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2024: Year in Review

JAN. 2 WORLD TRIBUNE Ikeda Sensei’s 95 Years The commemorative issue pays tribute to Ikeda Sensei’s life and legacy, following his passing on Nov. 15, 2023. The issue highlights his ceaseless efforts to expand the Soka Gakkai’s peace movement to 192 countries and territories and globalize the Buddhist philosophy of respect for the dignity of

Ikeda Sensei

A Change in One’s State of Mind Can Change Everything

The following are excerpts from Ikeda Sensei’s speech at the headquarters leaders meeting held at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall, in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 1996. Video footage of the speech was broadcast during the most recent Fifth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, on Nov. 17, 2024. The excerpts were translated

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What Matters Most

Opening up to my peers, I discover in myself a new kind of scientist—one who cares, above all, for people.

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Yosemite National Park

Sitting in the heart of California, Yosemite National Park is known for its exceptional natural beauty. It features five of the world’s highest waterfalls, granite domes and walls, deeply incised valleys, three groves of giant sequoia trees, lakes and a diversity of wildlife. The park’s distinctive landscape is the result of millions of years of