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This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Did you know weekly religious service participation may significantly improve your health?  Many long-term studies link regular participation

The July 14–Nov. 3 issues of the World Tribune highlighted the first 535 SGI-USA districts to welcome new youth in 2023. Here are the next 36. Central Territory Chicago Zone Lakefront District Naperville East District Mideast Zone Great Lakes South District Ozark West District Rocky Mountain Zone Olympus District Holly Hills District Southwest Salt Lake

The city of Potosí is located at an altitude of more than 13,000 feet, making it one of the world’s highest. Founded in the mid-16th century when silver was discovered in the Potosí Mountain, it soon became the largest city in the New World and the world’s largest industrial complex for its silver mining industry.

by Bhavini Gupta Duvall, Wash. Born and raised in a large family in Delhi, I’d not taken so much as a meal alone until I moved to America, where suddenly, most all my meals were had alone. I spoke to my husband for the first time in April 2019 over the phone, and that winter,

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message to the 16th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, which was held at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu on Nov. 1, 2023. The meeting celebrated Soka Gakkai Founding  Day (Nov. 18), the 10th anniversary of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu and

COLUMBIA, South Carolina—Guests filled the auditorium of the SGI-USA South Carolina Buddhist Center, each having read the introductory booklet  A Winning Life. While they came with questions about the spirit and purpose of Nichiren Buddhism and the Soka Gakkai, they weren’t studying for a religious class. They were chaplains of the U.S. Army. SGI-USA’s Columbia

Discovering a friend in a childhood rival, I grasp in the depths of my soul that people can change for the better.

In the following essay, Ikeda Sensei draws vital lessons in conflict resolution from the exemplary life of Mahatma Gandhi. It was originally published in the Sept. 23, 2001, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The essay is also available at daisakuikeda.org. “I don’t want toys or chocolate. All I want is peace

A: Kosen-rufu is the spread of the Mystic Law from one person to another. It is also its spread from ten thousand to fifty thousand. Yet, kosen-rufu is not about numbers. It is a process, an eternal flow. … Kosen means to widely declare. “Widely” implies speaking out to the world, to an ever-greater number

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” Nowadays, many of us spend long hours sitting in front of computer screens and devices or leading more

The World Tribune interviewed men’s division member Michael Petkov, of Saugerties, New York, about his experiences as a youth supporting behind the scenes as a member of the Soka Group. The Soka Group supports Soka Gakkai event planning and operations based on the spirit to protect the members.   World Tribune: Thank you, Michael, for

Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda sent the following message to commemorate the Center’s 30th anniversary and the 19th Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue.  I proudly commend the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue for striving to create constructive new value through the persistent engagement of dialogue for the past 30 years, a period

Rising 12,388 feet, Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest peak. Though still classified as active, the stratovolcano has lain dormant since 1707. Its cultural and spiritual influence extends far beyond Japan’s borders. Mount Fuji is known as a beloved symbol of Japan, featured in art and poetry through the ages, including the famous Hokusai woodblock print

Parte 3: El capítulo «Medios hábiles» ‒Parte 1 de 2 Despertar a la verdad de que todas las personas son budas

The following essay from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution” was translated from the Oct. 5, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. I am delighted to see the wonderful fresh start of our Housing Complex Division, renamed the Castles of Happiness Division on its 50th anniversary last month. Its members

Living based on a vow, we transform the karma of our families and lay the foundations of a happy home.

Insights on prayer based on the Gosho “King Rinda.”

The following address was made remotely from Japan at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 16, 2023, at the SGI-USA Headquarters in Santa Monica, California. by Yoshiki Tanigawa. SGI Vice President At today’s SGI-USA Central Executive Conference, the activity focus for 2024 was reviewed, discussed and approved by the Executive

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” “Monkey see, monkey do.”  In the 1950s, researchers in Japan made an intriguing observation while studying macaque monkeys

11/18 Soka Gakkai Founding Day In 1930, founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, together with Josei Toda, published the first volume of Soka kyoikugaku taikei (The System of Value-Creating Education). This date later became known as the founding day of the Soka Gakkai. (See The New Human Revolution, vol. 23, “Bold Struggle” chapter; and NHR-27,