Our History
Chicago Members ‘Capture the Spirit’ of Their Mentor
Chronicling Ikeda Sensei’s visit to Chicago in October 1980.
In this issue
Ikeda Sensei
Take the Next Great Step Forward
This section features Ikeda Sensei’s seminal guidance to the members of the United States. The following is an abridgement of his speech given at the First SGI-USA Executive Conference, held at Soka University Los Angeles, Calabasas, California, February 21, 1990. The full speech can be found in My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, pp.
On the Cover
Become ‘Victors in Happiness’
Ikeda Sensei offers encouragement to SGI-USA members taking the study department examinations in Los Angeles in 1963. This episode takes place in The New Human Revolution, vol. 7. Sensei appears in the novel as Shin’ichi Yamamoto. “Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come here and challenge this exam,” [Shin’ichi Yamamoto] said. “Some
Gosho Study
Making Faith Our Foundation
Thus we know that Shakyamuni, Many Treasures, and the countless Buddhas of the ten directions; Superior Practices and the other bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth; Universal Worthy, Manjushri, and the other bodhisattvas of the theoretical teaching; Shariputra and the other great voice-hearer disciples; the great heavenly king Brahma, the gods of the sun and
Experience
What’s Essential
Priming myself to appreciate even hardship, I become a person of true wealth. I’m Everett Boyd from New York.
Our History
Nichiren Daishonin—His Lifelong Vow and Great Compassion
Installment 19: The Mongol Invasion
Ikeda Wisdom Academy
Highlights of the October 2024 Study Material
Guidelines: • be district through national youth leaders. • have their own copy of The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3. • read the assigned material prior to each meeting. Syllabus: The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol. 3, pp. 249–76 Part Five: “Emerging from the Earth” Chapter • “I Am a Bodhisattva of the
District Meeting
Material for Discussion Meetings (October)
October 2024
The New Human Revolution
Inner Change—Volume 28, Chapter 3
Installment 10 | Installment 20 | Installment 30 | Installment 40 | Installment 50 | Installment 60 Installment 1 History moves. Times change. The determination and actions of human beings make this happen. On August 12, 1978, the Japan-China peace and friendship treaty was signed, setting in motion a new age of Japan-China relations. At
Ikeda Sensei’s Lectures
Key Passages From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings (Part 14)
Part 14: ‘The Bodhisattva Never Disparaging’ Chapter—
Engaging in Dialogue in a Spirit of Friendship and Activating the Goodness in Each Person’s Heart
Ikeda Sensei’s Lectures
Highlights From Ikeda Sensei’s 14-Part Sub-Series
Key Passages From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings