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by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary On March 10, 1966, Shin’ichi Yamamoto visited Brazil for the first time in five-and-a-half years. Since his first visit in October 1960, the Soka Gakkai membership in Brazil had grown to 8,000 member households. On March 13, Shin’ichi planned to attend a grand culture festival in São Paulo. The Brazilian mass media, however,

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the November 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. There is an unforgettable passage from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin that I studied together with my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda. It is from a letter addressed

No treasure tower exists other than Myoho-renge-kyo. The daimoku of the Lotus Sutra is the treasure tower, and the treasure tower is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. At present the entire body of the Honorable Abutsu is composed of the five elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and space. These five elements are also the five characters of the

This installment, published in the September 18, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that SGI President Ikeda discussed in volume 11 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “We awaken with the Buddha every morning and go to rest with the Buddha every night.” (see The Record of

Soka Gakkai President Ikeda first began composing his serialized novel The Human Revolution on December 2, 1964. He wanted to record for posterity the truth of his mentor second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s life and efforts to awaken 750,000 Bodhisattvas of the Earth in his lifetime. This month marks the 55th anniversary of the

The Ikeda Wisdom Academy is an SGI-USA youth division movement to engage youth leaders in advanced study. This month, academy members will study chapter 5 of The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series. While the Ikeda Wisdom Academy is a youth leaders study program, all SGI-USA members are invited

“Irrespective of what other people do, you yourself will receive benefit and good fortune in direct proportion to your hard work and efforts for the sake of kosen-rufu.” —SGI President Ikeda Peru is a country of diverse landscapes ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coast to the peaks of the Andes Mountains to

To My Friends of Each Division Engaged in Our Shared Struggle [47]

Kaydence ReedBROOKLYN, NEW YORK Living Buddhism: Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Kaydence. What was your life like growing up? Kaydence Reed: I grew up in a strict religious household, where I struggled to reconcile my sexual identity with my upbringing. I wanted to fit the mold, but being gay made that hard

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the Future Division. The present generation of future

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu

A: The list of stressors may seem endless, from relationships and finances to the state of our world. However, Buddhism teaches us how to transform all our stressors into vital fuel for bringing forth our strength, wisdom and compassion to advance our lives and benefit those around us. While there are various ways to take

Nirmal Purja, 36, on Oct. 29, completed “Project Possible,” setting a speed record for climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks. Each summit was at least 26,000 feet. “MISSION ACHIEVED!” his team tweeted upon reaching the 26,340-foot peak of Mount Shishapangma in China. While other climbers accomplished the feat in years, Purja did so in six

To mark the sixth anniversary, we are reprinting the message SGI President Ikeda sent to the commemorative gongyo meeting held on Nov. 8, 2013, for the completion of the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu, in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. This message first appeared in the Nov. 9, 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka

It’s wonderful that you would like to study more about Buddhism, and it’s very natural to want to learn as much as you can about something before deciding to incorporate it into your life. We approach many things in life in a similar way. For example, when scoping out a new restaurant, we might read

This essay by SGI President Ikeda originally appeared in the Oct. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. On the morning of Sept. 28, under bright blue skies, I visited the newly completed Soka Gakkai World Seikyo Center in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. In the center’s Genron Hall, I did gongyo and chanted

The Soka Gakkai-affiliated Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (TFAM) has loaned “Boat Lying at Low Tide” (1881), a painting from one of its permanent collections, for the exhibition “Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature,” held at the Denver Art Museum from Oct. 20, 2019–Feb. 2, 2020. This event bills itself as the “most comprehensive U.S. exhibition

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

How I overcame debilitating health challenges and opened my careerpath through awakening to my bodhisattva vow. by JeanneMarie MandleyCHICAGO One night in January 2017, I woke up screaming because I couldn’t feel my legs. I found out I had mononucleosis, and the virus had attacked the nerves in my spinal cord. After being paralyzed for