June 2020 Living Buddhism

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

Deeply committed to the education and development of children and youth, SGI President Ikeda, as the third Soka Gakkai president, established the high school division in June 1964, the junior high school division in January 1965, and the boys and girls division in September 1965—which together comprise the future division. The present generation of future

The Mentor-Disciple Relationship and the Journey of Kosen-rufu

The Ikeda Wisdom Academy is an SGI-USA youth division movement to engage youth leaders in advanced study. This month, academy members will study chapter 12 of The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life: SGI President Ikeda’s Lecture Series. While the Ikeda Wisdom Academy is a youth leaders study program, all SGI-USA members are invited

by SGI Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Chapter Summary This chapter opens at the beginning of 1973, designated by the Soka Gakkai as the Year of Study. This marked the start of the “second chapter of kosen-rufu.” Shin’ichi Yamamoto explains that Buddhist ideals will serve as the inspiration for constructing a society and culture that upholds compassion and reverence for life. While

Chapter Summary On April 11, 1973, Shin’ichi Yamamoto attended the first entrance ceremony for the Soka Girls Junior and Senior High Schools in Katano City, Osaka. At the ceremony, he conveyed his hallmark guidance that “your own happiness can never be built on the misfortune of others” (The New Human Revolution, vol. 17, p. 109).

Chapter Summary One day in late April 1973, while Shin’ichi Yamamoto was walking in front of the Seikyo Shimbun building, he ran into two women from Arakawa Ward, Tokyo. Talking with them brought back memories of the summer of August 1957, when he carried out a weeklong guidance tour in Arakawa. One month prior to

Chapter Summary On June 5, shortly after returning from Europe, Shin’ichi Yamamoto visited Fukui Prefecture, which held a special place in his heart. It was an area wracked by disasters such as frequent earthquakes and typhoons, as well as having endured aerial bombardments during World War II. At a prefecture leaders meeting, Shin’ichi firmly emphasized

This installment, published in the March 18, 2020, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, focuses on passages from Nichiren Daishonin’s writings that Ikeda Sensei discusses in volume 17 of The New Human Revolution. Passage 1 “A sword is useless in the hands of a coward.” (“Reply to Kyo’o,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p.

A: People everywhere facing similar challenges with the coronavirus pandemic make the ideal of “global citizenship” all the more relevant. It is often easier to focus on differences of race, nationality, ethnicity, culture, gender and the like. However, the Buddhist perspective on global citizenship underscores our shared commonalities, with the happiness of all people as

“My dear future division members! My precious friends! You are destined to be the noble protagonists of our movement when the Soka Gakkai celebrates its glorious 100th anniversary in 2030.” —Ikeda Sensei For 60 years, Ikeda Sensei has ceaselessly encouraged the members of the future division, which includes the elementary school, and junior high and

Part 3: Kosen-rufu and World Peace—The Purpose of Buddhist Study

The way of the world dictates that one should repay a great obligation to another, even at the cost of one’s life. Many warriors die for their lords, perhaps many more than one would imagine. A man will die to defend his honor; a woman will die for a man. Fish want to survive; they

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