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Daily Life

Our Power For Peace

The following essay from Ikeda Sensei is adapted from David Krieger’s book Hope in a Dark Time–Reflections on Humanity’s Future, which was published in 2003. Mr. Krieger, with whom Sensei has held dialogues, is the founder and president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The text can be found at daisakuikeda.org >> “Resources” >> “Written

Experience

Repaying Debts of Gratitude Is the Highest Virtue

Ikeda Sensei

“Protectors of Life—The Lofty Spirit of Hope!”

In commemoration of International Nurses Day on May 12, an excerpt from Ikeda Sensei’s 2000 poem to nurses “Protectors of Life—The Lofty Spirit of Hope!” was published in the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Sensei requested this be republished out of his wish to express his gratitude to all front-line health care workers

News

Celebrating May 3

Commemorating May 3, Soka Gakkai Day, the City and County of Denver proclaimed May 3, 2020, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda Day. Mayor Michael Hancock said that Ikeda Sensei has promoted “a vision of hope, freedom and democracy, and a powerful sense of hope for our shared global future.” Additional locations that honored Sensei with proclamations on May

Buddhist Study

The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra

“Spur yourself to muster the power of faith. Regard your survival as wondrous. Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other.” (“The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 1001) Nichiren Daishonin wrote this letter in 1279 to his trusted disciple Shijo Kingo, a samurai who lived

Brief Guidances

Successors of Soka, Soar Into the Skies of Hope!

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Brief Guidances

Life Is the Most Precious of All Treasures

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Brief Guidances

Warmly Encouraging Everyone Around Us

Words of Encouragement From Ikeda Sensei

Profiles

Creating a Better World

by Lylette Primell RussellGrenada District Unit Women’s LeaderNonpareil, Grenada I run a 13-acre farm on the island of Grenada, making organic cocoa together with my husband, Kim. Living in the Caribbean, we are used to natural disasters, so when we heard about COVID-19, we started preparing right away. We had to practice self-sufficiency to ensure the future of

Profiles

Infinite Hope for Everyone

by Tajai Turner30 years oldMilwaukee When I became a licensed funeral director and CEO of a funeral home, I began longing for a strong spiritual foundation suited to my new lifestyle. Last year in June, I found the SGI online and attended an introductory meeting in Milwaukee. I was attracted to the modern-day application of the

Daily Life

Upholding an Invincible Spirit (Part 2)

In light of the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the following are Ikeda Sensei’s excerpted quotes emphasizing the importance of never giving up and upholding a fighting spirit. Part one appears in the May 15 World Tribune. Continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. Nichiren [Daishonin] writes to [Shijo Kingo]: Suffer what there is to

In Society

World Environment Day

Every year since 1974, the United Nations has honored World Environment Day on June 5, promoting “worldwide awareness and action for the environment.” The U.N. calls for the protection and improvement of the natural environment, which affects the well-being of people and economic development across the globe. Millions of people in over 100 countries observe

New Releases

Digitize Your Buddhist Study

Looking to deepen your study of The New Human Revolution series? Volumes 1–3 are available as audiobooks on audible.com, play.google.com and other major audiobook sites. Meanwhile, volumes 1–9, 23 and 24 are out now as e-books at all major online e-book sellers, including barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. The New Human Revolution is Ikeda Sensei’s epic serialized novel, which records the development of the Soka Gakkai, rooted