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On Nov. 27, 2023, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada announced at a divisional representatives conference that Nov. 15, the anniversary of Ikeda Sensei’s passing, will now be commemorated every year, along with Nov. 18 and April 2, the memorial anniversaries of presidents Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda, respectively. In The New Human Revolution, Ikeda Sensei

The SGI-USA has begun posting daily guidance in the SGI-USA app to replace “To My Friends.” “Toward 2030 With Ikeda Sensei” features brief passages from The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, parts 1–3, gleaned from more than 50 years of our eternal mentor’s works, including The New Human Revolution. The SGI-USA previously planned to

BALTIMORE—North of the Chesapeake Bay, the site of a crucial naval battle during the American Revolution, now lies a stronghold of peace. More than 300 members and guests from Chesapeake Bay Region gathered on Nov. 5, 2023, for the grand opening of the new SGI-USA Baltimore Buddhist Center. The facility, nestled in Linthicum Heights, a

Basing my life on winning daimoku, I give my all to motherhood, leadership and a long-held dream.

Introducing the four-territory structure.

This installment of “Living the Writings: Words of Encouragement from SGI President Ikeda,” was originally published in the July 22, 2011, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. [In China long ago, the general] T’ai-kung Wang undertook to invade the Yin realm because the Earl of the West [King Wen of the Chou

Sign up through your member portal at portal.sgi-usa.org. Jan 19–22 East Territory LeadersChapter – Territory Jan 26–29 Central Territory LeadersDistrict – Territory Feb 2–5 SoCal-Pacific Territory LeadersYouth: District – TerritoryMD/WD: Chapter – Territory Feb 23–26 West Territory LeadersDistrict – Territory Mar 1–4 Korean Language Apr 5–8 Men’s #1District – Territory Apr 12–15 Young Women’s #1District

The compassion of Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, was infinitely profound and thoughtful. I vividly recall the moving words he wrote to a disciple battling illness: When someone reported to me … that you had been taken with this illness, day and night, morning and evening I addressed the

On the morning of October 9, 1960, Ikeda Sensei took a walk in Chicago’s Lincoln Park during his first visit to the United States. He looked on as a group of young boys played with a ball. When a Black child came along, the others ignored him. When one of them missed the ball and

Buddhism primarily concerns itself with victory or defeat, while secular authority is based on the principle of reward and punishment. (“The Hero of the World,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 835) Ikeda Sensei’s Guidance Buddhism does not deny things of worldly or secular value. As practitioners, however, we will not be able

Returning to New York in my youth, I find there, in the SGI, the means to reveal my mission. I’m Blane Charles from New York.

Valeriya DubrovskayaKyiv, Ukraine Living Buddhism: Hi, Valeriya! It’s an honor meeting you, and we are so appreciative of your beautiful work on the 2023 Living Buddhism covers! When did you begin creating art? Valeriya Dubrovskaya: Drawing has been with me for most of my life. In school I studied interior design and architecture, and loved

Now is the time to strengthen the SGI’s peace movement and foster successors.

Beset by the struggles of daily life and a world filled with division, violence and despair, it can be hard to believe in our limitless potential or that of others. Yet Nichiren Buddhism teaches that we each possess Buddhahood, the power source for transforming our lives and the world and establishing pathways to peace. The

Installment 12: At Echi

Academy members should:• be district through national youth leaders.• have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2.• read the assigned material prior to each meeting. DECEMBER SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 2, pp. 93–122 Part Four: “Bestowal of Prophecy” Chapter• The Purpose of “Bestowal of Prophecy” Is

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Part 4: ‘Expedient Means’ Chapter—Part 2 Developing the Conviction I Embody the Mystic Law!

Background This letter was written in May 1273 while Nichiren was in exile on Sado Island. Despite the hardships he faced there, it was on Sado where he wrote some of his most important writings, including “The Opening of the Eyes” and “The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind.” The title “On Practicing the