June 2023 Living Buddhism

Living Buddhism sat down with representatives of the SGI-USA high school division to discuss some of the challenges they face developing their self-worth in the age of social media. In the following discussion, Mili Fukada, of New York, Nala Thomas, of Los Angeles, and Austin Utsumi, of Dallas, share their thoughts on how social media

Originally published in the May 2023 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. All of you, my treasured fellow members, engage in dialogue throughout the four seasons to realize Nichiren Daishonin’s ideal of “establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.” You embody the principle that “where there is unseen virtue, there will

On April 14, 2013, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the SGI-USA Atlanta Buddhist Center, Dr. Lawrence E. Carter, dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta, affirmed the SGI’s mission for peace, saying: In the city with the brand of human rights and nonviolence, we must remember today the

“That is why the Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, ‘The stronger one’s faith, the greater the protection of the gods.’ So long as one maintains firm faith, one is certain to receive the great protection of the gods. I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must

As an educator, I transformed a chaotic classroom, as a son, I learned to love my mother, and as an individual, I learned to believe in myself. I’m Lance Powell from Atlanta.

Tsunesaburo Makiguchi greeted his students at the school gates every morning, come rain or shine. He considered all aspects of their well-being. Were they cold? Had they eaten a proper meal? He prepared lunch for students who would otherwise go without, discreetly placing the meals in the janitor’s room so the students wouldn’t feel ashamed.

Living Buddhism sat down with Ulyses Moran, of Brooklyn, New York, an guidance counselor at a transfer high school for kids who need extra support to graduate. Living Buddhism: Thank you, Ulyses, for discussing with us how you apply the concept of humanistic education to your work. What motivated you to go into education? Ulyses

Installment 6: The Izu Exile

Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals: Change Through Dialogue

Academy members should:• be district through national youth leaders.• have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 1.• read the assigned material prior to each meeting. JUNE SYLLABUS The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 1, pp. 111–37 Part Three: “Expedient Means” Chapter• “Expedient Means”: The Art of Skillful Human Education

June 2023

June 2023

Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 We recite and we sing!A rainbow of poetry and song of our grand adventureshines in the skies of kosen-rufu. Why do I sing?To kindle hope and ignite a flame of couragein the hearts of sorrowing friends!To sound

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [89]

A long time ago lived the great King Rinda, who loved white horses. Hearing them neigh invigorated him to create a peaceful, prosperous land. But the horses only neighed when they saw white swans. One day, all the swans suddenly disappeared. Then, the horses stopped neighing, the King became weak, and the country crumbled. “I