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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

SGI President Ikeda writes: “Everything hinges on the youth. Indeed, youth alone hold the key. The courage and actions of young people who brim with a pioneering spirit can change the times and cause the sun of hope to rise. In any age, it is the youth who open new pages in history” (March–April 2010

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

SGI President Ikeda introduced two calligraphies at the start of the Year of Soka Victory: “Proof of the victory of Buddhism” and “Nothing surpasses the strategy of the Lotus Sutra” (see Feb. 1, 2019, World Tribune, pp. 2–3). Engraving these words in our hearts, let’s take a moment to think about the way we chant

“As long as suffering and misery exist anywhere on our planet, we must continue to weave with rich color and bold creativity the magnificent tapestry of human victory that is kosen-rufu. That is why our mentor-disciple journey to realize the great vow for kosen-rufu will continue forever.” —SGI President Ikeda, from the afterword to The