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An interview with Lawrence E. Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

The following is an essay from the “Our Brilliant Path to Victory” series, published in the November 21, 2010, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. In this essay, Ikeda Sensei reviews by decade the 80-year history of the Soka Gakkai under the leadership of the three founding presidents and looks ahead

Buddhist study is a vital element for maintaining throughout our lives a consistent Buddhist practice and an ever-deepening faith. As Ikeda Sensei wrote: “Buddhist study is particularly important. Through your efforts in Buddhist study, you establish your path in life. If you stop applying yourselves to Buddhist study, you will forget why you are practicing,

Please base your monthly discussion meeting on one of the following: 1) Writings for Discussion Meetings (pp. 58–59) 2) Material from any recent issue of the World Tribune or Living Buddhism Writings for Discussion Meetings What It Means to Transcend Our Differences Passage All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the

The following list chronicles Ikeda Sensei’s study lectures published after the Soka Gakkai’s spiritual independence from the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood on November 28, 1991. These lectures on Nichiren Daishonin’s writings appeared in the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, and monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. They showcase Sensei’s wide-ranging efforts and his vast compendium of works

The True Heritage of Faith Flows in the Harmonious Community of Practitioners Who Share the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu

Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Executive Conference, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 21, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.

Ikeda Sensei offers encouragement to SGI-USA members taking the study department examinations in Los Angeles in 1963. This episode takes place in The New Human Revolution, vol. 7. Sensei appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. “Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come here and challenge this exam,” [Shin’ichi Yamamoto] said. “Some

Thus we know that Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the countless Buddhas of the ten directions; Superior Practices and the other bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth; Universal Worthy, Manjushri, and the other bodhisattvas of the theoretical teaching; Shariputra and the other great voice-hearer disciples; the great heavenly king Brahma, the gods of the sun and

Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Chicago in October 1980.

Installment 19: The Mongol Invasion

Guidelines: • be district through national youth leaders. • have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3. • read the assigned material prior to each meeting. Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 249–76 Part Five: “Emerging from the Earth” Chapter • “I Am a Bodhisattva of the

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Key Passages From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings

Part 14: ‘The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging’ Chapter— Engaging in Dialogue in a Spirit of Friendship and Activating the Goodness in Each Person’s Heart

Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The body is the palace of the ninth consciousness, the unchanging reality that reigns over all of life’s functions. … Mandala is a Sanskrit word that is translated as

This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at a Youth Division Training Session, held at the Malibu Training Center, Malibu, California, February 20, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.

Ikeda Sensei: Nichiren Buddhism exists so that everyone can become happy, and the purpose of discussion meetings is to inspire each person in faith. The main focus of the discussion meeting should be on every single one of the participants. Therefore, the determination and commitment of the central figures and attending leaders are crucial. In

Planting seeds of trust and hope, I step into my mission as a poet for kosen-rufu. I’m Mónica Lladó from Puerto Rico.