November 10, 2023, World Tribune

The following essay from Ikeda Sensei’s series “Our Brilliant Human Revolution” was translated from the Oct. 5, 2023, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. I am delighted to see the wonderful fresh start of our Housing Complex Division, renamed the Castles of Happiness Division on its 50th anniversary last month. Its members

Living based on a vow, we transform the karma of our families and lay the foundations of a happy home.

The following address was made remotely from Japan at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 16, 2023, at the SGI-USA Headquarters in Santa Monica, California. by Yoshiki Tanigawa. SGI Vice President At today’s SGI-USA Central Executive Conference, the activity focus for 2024 was reviewed, discussed and approved by the Executive

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” “Monkey see, monkey do.”  In the 1950s, researchers in Japan made an intriguing observation while studying macaque monkeys

11/18 Soka Gakkai Founding Day In 1930, founding Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, together with Josei Toda, published the first volume of Soka kyoikugaku taikei (The System of Value-Creating Education). This date later became known as the founding day of the Soka Gakkai. (See The New Human Revolution, vol. 23, “Bold Struggle” chapter; and NHR-27,

The Soka Gakkai Council on Peace Issues released the following statement on October 26, 2023.

This year marks 30 years since Ikeda Sensei’s historic address at Harvard University. Watch this 18-minute video of excerpts from the speech, titled “Mahayana Buddhism and Twenty-First-Century Civilization.” The full address can be read in My Dear Friends in America and A New Way Forward. Access the video on daisakuikeda.org. November 10, 2023, World Tribune,

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

Located in northern Cambodia, the city of Angkor was the center of the Khmer Kingdom, which thrived from the 9th to the 14th centuries. In that time, the Khmer erected architectural masterpieces in the city, including Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious structure, and other temples like the Bayon, Preah Khan and Ta Prohm. Many