

What we might consider a conversation and a dialogue are poles apart.

5/3 Soka Gakkai Day In 1951, Josei Toda is inaugurated as second Soka Gakkai president and declares his lifetime membership goal of 750,000 households. On May 3, 1960, 32-year-old Daisaku Ikeda is inaugurated as third Soka Gakkai president, vowing to advance kosen-rufu. (See The Human Revolution, “Blazing Sun” and “New Dawn” chapters.)  Soka Gakkai Mother’s

These are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the 88th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting, which was held at the Chubu Culture Center in Nagoya, on May 17, 1995. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the most recent Soka Gakkai headquarters leaders meeting, on April 16, 2022. This was translated from the April

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

The World Tribune has launched its revamped website, worldtribune.org, plus a newmobile app that enables subscribers to read and listen to their SGI-USA publications on the go.   The new site includes sections for the weekly newspaper World Tribune and monthly study magazine Living Buddhism as well as expanded resources. Subscribers can enjoy one-stop shops

The new English-language website “SGI—Action for Peace” will be launched on May 10 to share the activities of the SGI as an NGO affiliated with the United Nations. This website sgi-peace.org will both replace the current site for the SGI Office for U.N. Affairs and include information about activities by constituent organizations around the world

In this episode, we talk identity and relationships with Briana Boche, of Seattle, who shares her story of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and how she developed confidence in the practice of human revolution, that is, the process of continually revealing our courage, wisdom and compassion for ourselves and others. We discuss with Briana how her Buddhist practice

By practicing Nichiren Buddhism with the SGI, I have gained a deeper sense of my mission as a “lawyer for life.”

SGI-USA member Kryssi Staikidis is a painter, professor and head of Art and Design Education at the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design. In 2021, she was conferred the National Art Education Association’s June King McFee Award for her research and art, teaching practices that focus on community, inclusivity and social justice. World