August 2, 2024, World Tribune

The following essay by Ikeda Sensei was translated from the Aug. 14, 2002, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. It was a quiet night. Families had likely finished their evening meals, and the neighborhood was still and serene that Aug. 14, 1947—save for a number of people hurrying eagerly through the darkening

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by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  The Ikeda Center’s June 21, 2024, Dialogue Nights on finding connection in a digital age got off to a deeply analog start. To open, the center’s Preandra Noel invited the nearly 60 attendees to engage in a “quick grounding exercise.” For this activity, they closed their eyes and focused

Listening, I learn the way to rise above all suffering.

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech on Sept. 8, 2002. Video of this speech was broadcast during the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting. It was translated from the July 15, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. The benefits we accrue from working for kosen-rufu are eternal and indestructible

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, June 29, 2024. It was translated from the July 6, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Many congratulations

The 19-year-old Daisaku Ikeda joined the Soka Gakkai on Aug. 24, 1947, 10 days after attending his first Soka Gakkai discussion meeting and encountering Josei Toda. Three years later on this date, Josei Toda announced his intention to step down as the Soka Gakkai general director. In a heartfelt interaction between the two afterward, Ikeda

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