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The following essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the Feb. 7 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. The voices of youth raised in song are a clarion bell of hope. It is the sound heralding the arrival of a new dawn, dispelling the turbulent darkness. In January, I

The following are excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s speech at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held on Sept. 5, 2001. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech that was shown during the 45th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held on Jan. 11 in Tokyo.

Kicking off the Year of Advancement and Capable People, SGI Women’s Leader Yumiko Kasanuki and SGI Vice Women’s Leader Kayo Maeta traveled from Jan. 22–28 to the U.S., attending meetings in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a women’s conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center in Weston, Florida (see pp. 5,

SGI President Ikeda writes about the Bahamas in his ongoing essay series “Unforgettable Encounters—Friends With Hearts Like the Sun,” which is being serialized in the Japanese publication Pumpkin. This essay was published in the October 2019 issue of the magazine. The hometown, the sea and the earth all hold the power to nurture life and

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the February 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. I am reminded once again of this declaration by my mentor, second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda: “We were born into this world to enjoy ourselves.” Amid the ongoing turmoil

Mensaje de la señora Kaneko Ikeda para la División Juvenil Femenina y la División Femenina 이케다 가네코 SGI 명예여성부장 메시지 夫人書面致詞 I feel truly fortunate to be able to live my life and to work for kosen-rufu year after year alongside you, the members of our Soka family around the world, together creating wonderful memories

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to the 45th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, celebrating the start of the Year of Advancement and Capable People, held on Jan. 11 at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. Visiting SGI representatives from 19 countries and territories also attended

From the Jan. 1 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Ikeda Sensei composed the following poems to celebrate the start of the New Year. Advancing for the sake of the eternal future with disciples destined to grow “bluer than the indigo”— what joy it is to pass on the shared courage

SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to participants of New Year’s gongyo meetings held on Jan. 1 at Soka Gakkai centers throughout Japan. The message originally appeared in the Jan. 4 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. A New Year’s message to SGI members around the world was printed in

From the Jan. 8 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Soka University’s track and field team put in an inspiring performance at this year’s annual Hakone Ekiden men’s relay marathon (from Jan. 2–3). As the university’s founder, I am delighted by their achievement. [Soka University finished in the top 10 for the first time

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the January 2020 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. A treasure trove of hope for opening the way forward for humanity is actually to be found quite close at hand. It is the youth—young people who are ready to

That day, that morning, in my beloved Okinawa, ever mindful of the mission entrusted to me by my mentor, I took the first step on what would be a marathon undertaking: I began writing my serialized novel The Human Revolution. That was on Dec. 2, 1964. I had chosen the second specifically because it was

The following is an excerpt from Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech during the 44th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held on Nov. 18 in Tokyo. The text appeared in the Nov. 24 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. My heartfelt congratulations on the

The following are excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s speech at the 4th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting held in October 1996. These excerpts were featured in a video of the speech, which was shown during the 44th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held in Tokyo on Nov. 18.

Ikeda Sensei’s 2020 New Year’s Message

This monthly encouragement by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was originally published in the December 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. This year [2019] again, the Soka family has striven tirelessly for kosen-rufu and triumphed. When I read the writings of Nichiren Daishonin, I can almost hear him praising each of

The following is SGI President Ikeda’s dedication to the new World Seikyo Center, which completed construction on Sept. 8 and opened on Nov. 18 in Tokyo. This is the official building of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Kosen-rufu is a struggle of words. The Soka Gakkai’s development hinges on the power of

The following is SGI President Ikeda’s dedication to the new World Seikyo Center, which completed construction on Sept. 8 and opened on Nov. 18 in Tokyo. This is the official building of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Kosen-rufu is a struggle of words. The Soka Gakkai’s development hinges on the power of

On Nov. 18, SGI President Ikeda sent the following message to the 44th Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu and the SGI General Meeting, celebrating Soka Gakkai Foundation Day, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. Among those present were 280 SGI representatives from 65 countries and territories,

This essay by SGI President Ikeda was originally published in the Oct. 3 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Part one appears in the Nov. 18 World Tribune. While at the World Seikyo Center, I took a photograph of the nearby Soka International Women’s Center. Since its opening in September 2000,