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FORT LAUDERDALE AND JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, Nov. 7, 2021—After a 19-month hiatus, the members of the Florida Everglades and North Florida regions reunited in exciting fashion—with new SGI-USA centers. The Florida Everglades Buddhist Center opened in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 7 with 265 members attending in-person and over Zoom. On the same day, 100 members

Register for these in-person conferences through your SGI-USA portal. FEB. 4–7 District Leaders Training #1 (Open to all district leaders) FEB. 25–28 Transforming Karma #1 (Open allotment) MARCH 18–21 Men’s Division #1 (Open to all men’s division)

Starting in January 2022, all district study and discussion meeting material will be available in Living Buddhism. As part of this change, the study magazine will feature expanded options for the monthly discussion meeting presentation material. The SGI-USA in October announced “The District Is the Core” as its focus toward 2030, introducing more resources and

SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 7, 2021—Members of Los Angeles Coastal North Region, old and new, reunited for the first time in nearly two years to celebrate the grand opening of the SGI-USA Santa Monica Pacific Peace Center. Over 230 participants attended the meeting, including some 140 in person, 20 of whom were guests. From pioneer

Commemorating Nov. 18, the SGI-USA is encouraging its members to join our Sustaining Contribution program or increase their current plan. This program allows individuals to make financial contributions monthly or quarterly. It’s a concrete means to support our kosen-rufu movement for peace! For SGI-USA members who began practicing within the last year and are interested

Starting in November, SGI-USA will go back to recording attendance for the district discussion meetings. Here’s why. When the SGI-USA began its statistics program in 2004, Ikeda Sensei applauded the effort, saying that, since he was the president of the SGI, he was also a member of the SGI-USA. And when his membership card was

El Monte, California, Oct. 3, 2021—Following a year of unprecedented challenges brought on by COVID-19, the members of La Puente and East Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley Regions joyfully celebrated the grand opening of the SGI-USA El Monte Buddhist Center. Over 220 members and guests gathered for the morning and afternoon meetings in person, while

After an 18-month hiatus from in-person activities, nearly 40 SGI-USA Buddhist centers throughout the country have safely opened since August, with more centers opening each month. With the health and safety of the members foremost in mind, the SGI-USA is allowing only persons vaccinated against COVID-19 in our centers at this time. Proof of COVID-19

Seattle, Oct. 3, 2021—Sixty-one years ago, Ikeda Sensei visited Seattle, taking in the Douglas firs dotting the highway and boat traffic winding its way through the Ballard Locks. This past October, the same month as his visit, members from Greater Seattle and East King County regions refreshed their vow to spread peace in their community

The coming decade is an extremely important time, when we must work to resolve the challenges facing our planet and to build a new culture for humankind, a new human civilization, based on respect for the dignity of life and human revolution. “Let’s pledge together to advance cheerfully on our shared journey of hope and

by Amelia Gonzalez and Peter Karuppiah SGI-USA Student Division Leaders Commemorating Sept. 26, 1991, the day Ikeda Sensei delivered his first lecture at Harvard University, over 500 student division members, guests and high school seniors gathered virtually 30 years later, for the biannual student division lecture. Leading up to the virtual meeting, a lecture on

For this Southwestern chapter, it’s been about returning to the basics.

The SGI-USA future division will host a national webinar on Saturday, Oct. 30 (1 p.m. PT/3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET) for all high school seniors who are interested in applying to Soka University of America (SUA). Parents of high school seniors can also attend. This event will focus primarily on the admissions process including SUA’s

Central Executive Committee Report

by Kyler Nicholas Special to the Tribune Detroit, Sept. 12, 2021—For the members of Detroit and its surrounding cities, it was a homecoming worth the wait. After a nearly 18-month hiatus from in-person SGI activities, 150 Michigan Region members attended the long-anticipated grand opening of the SGI-USA Detroit Buddhist Center, with an additional 200 joining

2021 Fall Semester Student Division Study Lecture

They wore masks and smiled with their eyes, greeting one another with elbow bumps and hearty waves. After an 18-month hiatus, the second phase reopening of SGI-USA Buddhist Centers saw hybrid September kosen-rufu gongyo meetings held in person and by Zoom. For members at these eight centers, it was the first time to meet in

Over 1,000 members, guests and allies of the LGBTQ community gathered on Aug. 28 for a dynamic live webinar hosted by the Courageous Freedom Group under the banner “Buddhahood of Pride.” The virtual conference opened with these lines from Ikeda Sensei, summarizing the crucial message of the conference: “Nichiren Daishonin states that ‘there should be

Today’s future division members will be leaders of kosen-rufu in the future. Helping them engage in Buddhist practice and nurturing them in faith through our Soka Gakkai activities is crucial for their development. Ikeda Sensei says: It’s important to raise our children within the garden of the Soka Gakkai. As part of that process, please

by the SGI-USA Future Division Leaders Commemorating the day Ikeda Sensei attended his first Soka Gakkai meeting, over 1,500 SGI-USA elementary school division (ESD) members, as well as their friends, families and supporters, gathered on Aug. 14, 2021, for the second National Elementary School Division Conference, overflowing with hope for the future. The virtual meeting,