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by Olivia Saito, David Witkowski, Maya Gunaseharan and Ryo KurokiSGI-USA Youth Leaders To the wonderful members of the SGI-USA, Congratulations, and thank you for a victorious August! Commemorating the month, 72 years ago, when SGI President Ikeda attended his first meeting and joined the Soka Gakkai, the SGI-USA welcomed 1,531 new bodhisattvas, who received the

In August, commemorating 72 years since SGI President Ikeda took faith, 1,531 bodhisattvas joined the SGI-USA. The following are impressions and determinations from two new youth members. Encountering Buddhism at the Right Time by Viet NguyenNew Orleans About a month ago, I bumped into my childhood friend Nhi on the streets of downtown New Orleans.

From the Aug. 14, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Nichiren Daishonin states: “All my disciples and followers should read and listen to this letter. Those who are serious in their resolve should discuss it with one another” (“The Votary of the Lotus Sutra,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol.

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary The year 1965, designated as the “Year of Victory” by the Soka Gakkai, began with the serialization of Soka Gakkai President Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s novel, The Human Revolution, in the Seikyo Shimbun. President Yamamoto would embark on a battle of words to reveal the true story of his mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei

Chapter Summary On August 14, Shin’ichi Yamamoto traveled to Los Angeles. Right before his departure, protests in response to racial discrimination in the city exploded into massive riots. After hearing reports on the situation in Los Angeles, a leader scheduled to travel with Shin’ichi suggested that he postpone his travel plans. Shin’ichi responded by saying

“A person who makes a firm determination to work for kosen-rufu is strong. From such determination wisdom, life force, success and victory in life are born.” —SGI President Ikeda Mexico, home of one of the six “cradles of civilization,” has a rich culture reflecting its complex history. Blending its indigenous roots with Spanish and Asian

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the September 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. In one of his letters, Nichiren Daishonin praises a female disciple named Onichi-nyo, who was making sincere efforts to support kosen-rufu in spite of her modest circumstances. He explains to

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 4 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

This installment, published in the July 24, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that SGI President Ikeda discussed in volume 10 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “Human beings are equally vulnerable. They give their lives for shallow, worldly matters but rarely for the Buddha’s precious teachings.

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Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue dye comes from indigo, but when something is repeatedly dyed in it, the color is better than that of the indigo plant. The Lotus Sutra remains the same, but if you repeatedly strengthen your resolve, your color

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—Conclusion: Toward the Future

From the July 13, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, the founding Soka Gakkai president, declared that Soka mentors and disciples are practitioners of the Lotus Sutra, not believers. The fact that the three obstacles and four devils arise, he said, is proof that we are correctly carrying

This article is adapted from the booklet An Introduction to Buddhism, which serves as the study material for the SGI-USA Introductory Exam being administered throughout the nation on Sept. 29. A famous passage from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin states, “I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with

The following excerpt is from Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 114–15. SGI President Ikeda: True concern for others manifests itself as unconditional friendship. To be kind means that the more someone is suffering, the more love you show that person. It gives you the courage to help another stand up. And it means recognizing

The following is an essay from SGI President Ikeda’s new series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution,” which originally appeared in the Aug. 23, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. My mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, solemnly urged me on many occasions to engrave certain passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings

How Buddhism empowered us to win over ourselves and create a harmonious family. by Molly and Lauren LeeboveDETROIT World Tribune: Congratulations, Molly, on your third year as an SGI-USA member. What was your life like before? Molly Leebove: From a young age, I developed a negative relationship with my body, and my weight was an