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Ikeda Sensei

Song of the Unity of Mentor and Disciple—An Ode to My Mentor Josei Toda

The following poem by Ikeda Sensei was originally published in the Feb. 6, 2007, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. My mentorwas a man of great intellect.His life was oneof profound compassion.He was stern.He was gentle. His heart always blazed with an uncontainable fighting spirit againstcorruption and wrongdoing.He was a champion of justice. When

News

SGI-USA Is Hiring

All positions are based in Santa Monica, California, at the SGI-USA Headquarters. Active participation in SGI-USA activities is required. Please send resumes to jobs@sgi-sa.org. Full-Time Assistant Controller Candidates should have a four-year degree in accounting or finance with an accounting emphasis and at least eight years of professional accounting experience. Duties include managing the general

Buddhability

Yoko’s Buddhability: Dancing Through Life, Vegan Sushi Dreams

Ever heard of a dancer who also makes the best vegan sushi? Meet Yoko Hasebe, of Los Angeles, who rediscovered the power of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in the city of her dreams. Click here to watch the video. December 6, 2024, World Tribune, p. 8

Experience

A Different Strategy

Relying on the heart, I forge from pain a deep respect for all people.

New Releases

The New Human Revolution, vol. 28

This month, the long-awaited volume 28 of The New Human Revolution is finally here, signaling the near completion of Ikeda Sensei’s epic, 30-volume series in English. The novelized history of the Soka Gakkai following Sensei’s inauguration as the third president—it not only chronicles the spread of Nichiren Buddhism worldwide but also serves as a roadmap

Editorial

Joyfully Writing Our Own Dramas of Human Revolution

The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was translated from the December 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and respect to all my noble fellow members for your dedicated efforts throughout this year. It has been a year of striving, with

On the Cover

Ilulissat Icefjord

A glacier is a body of dense ice that forms only on land and constantly moves downhill under its own weight. Sermeq Kujalleq, located in West Greenland, is one of the few glaciers through which the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea. And Ilulissat Icefjord is where that happens—a very active area where some 20-cubic-miles