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Frontline News

A Gift to the 50,000 Lions of Justice

WESTON, Fla., Feb. 2—Celebrating the SGI-USA’s great achievement of gathering 50,000 Lions of Justice on Sept. 23, 2018, SGI President Ikeda gifted a stunning eight-piece Chihuly glass sculpture to the youth of America. He asked that it be displayed as a symbol of the “shared triumph of mentor and disciple.” This significant artwork was last seen

Experience

Living My Life to the Fullest

by Tee Ponsukcharoen Palo Alto, Calif. In 2016, my high school friend Siraput visited me, and we shared our views on life. I explained that life was simply a chemical process governed by physical laws—there was nothing special about love, friendship and happiness. On the contrary, Siraput shared a cheerful philosophy: Life is full of

Ikeda Sensei

The Infinite Power of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth

The Eternal Citadel of Soka

Ikeda Sensei

Ikeda Sensei Pens 2019 New Year’s Poems

SGI President Ikeda composed the following poems, which were presented to members at New Year’s gongyo meetings throughout Japan. The poems were published in the Jan. 4, 2019, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper. Together with precious friends, let’s create a harmonious world where flowers of victory bloom— each unique and

Ikeda Sensei

Everything Begins With Prayer

I am delighted to start this hope-filled Year of Soka Victory together with my dear fellow members around the world. I would especially like to express my gratitude to you, the noble members of the women’s and young women’s divisions, the suns of Soka, for your energetic endeavors. In my husband’s office, there is a

Our History

Honoring the Founder of Nichiren Buddhism

Born in a small fishing village in Japan, Nichiren witnessed firsthand the suffering of ordinary people in a country plagued by violence and disasters. His deep concern led him, as a young boy, to pray “to become the wisest person in Japan” in order to discover a solution (“The Tripitaka Master Shan-wu-wei,” The Writings of Nichiren

Buddhist Study

The Power Source for Vanquishing Negative Tendencies

“Although Nichiren and his followers are few, because they are different in body, but united in mind, they will definitely accomplish their great mission of widely propagating the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]. Though evils may be numerous, they cannot prevail over a single great truth [or good].” (“Many in Body, One in Mind,” The Writings of

Frontline News

February Focus 2019

February pays tribute to significant anniversaries: SGI-USA Women’s Day on Feb. 27, as well as the births of Nichiren Daishonin (Feb. 16, 1222), second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda (Feb. 11, 1900) and SGI Honorary Women’s Leader Kaneko Ikeda (Feb. 27, 1932). In this commemorative month, members across the country will focus on two major