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The following is from Discussions on Youth, new edition, pp. 301–03, in which SGI President Ikeda discusses the significance of the power of prayer when chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo to the Gohonzon. There are so many religions and so many different objects of devotion. Ikeda Sensei: In Japanese, an object of religious worship or devotion is called

The following is an excerpt of SGI President Ikeda’s timeless guidance on gongyo, given at a youth division training session on Feb. 19, 1990, in Calabasas, Calif. The full text appears in My Dear Friends in America, third edition, pp. 37–43. Each human life is a microcosm of the universe. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that our

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

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

SGI President Ikeda assures us that the secret to a long and happy life is to keep advancing in high spirits, with hope, joy and a sense of mission toward a grand objective.

An interview with SGI President Ikeda

The following are responses from SGI-USA leaders in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, following the recent mass shootings there, as well as a determination from a new member who experienced the loss of 10 family members in the Sutherland Springs, Texas, shootings in 2017. The District Is Where We Will “Transform This Troubled World”

Amid the greatest adversities, we can reveal our innate power as human beings and transform society.

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

The following is second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda’s guidance in The Human Revolution, pp. 885–86, on planting seeds of the Mystic Law. Faith is just another word for embracing the Gohonzon. It is equal to planting a tree that grows to become a Buddha. It means to sow the seed of Buddhahood in the

7 signs of inner transformation based on a life of courageous action.

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Flowering of a New Humanism

Daisaku Ikeda was 19 years old when he attended his first Soka Gakkai discussion meeting on August 14, 1947. His friend invited him to the meeting, explaining that they would discuss life philosophy. It was there that he first encountered his lifelong mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda. He was earnestly searching for a

The following is an excerpt of SGI President Ikeda’s essay, which was originally published in the June 12, 2009, World Tribune. Trust is built and maintained through fulfilling our promises. While the real world is a turbulent place, filled with discord and confusion, it is also the place where we find order and ethics. Society

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Flowering of a New Humanism

A recent study by the global health care provider Cigna revealed that most adults over the age of 18 consider themselves to be lonely and that Generation Z (people born from the mid-1990s to early-2000s) is the loneliest of all. They found that a lack of meaningful human connections resulted in negative health outcomes that

In commemoration of Future Division Month in June, the following is SGI President Ikeda’s 1993 speech in Miami in which he offers six points of advice for raising and educating children. The original text appears in The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 2, pp. 202–07. I would now like to turn to the

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Flowering of a New Humanism

Is the discussion meeting the “third place” society is searching for?

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Flowering of a New Humanism