Frontline News
Warmly Embracing Youth at Our March District Meetings
March is a time to find new ways to revolutionize our discussion meetings.
In this issue
Ikeda Sensei
My Dream Has Been to Realize the Vision of My Mentor (Part 1)
Ikeda Sensei gave the following speech on Aug. 1, 2008, at the Soka Gakkai Youth Division Representatives Conference. This guidance first appeared in the Aug. 5, 2008, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations on this Youth Division Representatives Conference! The Beijing Olympics will start from Aug. 8, [2008,] and I’m happy
News
A Look at the Ikeda Center’s 2025 Programs
by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune In 2025, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue is building on its commitment to engage peace scholars, graduate students, youth leaders and researchers in key aspects of peacebuilding and dialogue, centering on Daisaku Ikeda’s philosophy of peace. Alongside our established programs—including the annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural
Experience
Cherishing All of Life
In the wake of my son’s passing, I rise above my pain and discover the beauty of life within.
Ikeda Wisdom Academy
Ikeda Wisdom Academy Begins 7th Class
On Feb. 1, 2025, youth district through national leaders took the Sixth Class Ikeda Wisdom Academy Exam, concluding their study of the first three volumes of Ikeda Sensei’s dialogue series The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra. Starting this month, academy members will launch the seventh class, which focuses on volumes 4 and 5 of the
Buddhist Study
Meetings are OK, but can’t I practice by myself?
This new study series aims to answer questions about the basics of the SGI’s practice of Nichiren Buddhism. Sometimes, practicing Buddhism alone might seem more appealing than doing so in a group. Yet Shakyamuni Buddha himself, having tried various solitary and austere practices before attaining enlightenment, realized the importance of practicing Buddhism with others. His
Editorial
Let’s Engage in Dialogue, Brimming With Courage and Conviction
The following message by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada was translated from the March 2025 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal, Daibyakurenge. Nichiren Daishonin declared: “Myo means to revive, that is, to return to life” (“The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 149). The resilient members
On the Cover
A Moment of Healing
How the ’95 Rugby World Cup inspired reconciliation and then a chain reaction of victory.