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Beginning this Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide, let’s study excerpts of Ikeda Sensei’s guidance from The Third Stage of Life on remaining ever-youthful throughout our life. True Victory Is Winning in the End My beloved mentor, Josei Toda, the second Soka Gakkai president, used to say that the last years

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Bryggen is a historic harbor district in Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on Norway’s west coast. It was a trade hub of the Hanseatic League—a medieval commercial and defense guild that controlled maritime trade in the North and Baltic Seas from the 14th to the mid-16th century. The old wharf is characterized

En diciembre de 1955, el segundo presidente de la Soka Gakkai, Josei Toda, declaró su determinación de trabajar al máximo, el año siguiente, para asegurar que ni un solo miembro dejara de tener beneficios y pudiera decir al mundo: «¡Miren lo que hemos logrado!». En 1956, haciendo propio el ardiente juramento de nuestro mentor y

Parte 5: Los capítulos «Parábolas y semejanzas» y «Creencia y comprensión» La Ley Mística es el tesoro invalorable que poseen todas las personas

Thoughts on The New Human Revolution

Before his passing on Nov. 15, Ikeda Sensei composed the following poems to commemorate Nov. 18, 2023, the 93rd anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding and the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu. The poems appeared in the Nov. 18, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai daily

Ikeda Sensei stands among the greatest leaders in the history of Buddhism. He carried on the spirit of the oneness of mentor and disciple, realizing the great undertaking of worldwide kosen-rufu.

Moving Forward With Ikeda Sensei’s Encouragement in Our Hearts

Following Ikeda Sensei’s passing on Nov. 15, 2023, a Soka Gakkai memorial service honoring his life and unparalleled contributions to kosen-rufu was held on Nov. 23 at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The service was broadcast live to some 1,000 Soka Gakkai centers across Japan and included remarks by Senior Vice President Hiromasa

11/18/24 80 Years Since Founding President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Died for His Beliefs  1/26/25 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the SGI  9/8/27 70th Anniversary of Josei Toda’s Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons 3/16/28 70th Anniversary of Kosen-rufu Day  8/6/28 10th Anniversary of the Completion of The New Human Revolution  5/3/30 70th Anniversary of

Parte 4: El capítulo «Medios hábiles» ‒Parte 2 de 2 Desarrollar la convicción de que «¡Yo corporifico la Ley Mística!»

Ascending a New Summit of Kosen-rufu Together

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With the Daishonin’s Writings

Feeling like an outsider growing up, Patrick Kim began painting to express what he couldn’t say. Wanting to do the same for others, Patrick creates artwork that gives a platform to stories that are often overlooked. Patrick explains the joy he feels from making others happy, a joy that “cannot be compared.” Watch the latest

NEW YORK—The “Automated by Design” exhibition was launched on Oct. 13 to deepen understanding around autonomous weapons systems and the wider issue of digital dehumanization stemming from artificial intelligence (AI). The event—co-organized by Stop Killer Robots (SKR), Amnesty International and the SGI—brought together diplomats, U.N. officials and representatives of civil society organizations  and took place

Translating into action the SGI’s 2024 Theme: The Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide.

The Redwood Coast Region men’s and women’s division leaders, Gary Arkoff and Mina Rhoden, tell the World Tribune how they supported the growth of the youth division in their region and reopened their Buddhist center. World Tribune: Thank you both for telling us about your journey to foster the youth in Redwood Coast and reopen

by Saori HisayamaCullman, Ala.  I was a young women’s division member in Tokyo when my sister, who lives in Colorado, introduced me to a man she met there. We got married, and I moved to the U.S. in 2010. Originally, we stayed in Colorado, but soon after my husband got a new job and we