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Message from SGI-USA General Director Adin Strauss In Buddhism, we have three treasures that we revere as central to our practice: the Buddha, the Law and the sangha. The third of these, the sangha, corresponds to the Buddhist Order or community of believers—our Soka community. This year marks my 40th year of practice. Through thick

The SGI-USA Introductory Exam will be held on April 13 and 14.  Preparing for and taking the exam is an opportunity for members and guests to study Nichiren Buddhism, a vital element of Buddhist practice, and deepen their understanding of its philosophy and history.  Regarding SGI study exams, Ikeda Sensei writes:  How highly Nichiren Daishonin,

Academy members should:• 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. APRIL SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 33–63 Part One: “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower” Chapter • Recognizing the Infinite Value

Part 8: ‘The Emergence of the Treasure Tower’ and ‘Devadatta’ Chapters—Shining Our Brightest Amid the Realities of This World

This section of  Living Buddhism features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgment of his speech given at the SGI-USA Representatives Conference, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the SGI-USA, held in Malibu, California, on February 13, 1990. It can be found in My Dear Friends in

Ikeda Sensei: The Soka Gakkai has always been committed to encouraging the honest, hardworking ordinary people of the world. That’s the very heart of our discussion meetings. In the eyes of society, our discussion meetings may seem very simple, modest gatherings, involving a small number of individuals and not particularly noteworthy. But these meetings are

What is more, although your late father was a warrior, he had an abiding faith in the Lotus Sutra, and thus—you were only a child at the time—I know that he ended his life in the frame of mind of a true believer. And now you have succeeded him and likewise are firm in your

With the members of the young women’s division, I impress a great truth in the depths of my life and become a trusted teacher, director and friend. I’m Apoorvee Sawhney from Denver.

Chronicling the 50th Anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s March 1974 Visit to New Orleans

by SGI-USA youth leaders Amelia Gonzalez Tesch and Shota Okajima On March 30, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s appointment as youth division chief of staff. Although he was just 26, it marked the time when he took on a more central role in the Soka Gakkai’s development. In his diary, he wrote

At Claremont McKenna College, Ikeda Sensei discusses the differences between radicalism that resorts to violence and gradualism based on dialogue and self-motivated change. Just over a year after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ikeda Sensei delivered a lecture at Claremont McKenna College, a private liberal arts institution with a curricular emphasis on government and

Installment 14: The Sado Exile—Part 2

Academy members should:• 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. MARCH SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 3–31 Part One: “The Emergence of the Treasure Tower” Chapter One’s Life Is Itself

March 2024

by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada Around the world, our fellow members are brimming with enthusiasm to share Nichiren Buddhism with their friends. Of course, the origins of this enthusiastic spirit can be found in the historic February Campaign led by a youthful Daisaku Ikeda. This was the 1952 campaign in which he initiated a

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Jan. 6, 2000, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The majestic sun of a new millennium has begun to appear over the horizon. Today, the humanistic light of Nichiren Buddhism has spread to 148 countries and territories [192 as of 2024].

1/3 75 years since Ikeda Sensei started working at Nihon Shogakkan, Josei Toda’s publishing company (1949) 3/30 70th anniversary of Sensei’s appointment as youth division chief of staff (1954) 4/1 50th anniversary of Sensei’s first overseas university lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles (1974) 5/3–5 45 years since Sensei inscribed the Calligraphies “Justice”

The SGI-USA has appointed Emi Gwin to its board of directors. The chief executive officer of Sympo, Inc., a software development and consulting firm, Ms. Gwin has over 25 years of client services and project management experience with sole proprietorship to Fortune 100 companies. She has worked with a wide array of industries including retail,

Heading into the final stretch of 2023,  Buddhability featured voices of several of its listeners sharing appreciation for someone in their lives. Follow the flowcode to listen to these heartfelt stories. Click here to listen. January 19, 2024, World Tribune, p. 4

Encountering Buddhism, I recall the dreams that once made life worth living and realize them all.