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The following is Ikeda Sensei’s study essay from “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship” series. This installment (part one of two) was originally published in the Dec. 25, 2008, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, as well as the May 8, 2009, World Tribune. “If in a single moment of life we [exert

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Aug. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. As the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated, I am praying earnestly for everyone’s health, safety and security. Nichiren Daishonin writes, “Though calamities may come, they can be changed into good fortune” (“How the Gods Protect

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This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the August 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, affirms the great beneficial power of the Mystic Law, which can “change poison into medicine.” He writes: “Though calamities may come,

Our Brilliant Path to Victory

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 7 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. First and foremost, I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the people of Kumamoto and the rest of Kyushu [the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands] who have been affected by

[Editors’ Note: This installment of the series “Unforgettable Journeys” features excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s essay on Florence originally published in the Soka Gakkai-affiliated monthly magazine Pumpkin and later in book form in Japanese. Florence was the center of the Renaissance, the revival of humanistic culture in the 15th and 16th centuries. At this time when we are adjusting

The following is the conclusion of Ikeda Sensei’s study essay on the “threefold transformation of the land” from “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship” series, which was originally published in the Dec. 12, 2008, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, as well as the April 24, 2009, World Tribune. Part 1 was republished

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the July 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. My journey of mentor and disciple began with Nichiren Daishonin’s treatise “On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land.” At a discussion meeting two years after the close of

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s study essay from “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin and the Mentor-Disciple Relationship” series, which was originally published in the Dec. 11, 2008, Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, as well as the April 17, 2009, World Tribune. “From [the] single element of mind spring all the various lands and

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the June 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. June is the birth month of founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi. In a wonderful coincidence, he was born in 1871 in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture, exactly 600 years after Nichiren Daishonin was

The Bodhisattvas of the Earth have emerged! They have arisen! They have started to stir, to move! Here, on the American continent, the winds of a new era have begun to blow. Raising ruby goblets, we toast the further completion of this wondrous new path glittering with happiness and peace. Lifting our voices high in

Leer in Español The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the June 1 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper.  June 6 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of our founding Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871–1944), who died in prison for his beliefs.   June 4 is the young women’s division SGI Ikeda Kayo-kai Day, while June 10 is

Traducción del artículo publicado el 1.º de junio de 2020 en el Seikyo Shimbun, diario de la Soka Gakkai. El 6 de junio recordamos el 150.° natalicio de Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), nuestro presidente fundador, quien murió en la cárcel en defensa de sus convicciones.  A la vez, el 4 de junio es el Día del Kayo-kai Ikeda de la División Juvenil Femenina

From the March 19 Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. May 19 is the anniversary of the Soka Gakkai Kosen-rufu Gohonzon [now enshrined in the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu in Shinanomachi, Tokyo]. Nichiren Daishonin revealed the Gohonzon—the object of fundamental respect or devotion—as “the banner of propagation of the Lotus Sutra” (“The Real Aspect

In commemoration of International Nurses Day on May 12, an excerpt from Ikeda Sensei’s 2000 poem to nurses “Protectors of Life—The Lofty Spirit of Hope!” was published in the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Sensei requested this be republished out of his wish to express his gratitude to all front-line health care workers

Editors’ Note: From 2012, the Soka Gakkai–affiliated monthly magazine Pumpkin began a serialization of essays by Ikeda Sensei under the title “Unforgettable Journeys,” later compiled in book form in Japanese. In these essays, excerpted for the present series by the Seikyo Shimbun, Sensei recounts memories of places he has visited and the friends he has

Ikeda Sensei sent the following message and poems to celebrate May 3—Soka Gakkai Day and Soka Gakkai Mother’s Day—a date that this year also marks the 60th anniversary of his inauguration as third Soka Gakkai president. The text originally appeared in the May 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Filled

This monthly encouragement by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the May 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. How incredibly noble, deep and strong are the ties shared by mentor and disciples who have overcome all kinds of adversity together, solidly united in spirit and commitment! Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha

The following essay from the “Our Brilliant Human Revolution” series by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the April 20 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. I am chanting heartfelt daimoku [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo] for all those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, and I wish to