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The following was adapted from “Humanity Is the Essence of Buddhism,” a speech that Ikeda Sensei delivered in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 1990. The full text can be found in My Dear Friends in America, third edition, pp. 60–66. 1. All endeavors start from one person, from a single pioneer. The individual who set the wheels

by Erica Kondo Assistant Chief Financial Officer On behalf of the SGI-USA, thank you very much for your sincere financial offerings to support the organization. Because of your dedicated efforts, we have accomplished many significant milestones toward the expansion of our kosen-rufu movement in America. Given the rapidly evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, we

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary The Soka Gakkai had designated 1972 as the “Year of the Community,” and members worked hard to build a base for actualizing a peaceful society through the spread of Nichiren Buddhism on the local level. Based on the resolve that all the members would establish a pillar of sound and indestructible faith in

Chapter Summary On April 29, 1972, Shin’ichi Yamamoto left for Europe and the United States. The primary focus of the trip was his dialogue with British historian professor Arnold J. Toynbee. In the autumn of 1969, Shin’ichi received a letter from the professor inviting him to engage in discussion. Dr. Toynbee explained that he took

Chapter Summary After returning from Europe and North America, Shin’ichi Yamamoto traveled to the Kansai and Shikoku regions, and then to Hokkaido. In July, he headed to the Tohoku region, which had suffered heavy damage from torrential rains. When Shin’ichi arrived in Sendai on July 9, he promptly canceled the commemorative photo session that was

This installment, published in the November 17, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that SGI President Ikeda discussed in volume 16 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “The cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson—in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Purpose of Buddhist Study

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the April 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Learning is light—this is a conviction we have inherited from founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, who continued to study in earnest even while in prison, where he ultimately died

Through reading The Human Revolution and The New Human Revolution, the history of kosen-rufu and the Soka Gakkai spirit will be transmitted, together with the mentor’s heart, eternally from generation to generation.

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

One who studies the teachings of Buddhism must not fail to repay the four debts of gratitude. According to the Contemplation on the Mind-Ground Sutra, the first of the four debts is that owed to all living beings. Were it not for them, one would find it impossible to make the vow to save innumerable

To My Friends of Each Division Engaged in Our Shared Struggle [51]

“This moment and the place where you are right now is what matter. When committed disciples rise into action with a self-reliant spirit, the sure flame of Soka will burn and spread brightly from where they are, from that very moment.” —SGI President Ikeda May 3, Soka Gakkai Day, is considered a New Year’s Day

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai’s founding, the 60th anniversary of Daisaku Ikeda’s inauguration as third president, as well as 60 years since he traveled to the U.S. on October 2, 1960, as his first step to spread the life-affirming teaching of Nichiren Buddhism throughout the world. In this most auspicious

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 11 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

Swapna BhideBOSTON Living Buddhism: Thank you, Swapna, for sharing your experience with us. Where did you grow up? Swapna Bhide: Thank you for the opportunity. I was raised in Pune, India, in a conservative family. I spent the majority of my time with my grand- parents, who were quite religious, and I was taught to

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

Advancing toward May 3, let’s enable 6,000 youth to start chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and elevate the life state of humanity.

한해 또 한해, 전 세계 창가가족 여러분과 한마음으로 광포와 인생의 연륜을 쌓아 “금생 인계(人界)의 추억”(어서 467쪽)을 새길 수 있어 얼마나 행복한지 모릅니다. 덕분에 남편은 더욱 건강한 모습으로 92세 생일을 맞았습니다. 본디 병약해서 32세에 회장에 취임한 뒤 1주년 또 2주년, 3주년 ‘아, 목숨이 붙어 있었구나’ 하는 마음으로 계속 달려온 세월입니다. 취임 60주년을 맞는 올해도 건강하게 ‘영법구주(令法久住)’를