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

One Youth. Infinite Hope.

This essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the Nov. 9, 2006, issue of The Japan Times, a leading English-language daily. The text can also be accessed by visiting daisakuikeda.org » “resources” » “written works” » “essays” » “opinion editorials,” as well as in President Ikeda’s book Hope Is a Decision, p. 31.

The following are SGI President Ikeda’s quotes from The Third Stage of Life. Though our bodies may age, by participating in SGI activities our hearts and minds remain as bright and shining as the sun. We are youthful as long as we live. Those who work for others’ happiness and for Buddhism remain vigorous and

The following is an excerpt from SGI President Ikeda’s guidance in My Dear Friends in America, third edition, p. 72. Today, Brazil is famous as a leading center of coffee production. But long ago, Brazil had no coffee at all. How then was this great coffee nation born? It can be traced back to an

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

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu

Q: Isn’t it enough for me to just chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo? One’s own happiness to the exclusion of others is not true happiness. We cannot be happy while others are suffering. Seeking happiness for oneself and others is genuine happiness. The original purpose of Buddhism and the profound wish of the Buddha is to help those

At an SGI Training Course last November, an American youth asked Soka Gakkai General Director Shigeo Hasegawa about the historic Kamata Chapter Campaign of February 1952. The youth had read that the young Daisaku Ikeda, just 24 at the time, had roused the members to advance out of appreciation for their mentor, second Soka Gakkai

“The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace” is a three-part series that features key selections from SGI President Ikeda’s collected works, which thus far have been compiled into 150 volumes in Japanese. These selections introduce core concepts expressing the wisdom and universal message of Nichiren Buddhism. Through this series, SGI members throughout the world are

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu

The holiday season is a great opportunity for self-reflection, appreciation and growth.

We strengthen our life force and expand our capacity when we live the bodhisattva way of helping others become happy.

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu

On how the popular practice corresponds to the Buddhist ideal of the greater self.

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Future Division: The Key to the Ongoing Development of Kosen-rufu

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