October 2022 Living Buddhism

Originally published in the September 2022 Daibyakurenge, the Soka Gakkai’s monthly study journal. When I was young and battling illness, I was struck by a passage in Nichiren Daishonin’s writings: “Through illness, [the Buddha taught] the power [of Buddhism]” (“On Curing Karmic Disease,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 631). I realized that

We should never feel that we need to have all the answers. And if we get caught up in worrying about sounding clever or making a good impression, we can easily lose sight of the purpose of encouragement from a Buddhist perspective. Read in full here.

“One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way. T’ien-t’ai states, ‘From the indigo, an even deeper blue.’ This passage means that, if one dyes something repeatedly in indigo, it becomes even bluer than the indigo leaves. The Lotus Sutra is

Highlighting SGI-USA members from Washington applying Buddhism to daily life.

Responding to my mentor, I inherit the essential message of my father’s life. I’m Mehul Anand from Atlanta.

3 Reasons Why Buddhist Study Is Important

Where Ethics, Medicine and Spirituality Converge René Simard, Guy Bourgeault and Daisaku Ikeda

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Excerpts From Ikeda Sensei’s Annual Peace Proposals: Combating Poverty

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series [81]

Illustration by Leo Matsuda

Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 “A song of victory resounds in my heart. / The power of spring rises in my soul,” wrote the Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913). Shin’ichi Yamamoto’s heart resounded with a song of youth astride noble steeds

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